The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) wanted, as its auxiliary services director described it, “a fun place for students” that would keep them on campus. What the campus created was an innovative video game arcade with a convenient way to order food, all electronically driven and all utilizing the university’s Diebold CS […]

Works by da Vinci and others are more secure since the British Library opted to secure employee network access with smart cards. More than 2000 staff will use their ID cards for logical security and improved username and password management. British Library Selects Intercede’s MyID Smart Card and Identity Management System For Secure Logical Access […]

Imagine replacing only the cylinder inside your existing door mechanical door locks and converting them into electronic access control devices. That is the concept behind products from BUGA, a German company, that is turning traditional key-based locks into prox and contactless readers that integrate into wider access and security systems. BUGA’s flexible, cost-effective electronic cylinders […]

The press release issued by Diebold regarding the sale of its campus card division to CBORD provides some additional details on the transaction including the dollars involved. Diebold Sells Campus Card Business to CBORD NORTH CANTON, Ohio, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD – News) announced today that it has reached a definitive […]

In a move that is certain to have lasting impacts on the campus card landscape, CBORD announced the acquisition of the Card Systems Division from Diebold today. CR80News editorial team will be interviewing key players throughout the day and will update readers with breaking info and insight as the day progresses. The press release follows […]

By Chris Corum, ContactlessNews Executive Editor The state that found OJ and MJ ‘safe’ to return to the streets may well find RF so dangerous that they lock it up just as the rest of the world begins reaping its massive benefits. There is some progress, however, as some softening of the reactionary language was […]

by Danny Smith, ColorID (www.colorid.com) One of the biggest differences between printing on blank PVC (Mag Stripe) card stock and proximity cards is the cost difference of the cards. Blank card stock may cost less than a dollar per card while Proximity cards average $3 – $8 (depending on options). Mistakes in the printing of […]

< ? $key="3456"; ?> Things are happening on campus this month in addition to graduation. New software editions, new uses for proximity cards, and new imaging solutions are among the things our CR80News editorial team uncovered in recent weeks. Blackboard hopes its new Universal Edition™ will have universal appeal to both existing and potential clients […]

Printing high-quality color images on ID cards has become a straightforward, basic function for card program staff. This is a testament to the high quality printers, supplies, and plastic cards available today. But what happens when a new identification technology is added to the mix? Must our comfortable printing processes change if a proximity, contactless, […]

< ? $key="6789"; ?> Contactless technology is at the center of an ongoing battle reminiscent of a children’s tug-of-war game. On one side, great strides are made as technology improves, standards take hold, and major projects launch. From the other direction, however, organized efforts from groups citing privacy concerns yank at the rope, slowing the […]