Among of the biggest questions surrounding campus card bank partnerships is whether or not to locate a branch on the campus. Of course, a branch can certainly foster a closer relationship between the bank and the future depositors (students, faculty,...
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Fred Emery, Systems Marketing, General Meters As we look to industry trends for 2006 we...
Following on the heels of its acquisition of Diebold’s card system business earlier this year, CBORD has acquired the merchant discount membership business from Student Advantage. Included in the purchase are the existing member base, more than 20,000 pre-arranged participating...
A South Carolina high school has abandoned regular student ID cards, choosing instead to go with an ID system that would work with its current cafeteria and library software. The school chose something students couldn’t lose or forget–biometric finger scanning...
With the increasing demand for security, access control is an increasingly important campus card function in Europe as it is in the rest of the world. One Spanish company is capitalizing on this rising need with a cost-effective and innovative...
A new low cost, compact card printer from Fargo called the Persona C30 is now available. The C30 is designed for environments needing “high-quality plastic ID cards without high-security features.” New Persona C30 Card Printer Features Convenience and Simplicity Single-...
Architectures for card issuance systems can be categorized as either centralized or distributed in nature. Each scenario presents a unique set of opportunities, and perhaps more importantly, security risks that must be understood and addressed. There is a macro and...
Berklee College of Music announced today the successful launch of its new, upgraded campus ID card; “The Berklee Card.” The card is used for identification and swipe access to services and cashless payments all over campus - at the bookstore,...
Printing high-quality color images on ID cards has become a straightforward, basic function for card program staff. This is a testament to the high quality printers, supplies, and plastic cards available today. But what happens when a new identification technology...
Philadelphia’s Temple University has joined the list of colleges and universities computerizing their laundry service. With e-Suds, students can go online to check the availability of washers and dryers. Then, using their Blackboard Transaction System cards, they can activate and...
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Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD