ID Card Group, an online retailer of ID card systems, is offering a school attendance tracking software system designed for the needs of mid- to large-sized educational institutions. The Teacher-In-a-Box Attendance Tracking Kit includes hardware, software and accessories. The tracking system enables educational institutions to badge, track and report on all students and visitors entering […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News. The interactive feature allows for a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were sitting in front of you. […]

Brockton High School is undergoing some security improvements around campus, including a trial run of the LobbyGaurd visitor management system, according to the Boston Globe. Stepping through the front door at Brockton High School visitors are met with LobbyGaurd, a free-standing kiosk that scans visitor’s driver’s license, takes a picture and prints out a photo-ID […]

After more than 800 assaults in the 2009 – 2010 school year, Detroit Public Schools are stepping their game to increase student safety, reports the Detroit Free Press. Partnering with Baltimore-based View Systems, the system has installed a $534,000 ViewScan detector system. It’s the same technology being used in airports and in this case it […]

In an effort to improve and standardize security measures, Arlington Public Schools are making plans to deploy an electronic visitor management system, according to the Star-Telegram. The new system would require visitors to the school district to submit their driver’s licenses for background checks – making sure they’re not predators or have a restraining order […]

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is using IDentiphoto to implement its Priority Recognition Increased Data & Efficiency (PRIDE) initiative and increase safety and security while streamlining processes. Using mobile and ID technology, the district’s PRIDE program offers three components: student identification badges, visitor management, and a student information/discipline management system. Faculty and staff will be […]

In an effort to improve campus safety and security for students and staff, visitors gaining access to Detroit Public Schools are now background-checked through FAST-PASS. FAST-PASS is the visitor management system developed by Security Identification Systems Corp. (SISCO). The system scans visitors’ driver licenses and State ID cards and cross-checks the information with national sex-offender […]

Jolly Technologies was giving demonstrations of its ID Flow system at the National Association of Campus Card Users Annual Conference. ID Flow is a visitor management system that enables a school to scan a driver license, capture a photo and fingerprint biometric, check that data against a watch list and then issues a credential, says […]

Systems catching on from Fortune 500s to Major League Baseball By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, AVISIAN Publications Security checks have become a fact of life for entrance to public buildings. As government agencies, corporations and schools struggle to keep track of individuals within their facilities at any point in time, a new breed of visitor […]

Jolly Technology has announced support for QR bar codes in all products: Lobby Track, ID Flow, Asset Track and Label Flow. The company envisions uses of the technology will be for ID verification, ticketing, trade shows and other uses for the transfer of personal information. These bar codes can store information about a given person […]