By Cindy McCall, Vice President of Marketing, The CBORD Group, Inc. The arena of campus security technology has a vast array of platforms and peripherals to choose from. Analog and IP cameras, all the way to logical and physical security which includes intrusion detection, access control, and mass notification systems—all these and many more span […]

Ohio State University recently discovered that it was the victim of a cyber attack, one that may have exposed the personal identities of 760,000 university affiliates, according to a campus news report. A notice was sent out via e-mail to current and former faculty, students and applicants informing them of a data breach and safety […]

Japan’s Toppan Printing Co. has announced the development of its new CP500 printer, which it claims is the “world’s fastest printer for ID cards, student cards and admission cards.” The CP500’s compact 340x320x435mm size is roughly a third of Toppan’s previous models, but it can handle items ranging from magnetic cards to contactless cards and […]

University of Washington students are a little concerned over a new iPhone app that makes their personal information visible to the general public, according to a local news report. As part of federal law, said Bob Roseth, director of university news and information, the school’s directory is available to the public. Students’ personal information, including […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, has announced that it will enter into a technology partnership with Vision Database Systems (VDS), a supplier of ID tracking, issuance and management solutions. According to the Ingersoll Rand, the partnership will let VDS customers pair open architecture smart credentials and readers from […]

The University of Wisconsin sent out letters to roughly 60,000 students and staff, warning that hackers had managed to breach a campus ID database containing names, social security numbers and other sensitive information, reports the eSecurity Planet. According to the letter, the hackers had unlimited access to the database for more than two years, going […]

Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, N.Y. has selected The CBORD Group for its off campus commerce program powered by CBORD’s UGryd system. The new added service for students will open the institutions on-campus discretionary account to many local off-campus merchants including CVS, Byrne Dairy, Wings, Pizza Hut and Dominoes. Using the UGryd system, OCC can […]

ITC Systems announced that it has partnered with the University of Central Florida to revamp its entire UCF Card Services program by implementing ITC System’s full-suite campus solution. The UCF campus uses the card solution to manage a wide variety of activities including transactional-based applications such as dining purchases, payment for copy/print, vending, laundry services, […]

While it may be a little dishonest a lot of college graduates still use their expired campus ID to acquire student discounts. Some even go as far as forging validation stickers and class schedules, according to life hacker. A college or university using the sticker method, with a date as proof of current enrollment, simply […]

Dates: April 17-20, 2011 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Venue: Marriott Waterfront Hotel URL: http://www.naccu.org/2011/ Description: NACCU’s Annual Conference brings together a variety of campus card professionals from a wide array of disciplines and management perspectives. The Conference has developed into the single most important opportunity to learn about the latest technological advances, marketing innovations, and business […]