By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Even with a commercial rollout a short time ago for NFC-enabled phones, Philips continues to tweak the new technology. A study the company conducted late last year raised a couple of issues which will probably find their way into newer NFC iterations, although one of the findings had to do […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor As the one-year anniversary of The CBORD Group’s acquisition of Diebold’s card systems division approaches, the Ithaca, NY-based company spans the range of colleges and universities – small, medium and now large campuses. To Bruce Lane, CBORD’s executive vice president, the acquisition was a perfect fit with CBORD’s strategic direction. […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Operating under a “hurry up and wait” scenario, states have been scrambling since last year to determine how they’re going to comply with the Real ID Act passed in May 2005. The act is broad enough that states aren’t really sure what will be required of them to make their […]

If there were any gaps left in HID’s ability to supply its customers with a total solution for secure credentials, one more is now filled. The company announced it will buy card printer manufacturer Fargo Electronics in a cash deal. Fargo has successfully transitioned from an equipment provider to a solutions provider in the past […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor NFC is making a name for itself. After a number of high-profile trials last year and early this year, what is being heralded by many as the first commercial rollout of the near field communication technology launched recently with bus passengers in Hanau, Germany. Why Germany? “There was no deeper […]

HSPD-12 mandated ID cards will be ready for new federal employees by October By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing Come mid-Autumn all new federal employees can expect to be issued a state-of-the-art smart card capable of granting secure access to designated buildings and services. However, it may be several years before every single existing […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications The Smart Card Alliance has seen some good days and some really bad ones. Following 9-11 and the mini-recession that terrorist attack caused, the Alliance’s lost nearly one-half its membership – falling from 160 to 86 organizations. Now, it has made its way back to nearly pre 9-11 […]

By Sara Pralle, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Increased airport security since 9/11 has led to a frustrating flying experience for many travelers. While few deny the need for safeguards, frequent flyers desperately want a means to avoid the lines and the hassle these security measures have created. Enter the Registered Traveler program, initiated by the […]

By David C. Wyld, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing Jan Carlzon, the former President of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), wrote a best-selling business book in 1986, titled Moments of Truth. Carlzon defined the “moment of truth” in any service business as, “anytime a customer comes into contact with any aspect of a business, however remote, (it) is […]

Sure, students are a bank’s reason for its campus existence, but a more profitable client base includes the ones teaching the students … as well as the university administrators and staff. But attracting professors and staff that already have a banking relationship is no easy task. Whitney Bright, vice president, Campus Banking, for U.S. Bank, […]