Eric Skinner, Chief Technology Officer, Entrust The next 12 months will witness a remarkable change. Specifically, 2008 will see the emergence of new and more sophisticated electronic passports across the globe, particularly in European Union (EU) countries. New information technology is emerging to better protect and verify the personal information contained in these documents. The […]

Colleges have other options for cell phone alerts, of course. They could go off campus and hire a company specializing in text messaging. That’s what Rave Wireless and Mobile Campus are offering to universities. Rave offers what its COO, Raju Rishi, calls “an alert solution, which basically gives the university the ability to get emergency […]

If you don’t need a full-blown, FIPS 201-compliant PIV card like those being tested in Summer Breeze-like trials, the recently established Tiers of Trust Consortium may have an alternative solution. It was created to provide a lower cost smart ID card without all the bells and whistles that FIPS 201 requires. “While this regulation (FIPS […]

Cindy Vetter, Director, UNC Card and Student Business Services, University of Northern Colorado In the past 15 years, the card industry has seen the relationships between banks and universities come and go. Early on, universities expected the bank to be the cash cow and provide ongoing support for their entire card program. What they seemed […]

Dave Sullivan, President, Fargo Electronics, Inc. As we move through the latter half of this decade, we will see continued momentum in the development and adoption of contactless technology. Two areas affected by this growth are the use of a single credential to host multiple applications, and the use of personal electronic devices, such as […]

CPI Card Group has a new President and CEO. Ted Fick comes to the U.S. card producer from a recent role as president of Termo King Corp. Mr. Fick says, “CPI is an innovative, responsive, industry leader that is high quality and customer-focused. These traits, coupled with a strong sense of teamwork and the strength […]

Texas A&M selected CBORD’s Foodservice Suite® to power their dining services operation. The institution will also use the company’s NetNutrition® online nutritional analysis programand EventMaster® PLUS! catering and event management solution. Texas A&M has 47,000 students, 10,000 in residence halls, and 8200 on board plans. Texas A&M University selects CBORD’s Foodservice Suite University purchases software […]

Robert M. Fee, General Manager North America, LEGIC Identsystems If last year’s dramatic growth of contactless smart cards and applications is any indication of what is to come, then we are in for another exciting year. The proliferation of the technology and associated standards extend the contactless reach well beyond physical and logical access to […]

Contactless technology is nothing new for China. From the Great Wall to transit, contactless has been around for the past few years and, coupled with RFID usage (such as tags, etc.), makes the country–for now–the largest RFID smart card technology market in the world. That market is growing as the country gears up for next […]

Saudi Arabia will build its national ID card and e-government initiative on a solid foundation based upon Entrust’s PKI and secure messaging solutions. The 27-million citizens will use the new platform to access more than “150 e-services (the government) has planned through 2010. In the near term, the national ID will serve as a base […]