Blackboard’s newest vending reader, the FlexVend, enables payments from campus cards as well as credit cards. The reader, manufactured by USA Technologies, will also accept major association label (e.g. Visa, MasterCard) contactless payment cards. 

Fargo has released Asure ID, a suite of digital identity and photo ID card management solutions that allow organizations to create, manage and verify an individual’s identity. The suite comes equipped with Asure ID Solo, Express, Enterprise and Exchange. 

Card ID system provider Fargo Electronics has introduced two new secure materials programs that can help protect against counterfeit cards. One is a holographic overlaminate that adds durability and security to an ID card. The other is an embedded visual security card program that offers a range of customizable security elements, including translucent foils and UV inks. 

The history of the campus card program has been diligently chronicled by one of its long time leaders, Robert Huber, of Robert Huber Associates. CR80News thanks Mr. Huber for helping us to bring this abridged version to our readers. 

NACCU conference attendees got a chance to view Mac-Gray’s LaundryView system that allows students to access a 3-D view of their residence hall’s laundry rooms from their PC. They are able to see which machines are in use and can receive notification by computer, cell phone or wireless PDA when their wash cycle is done or when a requested number of machines become available. 

A research firm has recognized Equitrac Professional 5, Equitrac Office 4 and Equitrac Express 4 among the “Best Solutions in Digital Imaging Technology and Innovation.” The 2007 awards were issued after an analysis of hundreds of digital imaging devices, software and management utilities. 

University of Illinois students will now have access to more banking services, including three branch locations, ATMs, free checking with no minimum balance and more, thanks to the university’s recently-announced agreement with TCF Bank.