A recently updated UTSACard from the University of Texas at San Antonio provides a range of new benefits and services to students and employees. The card can be used at locations across the UTSA campuses and can earn students discounts when presented at local businesses such as movie theaters and nightclubs. Faculty and staff can […]

That’s the word from Stanford’s Information Technology Services in response to phony emails that have been sent to students that seek their user name and password. The emails are similar to scammers seeking bank account numbers. For example, one email sent to Stanford students included the subject line “Webmail users maintenance notice,” and requested recipients […]

The CBORD Group is helping colleges and universities protect their one-card access control investments by integrating its campus ID card systems with Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ new Schlage AD-Series security platform. The modular design of the new AD-Series lets higher education users customize door openings by credential reader, networking, finish and levers without replacing the […]

The BRIDGE (Building Radio Frequency IDentification for the Global Environment) project has announced the conclusion of its three year European Union funded initiative to research, develop and implement tools to enable the deployment of EPCglobal RFID applications across Europe. The project involved 31 partners, including five GS1 organizations, five universities, 11 solution providers and eight […]

German retailer Metro Group has reported a 54 percent boost in its RFID tagged sales. Metro, worth $68 million, is the world’s fifth largest retailer with stores across Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Gerd Wolfram, Metro’s IT office chief, has noted that using RFID for inventory tracking has yielded a “significant reduction of shipping mistakes […]

Gemalto will be deploying its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution in Indonesia to enable on-the-spot delivery of microprocessor–based banking cards in an effort to reach citizens spread across 17,500 islands where 90% don’t use, or are not familiar with, banks. Gemalto’s solution is decentralized instant card issuance–in-person and in-branch. Dexxis includes EMV smart cards, servers, software, […]

The NFC Forum, an industry association advancing the use of NFC technology, has issued a call for entries in its Global Competition contest. Now in its fourth year, the competition promotes the development and deployment of NFC services by both commercial and academic developers. Historically, the contest has attracted global entries spanning applications dealing with […]