Managers at the 86th Annual Academy Awards used CardSmith’s PockeTracker application to verify the contactless IDs of event staff. The application was run on customer-owned iPhone 5s devices outfitted with peripheral multi-technology readers for real-time validation of employee credentials. The app supports virtually all credential technologies, including magnetic stripe, barcode, contactless and RFID. It enables […]

The Yashwantrao Chavan College, run by the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), will issue smart ID cards to 1,000 students admitted for the academic year 2013-14, according to The Times of India. The smart ID cards will help students access books from the college libraries and aid staff by enabling automatic data entry into software when […]

The University of Sunderland has implemented a student document management and biometric attendance verification attendance platform from Human Recognition Systems (HRS) at its London Campus. Through HRS’ MVerify platform, the university aims to simplify and reduce administration effort meeting Tier 4 requirements, which enables the automated capture and verification of student identity documentation. The solution […]

From Asheville to the coast, 13 school districts across North Carolina are using new wireless technology to provide key information into their school buses – improving safety and creating real time information for both parents and administrators. Durham Public Schools, the eighth largest school system in North Carolina, is using the school bus tracking system […]

Human Recognition Systems (HRS) will launch its student identity and attendance verification platform to the university sector at the UKCISA Annual Conference at the University of Glasgow. As visa restrictions on international students are tightened, universities must ensure accurate reporting in order to comply with the Home Office rules for Tier 4 student immigration and […]

The Dayton Public School System in Ohio – an organization of 30 school buildings and facilities with 15,000 students enrolled in Pre-K through high school – is using HID’s FARGO card printer/encoder and Asure ID Software to increase attendance and security at urban schools. The Dayton Public School System was in search of a solution […]

Ingersoll Rand announced the debut of its new HandPunch GT-400 time and attendance terminal that lets employees clock in with the same card used to enter their building facilities. The MTR-G embedded reader module provides compatibility with aptiQ smart credentials, which provides advanced MIFARE Classic and MIFARE DESFire EV1 encryption, to provide improved security. It […]

Bell ID has been selected King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, to advance its smart card identity management system. In addition to a software upgrade, the solution has been extended to include time and attendance functionality for staff and contractors. Bell ID Identity Token Manager is Web-based software that enables issuers […]

CardSmith released a new version of its PockeTracker verification and attendance application that runs on any Android or iOS device. This third generation application enables customers to read bar codes, mag stripes or contactless cards from smart phones and tablets equipped with compatible peripherals. Schools can use the application to track attendance or to verify […]

South Africa’s Department of Basic Education wants to cut back on the problem of absentee teachers in its schools, so it is planning to implement a biometric time and attendance system in its 24,000 schools nationwide, reports MoneyWeb. The department will replace its current sign in/sign out system by 2015, or earlier, if the teachers […]