Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies,
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider of safety and security
solutions and manufacturer of contactness smart credentials and readers, and The CBORD Group, Inc., the leading provider of campus card and integrated security solutions to high schools and universities, are conducting the most comprehensive access control Near Field Communications (NFC) trial in the North American marketplace to date. Since November 2011, Villanova University students and staff are using the aptiQmobile web-based service from Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies with NFC and their very own personal smart phones as their credential to access dormitories, academic buildings and administration offices. The NFC credential seamlessly integrates with Villanova's CS Gold campus card system from CBORD.
To enter buildings, students simply open the aptiQmobile app and tap their phone for the smart reader on the wall in the same way that they would present their Wild card campus ID badge.
"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 Kathy Gallagher, Villanova director of card services. "We want to provide our students the utmost in 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."
Three research projects were conducted among 1300 students and decision makers across 980 U.S. colleges and universities, both private and non-private, 2-year and 4-year, during May of 2011. Researchers found that two-thirds of American college students have an interest in using their mobile phone instead of an ID card. Students feel they're less likely to lose their phone than an ID card plus they know that ID cards are shared; phones aren't. In reality, people will almost always notice that their phone is lost faster than noticing a card is missing. Getting a phone as a credential also offers allow you to remotely erase credential data just in case it's lost or stolen, providing an extra layer of security. In a survey among the students within the Villanova trial, greater than 70 percent stated they would favor to make use of their phone rather then a badge to enter buildings.
The enhanced convenience of using smart phones as an alternative to badges extends to administrators in command of access control systems. Rather then having to print physical ID badges for each student at enrollment time, a mobile key' could be issued online from the administrator on to the coed's phone at any time, saving the university staff time, administrative costs and also the expense of printers, ink, card inventory and other needed supplies.
"Using smart phones as badges saves time that can be better spent on other issues," emphasizes John Bonass, Villanova systems manager. "Assigning the credential to the students' phone takes less work than printing and delivering a badge, and since students are very protective of their phones, this could result in a greatly reduced replacement rate. If a phone is lost or broken, a new ID may be reissued to the new phone without even having the students come to our office."
"CBORD is committed to providing leading technology solutions that perk up the quality of university life, solving practical troubles, enhancing safety and lowering costs simultaneously," commented Max Steinhardt, COO of CBORD. "In partnership with Villanova and Ingersoll Rand, this smart phone approach to the student credential is one way to make the system improved support the way in which the university society lives and works day to day."
"An additional advantage of this aptiQmobile NFC solution is that the organization may not need to alter out their locks to utilize it when it becomes commercially available," adds Jeremy Earles, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies product marketing manager, readers and credentials. "If smart-enabled AD-Series locks or XceedID smart readers are already installed, it's simply a matter of downloading the credentialsto the students' phones and they are able to go. If non-smart access technology is being employed, multi-technology readers will be installed to aid ease into the transition by reading both the ID badges along with the smart phones."
Within the United States, exceeding 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.
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