Students living on-campus at Chadron State College will now use a small device resembling a key fob to enter residence halls during night and early morning, says The Chadron Record. The new security system includes new door and scanner hardware at each of the entrances, and video cameras and buzzers to screen visitors and residents […]

The University of Iowa is converting all exterior doors on its more than 100 campus buildings from conventional key locks to electronic access systems, according to press-citizen.com. Prior to the new electronic system, janitors were unlocking doors up to three hours ahead of schedule to have them all unlocked on time, creating many security concerns, […]

The Theatre Royal Stratford East has awarded SALTO Systems a contract to provide a fully integrated XS4 solution which includes access control and stand alone locks using cotactless Mifare cards. The installation will be carried out by Delta Security, a local business partner of SALTO Systems. The XS4 system’s off-line doors will be validated by […]

HID Global announced that it will promote its vision and advancements in risk management technologies at the 2010 RSA Conference in San Francisco. HID Global’s solutions combine physical and logical security to deliver data security through a single smart card for organizations seeking advanced yet convenient security solutions. HID Global will demonstrate a variety of […]

Various security and technology experts have voiced their opinions and worries regarding the potential flaws in adopting biometric systems for use with physical and logical access control systems or other uses where an individual’s authentication would be required, according to an S C Magazine article. While many have raised concerns regarding the adoption of biometric […]

The New York Red Bulls (MLS) are set to implement a contactless smart ticketing system at the team’s new stadium, according to squidcard.com. The new system will allow season ticket holders to load cash onto contactless smart cards via the team’s Web site, and use those cards to enter the stadium. The cards, which employ […]

The University of Missouri has improved access control with a combination of security software and equipment installations at its 24 on-campus residential life buildings with the aid of Matrix Systems. Using Matrix System’s Frontier equipped computer workstation, the campus can lock-down exterior doors and eliminate outside threats with only a few mouse clicks. There is […]

FIPS-201 F5 Solution, a CoreStreet Ltd. security system, has been announced as a finalist in the running for the 2010 Global Product Excellence award. The award honors the product that shows excellence in the access solution category. CoreStreet, an ActivIdentity subsidiary, will be one of the primary industry players attending the Awards Event to take […]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts announced a Smart Check-In program at its Aloft Hotels that enables guests to skip the front desk at check-in and head directly to their rooms. Guests who opt to participate are issued an enhanced Starwood Preferred Guest / Aloft-branded RFID keycard to be used for room access. On the day of […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is behind on PIV issuance, according to an inspector general’s report. Only 7% of Homeland Security employees have been issued the credentials, 15,567 out of 250,000. The deadline for PIV issuance was October 2008, but agencies throughout government are behind, but the inspector general’s report takes Homeland Security to […]