Currently, many campus services exist based on enrollment status, fees paid, or simply special packages such as All-Sports Programs. On a campus near you. . . The project, scheduled to include 30,000 students and staff, began last fall at the international institution in Israel. Called Unicard, the project is implemented jointly by the institution, Caspit Ltd., and Be eri Printers. Caspit, the project s systems integrator, is the exclusive reseller for Gemplus and Verifone in Israel.
Printers handles the card initialization and personalization.
The project is said to be the largest application of a multifunction smart card to date in Israel. Currently, all 22,000 students have been issued cards. The 8,000 faculty and staff will be carded in coming months. To date, the only applications up and running revolve around card based identification, i.e. for courses and exams, library admittance, and ID for the public transportation system. ID automation systems both in security and business applications are among the most underrated re-engineering innovations today.