Natural Security is piloting its biometric and mobile payments system at San Jose State University. The system uses biometrics and mobile devices for secure payment transactions. Brian Mitchler, the services systems manager for Spartan Shops at the school, spoke with Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan about the pilot and how it will work. Listen to the […]

Mobile devices are poised to become the ID credential of the future. In a recent video interview, Blackboard Transact president David Marr shared his views on mobile platforms in higher ed and the impacts on campus card offices. CR80News’ Chris Corum discussed the topic with Marr as well in a podcast. He describes the mobile […]

Check out this discussion that explores the future of campus cards and where they fit on the modern campus. CR80News Editor and Publisher, Chris Corum, led a NACAS-sponsored virtual roundtable discussion on the changes facing campus card programs and how the modern demand for identity management is impacting the ID program’s position in Auxiliary Services. […]

Community colleges have typically had student ID cards but have not had many applications for them. Jay Summerall, president and founder at CardSmith, says this is changing and talks about the community campus market and the company’s new product with CR80News Editor Zack Martin. iTunes Aggregator m4a mp3 Older podcasts.  

Contactless smart cards have found a home on college campuses for physical access control. But Santa Clara university in California is taking it a step further by using the cards for payments as well. Nirmal Palliyaguru, director of ACCESS and conferences at the university, spoke with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin about the system and […]

Often the focus is on how information is stored and secured in a card, but just as important is how information is secured on a card. Zack Martin, editor of Regarding ID magazine, sat down with Jonathan Bowen, sales manager at Digital Identification Solutions about its desktop laser printer and laser engraving ID cards cards. […]

Atsec explains how every end user of security technology benefits NIST, the GSA, and a series of international bodies may set the standards for ID technologies, but who ensures that the products we use are following them? Atsec information security is an independent, standards-based IT security consulting and evaluation services company with global reach. Testing […]

The annual Smart Cards in Government conference will take place just a few days before the ominous October 27 PIV issuance deadline and just weeks before the Presidential election that is likely to impact many of the identification initiatives at the federal level. Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, talks with re:ID […]

Eugene McKenna, Waterford Institute of Technology, spoke with re:ID podcast host Chris Corum about the efforts underway to develop standards for campus card programs across Europe. The European Union is currently considering a proposal to provide funding for the project, which is being called the European Education Connectivity Solution. Other topics include the differences and […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s US VISIT program is one of the largest identification projects started after 9/11. The program has been collecting fingerprints from travelers entering the U.S. for years, but the program is supposed to also be collecting them at exit to confirm that individual’s are leaving the country. Regarding ID Editor […]