University enjoys ease of operations from full-service provider

Ithaca, New York–When employees at the University of Colorado at Boulder discovered they could increase the quality of service to students and make IT operations on-campus more efficient at the same time, they knew they had a win-win opportunity. By switching their campus ID card debit system to the Odyssey PCS system from The CBORD Group, Inc., UC Boulder added another powerful tool to its well-known student life technology services.

“IT leadership requires as much art as analysis, as much vision as value, in budgeting and incorporating systems,” says Robert Dixon, Director of IT for Housing and Dining Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder. “We have repeatedly chosen CBORD not only because of their superior support, but because of the integration benefits of the system-family, now and for the future. CBORD’s user interface is clean, clear, and solid, and empowers management and staff to mine data independent of assistance from IT operations. Consequently, IT and business operations can be productive in providing historical and trending data analysis through such shared systems that can provide a clearer direction for leaders.”

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been expanding its use of CBORD systems for several years. The school currently uses CBORD products across its campus for ID card privilege control (Odyssey PCS), housing management (Odyssey HMS), judicial conduct tracking (Odyssey HMS Judicial), online ordering (Webfood), back-of-house foodservice management (Foodservice Suite), and student discount memberships (Student Advantage).

“We are very excited to have the University of Colorado at Boulder as such a significant solutions customer,” says Bruce Lane, Executive Vice President and COO of The CBORD Group, Inc. “Our efforts are always to provide solutions that improve the lives of students, their parents, and university administrators. UC Boulder is a perfect example of the synergy CBORD systems create together on a campus, which helps Robert and his colleagues do what they do as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

About The CBORD Group, Inc. The CBORD Group serves colleges and universities, corporations, healthcare facilities, chain restaurants, supermarkets, and a host of other market segments. CBORD’s products are used in campus ID card privilege control, cashless dining, online ordering, housing services, judicial conduct tracking, access control, electronic security, foodservice, catering, nutrition services, and other institutionwide activities. The CBORD Group serves more than 5,000 clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, New Zealand, and Australia. The CBORD Group was founded in 1975. Today it employs more than 450 professionals. To learn more about CBORD, visit us at www.cbord.com.