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Colorado State installs keyless entry system

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Using their new contactless student ID card, called RamCard 2.0, students and faculty at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo., will be able to gain entry to various campus buildings, including dorms, without keys.

The new keyless entry system costs $2,000 per building and includes contactless functionality that can also handle debit functions.

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The University of British Columbia has begun the transition to a contactless smart card to access every building and lab on campus.

The iClass UBC card contains an embedded chip which is used to securely open doors when tapped against hotspots located at the building and lab entrances. The card on the hotspot will communicate with campus system software, pull up the students and staff individual profile, and allow them access to the building if they’re authorized to do so.

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The Ralph Carr Judicial Center in Denver, Colorado has selected AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Homeland V7 Security Management System,to provide integrated access control and security management solutions from HID Global.

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Another library joins the long list of those converting to RFID technology to developing a more efficient method of borrowing items - the Grand Rapids Public Library system.

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Campus card provider NuVision Networks, Napa, Calif., has named Brian Adoff as the company’s new executive vice president.

Adoff, formerly NuVision’s national sales manager, will now oversee company-wide operations and develop strategic partnerships.

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Colorado State University (CSU) is considering an alternative method for managing its campus computer labs while additionally adding a system of pay-to-print kiosks around the university, according to The Rocky Mountain Collegian.

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Indiana University, Bloomington, is integrating keyless entry and video surveillance at all of its residences halls. It’s a project that’s been ongoing for about 10 years.

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