Zwipe and HID Global have partnered to deliver an integrated biometric smart card. The new credential features a fingerprint scanner housed within the card, and could offer a solution to the growing need to secure transactions, as well as access to networks, doors and facilities.

The move to smart cards is growing in popularity on universities nationwide, and while the decision to change credentials alone can be worrisome, executing the transition can be downright daunting. ASSA ABLOY’s Angelo Faenza discusses the jump to smart cards, why universities should consider the move and the first steps in making the transition.

A small women’s college located in South Hadley, Mass., Mount Holyoke, opted to go in a new direction with its access control system installing wireless locksets throughout the 800-acre campus. Mount Holyoke’s Department of Auxiliary Services decided that wireless access control was the perfect fit for its 41 total buildings, 20 residential and 21 administrative. […]