Asia Pacific merchants saddled with slow dial-up connections when processing encrypted chip card transactions, such as those from EMV-compliant cards, will now have another speedier option, thanks to a joint venture between Hong Kong and Shanghai banking interests and U.S.-based Global Payments. Called Global BroadbandPay, it’s an Internet Protocol-based point-of-sale solution that can provide Asia-Pacific […]

The University of Memphis, one of two Tennessee schools without a mandatory on-campus dining program, plans to change that starting with the fall semester when all full-time freshmen and sophomores will automatically have $300 charged to their student accounts. Dubbed “Dining Dollar$,” the money will be placed on their student ID cards. While initially designed […]

Thanks to a $2 million grant from the Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, the Image and Video Analysis Lab at Clemson University in South Carolina has joined with other universities to create the Center of Academic Studies in the Identification Sciences to strengthen biometric identification processes. The lab is currently looking at […]

Chip maker INSIDE Contactless and Cryptography Research (CRI) have signed an agreement regarding the use of CRI’s patented countermeasures that protect against a specific semiconductor attack known as differential power analysis (DPA). The countermeasures add security to tamper-resistant chips, such as INSIDE’s MicroPass and other secure semiconductor products. Under the agreement, INSIDE may use CRI’s […]

Indiana residents will have two options when renewing their driver licenses. They can either choose one that meets federal requirements, which means they’ll have to supply multiple documents, including a birth certificate or passport, to prove their identity, or they can simply renew without the documentation. Depending on the resident’s choice, the license will either […]

While usage is light, hand scanners are starting to make their presence felt on some college campuses By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Biometrics aren’t exactly taking the college world by storm but it is gaining traction in some areas. While the technology can be expensive, some schools are finding uses that both aid […]

The 2008 National Campus Safety and Security Project survey found that most colleges have campus-wide emergency plans that meet minimum standards but warned that just 30% of campuses have a “business continuity plan” detailing what they should do if a calamity seriously disrupts campus operations. The survey also pointed out that those schools least likely […]