Curious what to get your significant other for Valentine’s Day? How about a copy of your comments to the revised Personal Identity Verification spec (NIST 800-73) as the deadline is February 14. The highly-anticipated revised draft was released today. Addressing the controversy that engulfed the previous version, the revision is “compatible with both file system […]

< ? $key="7654"; ?> The new year promises great things for contactless technology – from passports to payments and government IDs to transit ticketing. In this issue explore fare collection in Oslo, learn about the company that implemented the Olso system, find out how prisons are using contactless technology to track inmates, and more. A […]

< ? $key="8765"; ?> The new year began with a BANG! As we ‘go to press’ with this issue, the new specs for the governmentwide credential are expected to be released (stay informed at SecureIDNews.com). And we investigate bang-up projects including Registered Traveler and the .NET smart card. Will there be a new license fee […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor For more than six months, some 10,000 registered travelers have been able to move through airports a little faster with lanes dedicated just for them and the assurance they won’t be targeted for secondary screening. And with a final report due out this spring more airports may be allowed to […]

< ? $key="9876"; ?> Innovative campus card leaders around the country are adding functionality to their programs. In this issue we examine some of these new initiatives. In North Carolina two schools are working to push the utilization of independent card databases in shared environments. At Clemson, a renewed off-campus program has been widely praised […]

by Lauren Lowrey, Contributing Editor College and university ID card programs are used to secure access to dorms and buildings, as banking vehicles for students … even to enable discounts at the local movie theatre. Imagine if the same program was made available for students in fraternities and sororities. The Office of Greek Life at […]

Findings from a recent study sponsored by the Better Business Bureau offer significant – and somewhat surprising – insight into the current situation of identity theft in the U.S. It also outlines a great array of practices that can help individuals guard against falling victim. For campus card leaders, it provides a good foundation for […]

Prisons are becoming safer places thanks to a new RFID based tracking program. More than 10 years in the making, one such system has its roots in technology originally developed by Motorola for the U.S. Department of Defense. Now licensed by Technology Systems International, the TSI PRISM solution grants wardens ubiquitous, mandatory and real time […]

Phoenix Card Scores Big at Duke Basketball Game by Matthew Drummond, DukeCard Office and Janet Cooper, Manager Phoenix Card Services Elon University’s Phoenix Card Office and Duke University’s DukeCard Office partnered to provide a unique service in an effort to promote the convenient and secure method of payment of both schools’ one cards. Elon students […]

By Ian Woodroofe, Thales Director of Sales and Marketing for Transport and Energy A new contactless ticketing system – delivered by Thales for the city of Oslo, Norway – has commuters smoothly moving through the city’s multi-modal transit system without ticket confusion or long lines at ticket counters, while giving Oslo authorities a better grasp […]