CARMEL, Ind., Sept. 4, 2012– Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies today announced that Kathy Gallagher, Villanova director of card services, and Jason Rossi, University of San Francisco (USF) director of one card and campus security systems, will reveal how they have successfully rolled-out near field communication (NFC)-enabled campus card credentials at their respective campuses using Ingersoll Rand’s aptiQmobile web-based credential services and multi-technology readers with the CS Gold campus card system from CBORD. The panel discussion will be held Tuesday, September 11 at 11:00 am in Meeting Room PCC 103-B, just off the ASIS main floor. It will be moderated by Jeremy Earles, Ingersoll Rand product marketing manager for readers and credentials, who will discuss market trends and how business professionals, from high rise facility mangers to corporate security professionals, can also leverage NFC in the same way.
Villanova has learned that using smart phones as badges saves time that can be better spent on other issues. Assigning the credential to the students’ smart phones takes less work than printing and delivering a badge. If a phone is lost or broken, a new ID can be reissued to the new phone without even having the students come to their office.
“Today’s students are so technologically advanced that it is second nature for them to put everything on their phones and, most of the time, it’s already in their hands while walking across campus,” explains Gallagher. “We want to provide our students the utmost in security, convenience and flexibility through the technology we offer. It’s easier for students to use an app on their phone versus digging for their card.”
CBORD’s CS Gold, the one-card system in use at both schools, fully supports NFC credentials and seamlessly integrates with the aptiQmobile web service, so the credential download process is easy. Students download the aptiQmobile application from the iPhone App Store to install One Card credentials to their phones. To use the credentials, they simply open the app and present the phone to the reader. Access and spending are quick, easy, and secure.
“We want our use of Near Field Communications to enhance the USF One Card experience on many levels, which is why we introduced it for both door access and laundry payment,” said Jason Rossi, Director of One Card and Campus Security Systems, University of San Francisco. “Our students have embraced it, telling us they prefer the convenience of their iPhones to digging for their One Cards. This convenience is important to us, but equally important is the security of using their existing contactless credentials, keeping our transactions secure. The combination makes for a first-rate experience for our students and our staff.”
“An added benefit of the aptiQmobile NFC solution is that the organization may not need to change out their locks to use it when it becomes commercially available,” adds Earles. “If smart-enabled Schlage AD-Series locks or Ingersoll Rand smart readers are already installed, it’s simply a matter of downloading the credentials to the students’ phones and they are ready to go. If non-smart access technology is being used, multi-technology readers can be installed to help ease into the transition by reading both the ID badges and the smart phones.”
“Villanova University and the University of San Francisco are forward-thinking institutions that continue to push the envelope in terms of the one-card services they offer their campus communities,” says Max Steinhardt, president, The CBORD Group, Inc. “This panel discussion at ASIS promises to be educational and enlightening, giving two real-world successful case studies of NFC on college campuses. We thank Kathy and Jason for sharing their stories and we look forward to continuing our work with them on these and other exciting projects.”
In the United States, more than 40 million phones are expected to be NFC-enabled by the end of 2012 and according to a report by Market Research, nearly half of all mobile phones will be NFC enabled by 2016.
To attend the panel discussion, those ASIS attendees interested in how NFC can impact their organizations should simply get to Room PCC 103-B by 11:00am Tuesday, September 11.
