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GWU goes for Gold in campus card revision

Monday, April 19, 2010

CBORD was recently chosen by George Washington University to replace its existing campus card system.

The university elected to go with the CS Gold campus card solution from CBORD to manage card-based purchasing, privileges, access control, vending and more for more than 20,000 students.


They will be utilizing iCLASS secure contactless cards and readers for access control, as well as MICRO point-of-sale terminals for dining operations. [end] 

HID Global has announced the successful completion of the world’s first university pilot of NFC smart phones carrying digital keys.

First announced in September, the pilot involved a select group of students and staff at Arizona State University using NFC-enabled smart phones equipped with HID’s Secure Identity Object (SIO) Technology. Participants could gain access to their residence halls and other secure access areas by tapping their handset against a reader embedded in the door and entering a PIN, rather than use their plastic campus card.

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K-Plussa launched an upgraded, contactless version of its cash card to provide a faster and easier shopping experience for costumers at the checkout. K-Plussa is a customer loyalty programmed in Finland offering benefits to its customers from over 3,000 shopping places and over 40 business partners.

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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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AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News.

The interactive feature allows for a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were sitting in front of you. Even flipping the pages looks great with this new feature.

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Harvard Campus Services - ID Card Services co-hosted with ColorID the New England Campus Identification & Security Seminar.

The one-day event brought together card service managers from eight regional colleges and universities for a discussion about new card technologies and best card practices.

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Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.

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