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CBORD annual User Group Conference focuses on cost savings, revenue generation, safety

Monday, October 26, 2009

“Sharing a Wealth of Knowledge” was the theme of the recent Users Group Conference of The CBORD Group, a provider of one-card systems, food and nutrition management technology, and integrated security solutions for universities, health care facilities, and more. Held in Baltimore, the conference focused on providing educational, training and networking opportunities to the nearly 450 attendees.


The conference featured certification courses and educational sessions on CBORD products and services designed to decrease costs, enhance revenues, and provide increased safety and security.

A cornerstone of the conference was the state-of-the-art technology pavilion, where CBORD and its business partners showcased new technologies. Attendees had full access to the technology pavilion and explored the latest offerings from industry leaders such as Ingersoll Rand, Pharos Systems, MICROS, Cisco, DataCard Group, NICE, Commeg Systems, Pelco, HID, NCR, Equitrac, GoPrint and CBORD subsidiary Student Advantage.

“While planning this year’s conference, we listened to our users, who were looking for solutions to enhance their day-to-day operations and make measurable improvements site-wide,” said Cindy McCall, CBORD’s marketing vice president.

CBORD also issued its Excellence Awards to three clients for their uses of CBORD solutions. See here for further information on those awards. [end] 

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