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31/05/2016

University upgrades access with HID

Austin, Tx

Offerings from HID's broad portfolio have been chosen by George Mason University to upgrade its Mason ID card to a more secure and flexible, student ID system. The new ID card enables the university to meet the growing demands of its campus by providing a single ID that can be used to securely connect users with multiple applications, services and departments.

HID Global Seos smart cards, Multiclass SE readers and Fargo secure ID card issuance solutions, coupled with locks from its parent company Assa Abloy provide the university with a strategic migration path from legacy magnetic stripe (magstripe) cards to new contactless technology that offers security and privacy protection for its campus, students and staff.

“We needed a more secure and flexible system that we could roll out incrementally as our budget permitted, while still supporting our legacy infrastructure and technology,” said Danny Anthes, Senior Manager of Information Technology with George Mason University. “The new ID solution has provided our students and faculty a safer campus and a better card experience. I think Seos goes beyond just door access; it allows us to manage the credentials better and put the destiny of the department back into their own hands.”

As the commonwealth of Virginia’s largest public university, George Mason’s campus has more than 30,000 students with nearly 5,000 facility members and 2,000 contractors who all require a Mason ID card to access facilities, resources and services. University administrators knew they needed something more secure option than their existing system and with their limited budget, a multi-year technology migration was needed to deploy the new ID card system.

“George Mason has leveraged the power and flexibility of HID Global’s secure identity solutions to take the user experience to a brand new level by confidently connecting students to more applications and services than ever before,” said Brett St. Pierre, Director of Education Solutions with HID Global. “Our breakthrough Seos credential technology is also paving the way for George Mason to enable smartphones to carry Mason IDs in the future, providing even greater choice and convenience for students seeking to use their phone as an all-in-one device that is always on them.”

George Mason University has installed approximately 3,500 HID Global readers and Assa Abloy locks, and has issued more than 12,000 new Mason ID cards to incoming freshmen to date. The university expects to complete its card migration by 2017.


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