“Blackboard’s Transact contactless solution offers a secure file system and data communications structure that enables communication between the software, the card reader, and the [Sony’s] FeliCa card via mutual authentication and encrypted data transfer,” according to a March 5 Blackboard announcement.
“We saw Blackboard’s contactless solution as a way for us to keep pace with rapidly changing technology by adopting a solution based on industry standards,” said Nirmal Palliyaguru, director of ACCESS and Conference Services at Santa Clara University.
Marr said the easy-to-use swipe card would be a timely investment for IT departments strapped by budget woes and for students accustomed to the immediacy afforded by campus technology.
“Smart contactless technology meets these criteria by letting institutions support and monitor all commerce and security activity from one place, while students enjoy the on demand college experience they’ve come to expect,” he said.
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