Campus Cards, College and University Identification and Security

SmartCentric, Pharos partner for printing, copying solution for colleges

Friday, February 27, 2009

SmartCentric Technologies, Dublin, Ireland, has partnered with Pharos Systems, West Palm Beach, Fla., to implement an integrated printing and copy solution that will be added to SmartCentric’s multi-application smart card system deployed across university, college and corporate campuses.


With the new system in place, the SmartCity smart card-based system, which incorporates both contact and contactless smart card functionality, will allow customers to track, monitor, audit and control their print and copy assets to reduce waste, optimize performance, guide the purchase of new devices, and get more use out of existing ones devices.

Staff and students already use their campus ID card for SmartCity meal plans, point of sale on and off campus using up to four separate purses, vending, photocopying, secure logon to computers and the network and Web-based account revalue. Through the integration of the SmartCity solution with Pharos Uniprint, universities and colleges can achieve greater savings on print and copy costs while also providing a streamlined printing solution for staff and students. For corporate customers, SmartCity integrates with Pharos Blueprint Enterprise to offer the same advantages. [end] 

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, AVISIAN Publications

When small Mercyhurst College, a 4,000 student institution Erie, Penn., decided to revamp its print and copy management system, the school had no idea about the cost savings it would unleash. By the second year of operation the school was experiencing an 80% savings compared to years prior to the deployment.

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Heartland Payment Systems Campus Solutions division, in partnership with Bridgeway Solutions, an identification and security solutions provider, has been chosen as one of South Carolina’s preferred system providers for electronic disbursement of financial aid refunds and payments to students.

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Seminole State College of Florida together with CardSmith announced the launch of a new comprehensive campus ID card program – The Blue & Gold Card.

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CardSmith announced that it has integrated the Pharos Systems Uniprint solution with its CardSmith Software as a Service) campus card transaction processing system.

The integration results in a 100% Web-enabled transaction processing solution, making online vending for print jobs quick and painless.

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Requiring students to participate financially with their printing and copying needs, no matter how meager the charge, can have a major impact on a college’s printing budget. That’s what small Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. discovered when it changed to a print process powered by Pharos Systems.

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Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, has announced an equity investment and strategic partnership with DeviceFidelity, makers of the In2Pay mobile payments solution.

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