A security breach at the University of Hawaii is said to have involved the personal information of some 40,000 students, reports a local news station. Students personal information including students Social Security Number, date of birth, name and grade was made available via the Internet from November 2009 until October 2010. Officials say the information […]

Blackboard announced a new partnership with PE Systems to help higher education institutions lower processing costs for credit and debit card payments. The partnership will pair PE System’s analytic process with that of the Blackboard Payment Gateway, an IP-based processing system which provides a flexible and secure payment processing and fraud management service for campus […]

Campuses must secure students IDs By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, AVISIAN Publications Students, either because of their naivety or just plain carelessness, are ideal candidates to have their identities stolen. They may loan their campus card to another student to use in the dining hall or just leave their card and other personal possessions unattended […]

The CBORD Group announced the introduction of CS Notify, an advanced mass notification system designed to meet both the emergency and general multi-mode communication needs of any campus. CS Notify leverages CBORD’s campus one-card system and access control solution – CS Gold and Odyssey PCS – to continuously keep the database of campus staff, students, […]

Blackboard announced that the Blackboard Mobile Central application is now available for Android-based smart phones, and that its debut will take place at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Blackboard Mobile Central brings campus services to users through their mobile device, such as campus maps, course catalogs, event calendars, campus news, sports schedules and even campus […]

India-based Anil Printers through its subsidiary United Tectsa has developed an RFID solution to eliminate the duplication and tampering of original grade sheets and diplomas for schools and universities, reports sify.com. Leveraging RFID technology, a tag is placed inside of each grading sheet or diploma embedded with the student’s original grades and other significant details. […]

Rapid rollout on Boston campus By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, AVISIAN Publications Re-carding a college, even one with just 4,200 students, doesn’t come easy. When those cards feature a new technology and the time line is short, a lot of things can go wrong. For Boston’s Emerson College, however, it was a relatively smooth process […]

New Jersey-based Seton Hall University accidentally sent out an email attached with a document containing the personal and education information of some 1,500 students, according to softpedia.com. The document, which was sent to 400 unintended recipients, contained the names, addresses, emails, and student ID numbers, majors, credit hours and GPA of students identified as seniors. […]

Eight universities from across the country have chosen U. S. Bank as partner of choice to provide enhanced banking services to their students, faculty and staff. With this new partnership each campus’ ID card will have new banking functionality powered by U.S. Bank. All students, faculty and staff can choose from a variety of U.S. […]

City officials in Boston, Mass. have launched a pilot program for students to use a single card to access the array of services the city has to offer, reports the Boston Globe. Known as BostONEcard, the card program will enable students to ride the MBTA, check out books from city libraries, play sports, and attend […]