With an enrollment of more than 3,200 students, Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) faced significant challenges with its outdated card and physical security systems. The door access solution had reached end-of-life, and their manual card production process was time-consuming and...
In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats, Danny Smith, co-founder and co-owner of Color D, announces the company’s acquisition of CardExchange, a long-time partner in identity and credential management solutions. Smith describes that the move is intended to increase ColorID’s ability...
Though most of the conversation revolves around improvements in the student experience, there are also administrative benefits of mobile credentials that significantly impact campus card offices and auxiliary operations. In a recent discussion with Mark McKenna, Director of the CatCard...
In this episode of CampusIDNews Chats we explore how to get buy-in for mobile credentials on your campus and lay the groundwork with your colleagues and administration. Our guest Tim Nyblom, Director of End User Business Development for Higher...
CampusIDNews and NACCU hosted a webinar to address concerns and opportunities related to the recently announced merger of Transact and CBORD. A series of important questions submitted by NACCU members and CampusIDNews subscribers were posed to CEO Nancy Langer and...
Access control in higher education is no longer just about securing perimeter doors. Today, lockdown technology, interior space security, and classroom cameras are all part of a complex equation. To discuss the topic, physical security leaders from Brigham Young University...
Is a closed-system declining balance program necessary in a world where virtually every student shows up to campus with one or more debit or credit cards? Neal Lujan, director of the RamCard Office at Colorado State University thought a...
In this episode of CampusIDNews chat, Jeff Bransfield discusses how campuses are looking at biometrics to replace traditional access control methods like ID cards or mobile credentials. Biometrics, such as face and palm recognition, are becoming popular in gyms, athletic...
The Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) Standard – developed by the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA) – is considered by many to be the future of secure credentials. CampusIDNews talked with ELATEC’s campus lead Rawldon Weekes about the specification and...
Topanga provides software to drive reusable container programs in on-campus dining using the institution's existing mobile ordering app and ID card. Working with campus apps and transaction systems, it lets students check-out and return containers, cutting waste and saving money...
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Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
