Transportation Security Administration creates Qualified Products List to approve products By Jennifer Slattery, Contributing Editor The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was directed by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to develop standards for use of biometric technology in airport access control systems. The goal of this effort is to establish procedures for […]

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lender and savings provider will distribute more than 1 million personal chip card readers to support at home Chip & PIN authentication. Nationwide has more than 13 million members £160 billion in assets. It will deliver the XIRING Xi-Sign 4000 beginning this spring. How does it work? The Visa […]

Following a “15 month product and vendor evaluation process,” the University of Iowa selected AMAG Technology and SEi services for its campus wide security management solution. The system will be deployed for all existing buildings and others in planning process. University of Iowa and SEi Partner on Access and Security Installations Updated security management program […]

Mike Bond, Security Director, Cryptomathic Throughout 2007, the global ID and security markets were heavily focused on developing the technology and systems to issue second generation ePassports with Extended Access Control (EAC). This has included new infrastructure for biometric acquisition and enrollment and new technology for security, cryptography and biometric data quality assurance. Since Germany […]

Niles P. Dally, Vice President Sales, NuVision Networks Corp So much of what any of us say about what will happen in the future is based on what we know now; however technology, business relationships, and consumer needs are constantly changing. Who would have foreseen this time last year the tragedy at Virginia Tech and […]

CPI has acquired Didier Printing, a card manufacturer based in Indiana. According to the announcement, the combined business will have three state-of-the-art manufacturing sites in Colorado, Nevada and Indiana. CPI Card Group Acquires Didier LITTLETON, Colo., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ – CPI Card Group announces that it has acquired Didier Printing Company, a privately owned secure […]

A series of free seminars covering card-related topics including off-campus merchant rollouts, electronic financial aid delivery, and credit card tuition payment acceptance will take place in cities across the country. The newly announced series titled, “the future of campus payments,” is being offered by Heartland Payment Systems, recent buyer of General Meters and provider of […]

Higher One is working with Intuit, maker of financial software page Quicken, to build “unique solutions to help students” with financial education. Beginning in February, students will be able to access Quicken Online to use in tandem with their Higher One accounts. Quicken Online enables students to keep track of their finances New Haven, CT […]

Registration for the 15th Annual Conference of the National Association of Campus Card Users is open online. The event will be held in Las Vegas at the Riviera, April 6-9. Discounted registrations are available until February 19 so don’t wait too long. Click here to learn more about the event. Click here to register.

Vendor consolidation heats up competition as key airport contracts hang in balance By Chris Corum, Executive Editor When Denver International Airport issued its RFP to select a vendor to supply its Registered Traveler (RT) initiative in June 2006, three companies were actively vying for the business. Fast forward about 18 months … Denver still has […]