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Contactless getting a long look on campus

Thursday, August 28, 2008

But will its use expand beyond access control and into other card applications?

It wasn’t too long ago that contactless technology was considered the Cadillac of card technologies, but decreasing prices and increasing security concerns have placed contactless squarely in the sights of many college campuses.

HID Global’s Mark Doi welcomes the change. He represents the security provider as director of end user accounts for the Education Market, and in this role works with campuses across the country. “Contactless has become an essential technology for new and expanding campus card programs,” says Doi.

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It’s more a students’ photo identification. It’s an all-in-one solution for campus access, services and events. The Mountaineer Card, the official campus card for West Virginia University, is an essential part of student life, according to The Daily Athenaeum, the university’s official student newspaper.

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The campus ID card at the University of Calgary, Canada is used by students for an array of daily activities from security identification to gym access, and future plans are to expand the system even further, according to a student newspaper.

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Students at Salt Lake Community College use their OneCard, the campus’ official ID card, to access a variety of resources, services, and entertainment, according to student newspaper.

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Loyola University, Chicago, is offering more buying power for its students through the campus card program, allowing them for the first time to take the card off-campus at local dining establishments. The program will start small, focusing on a handful of restaurants.

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Singapore American School, providing American-based curriculum for pre-school through grade 12 to 3,800 expatriate students in Singapore, has selected the CS Gold one-card solution from CBORD to manage card-based purchasing, security operations and more.

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Kyambogo University, located in Uganda, has introduced smart cards for students and developed a software suite that will organize and track all campus activities, according to the Daily Monitor.

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