Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

Episode 49: Community College card landscape

Monday, March 15, 2010

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.



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Much has been said and written about the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace but Phil Wolff wanted to take a different look at the initiative. Wolff, strategy director at the Personal Data Ecosystem Consortium, was admittedly being “irascible” when he first started the session at a conference but he also wanted people to look for possible pitfalls with the plan and prepare accordingly. The “Death to NSTIC” panel has been held twice and Wolff also has written a white paper that looks at the possible risks with the initiative.

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Smart card manufacturers are changing their focus from producing cards to software and services, says Jean-Noel Georges, global program director at Frost & Sullivan. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with him about the changing market and where smart card manufacturers are focusing their energy.

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Everett Community College in Washington will rollout a new ID in the fall that will include a debit card from US Bank, according to The Clipper.

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Annual CR80News Campus Card Banking survey results flat, Prepaid leaps as fees fall

By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications

The traditional model of banks partnering with colleges and universities to offer an all-in-one campus ID and bank card may be shifting.

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Two-factor authentication will not only gain in popularity but will be the norm within two years, says Chester Wisniewski, senior security advisor at Sophos. RegardingID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Wisniewski about a Forrester Research report that predicts that two-factor authentication will likely be widespread within two years.

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Volunteer State Community College located in Gallatin, Tenn. is partnering with Heartland to expand the Volunteer State Campus Card to encompass prepaid debit card features for students who are receiving financial aid, according to the college’s student newspaper.

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