BOSTON (January, 4, 2005) – Arthur Blank & Co. (www.arthurblank.com), the industry leader in card marketing solutions, announced today the expansion of its short-run division, to produce high quality laminated plastic cards, in smaller volumes with faster production cycles. 

CR80News is a part of a suite of ID technology publications from AVISIAN Inc. Other publications from the family, SecureIDNews and ContactlessNews also ran expert panel submissions during December. Here are a sampling of those likely to interest our CR80News readers. 

Representatives from some of the newest and longest standing companies in the campus card arena had a great deal to say about innovations for the coming year. Everything from card stock to card issuance and applications to architecture are likely to change according to our expert panel. 

The practice of merging banking services with the campus card program is not new, but it seems to be gaining a new – or a renewed – level of interest. So says our panel of experts as they described new service offerings and trends. 

When it comes to predicting what’s in store for the campus card market, our expert panel is certainly well-equipped. From ‘top ten’ lists to the future of security, applications, and more … the panel had something to say about all facets of the campus card indsutry. 

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December.

by Dean Hatton, President and CEO, Higher One

A growing number of Colleges and Universities are adopting new refund programs to deliver financial aid, payroll and other disbursements to students, and cards are playing an essential role in this process. These new programs are exciting developments that are changing and improving the relationship between universities and their communities, and the way they do business – to everyone’s benefit. Our experiences in this area over the last two years demonstrate the growing role of cards in refund disbursement programs. This will continue to be a fast-growing trend on campuses across the country. 

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December.

by Tom Bell, Vice President of Industry Relations, Blackboard

It has been roughly a dozen years since associations serving Higher Ed began discussing the importance, impact and benefits of “Campus One Card” programs. This is not to say that programs did not exist before that time. In fact, colleagues at many campuses such as Duke, Loyola-Baltimore, Florida State, SUNY Geneseo and others spent the decade of the 80’s defining the industry. Vendors have responded with enthusiasm resulting in mergers, purchases, different technologies, new ventures and new ideas.