RegardingID Archive | ID card access at Ithaca College on hold until next year

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Students wanting to use a key card to get into their Ithaca College dorm rooms will have to wait a while longer. While installation of the new door locks began at the end of last semester, the college doesn’t expect the system to be operational before next spring.

The Ithaca, N.Y. school approved the plan to make all residence halls accessible with a student ID card in 2006 and has been installing and rewiring entry ways since December 2007. The college planned to test the system at the beginning of the fall 2008 semester in at least one dorm facility. “It’s easy to change the doors and to get the wiring to the doors,” said a college administrator. “Figuring out how the key card access software needs to interface with the student information software … just takes a little while.”

Samsung is looking to use NFC-enabled mobile access credentials in place of ID cards for workers at its Suwon, South Korea offices.

According to The Verge, the new system would enable Samsung employees to tap their phones against a reader to access their building and other secure areas, rather than present a traditional ID card.

Security breach at New York college puts credit cards at risk

If you want to use a credit or debit card at College of Brockport dining halls, forget it. Until the end of the school term, it’s mostly cash only due to a security breach which affected hundreds of credit and debit cards from students, staff and faculty.

Identive showcases NFC solutions at NACCU Conference

Identive Group will be showcasing its near field communication solutions for students and campuses during the National Association of Campus Card Users Annual Conference in Seattle, Wash.

American Express rolls out prepaid cards at Barnes and Noble college bookstores

American Express has launched its Campus Edition prepaid card, a reloadable card available at more than 500 Barnes & Noble college bookstores across the United States. The card will provide college students with a spending and budgeting tool that can be used wherever American Express Cards are accepted.

San Bernardino students use their college IDs to ride buses

Students from the Art Institute of California, San Bernardino, have joined other students from other area colleges in using their ID cards to ride the local Omnitrans buses. With a simple swipe of their card, students can ride the buses at anytime on any route, not just to and from campus.

U.S. Bank rolls out campus ID, prepaid MasterCard at Michigan community college

U.S. Bank and Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have launched a combined campus ID and prepaid MasterCard program for the school’s 78,000 students and 788 staff members.

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ID card access at Ithaca College on hold until next year