Lenel OpenCard Readers are now compliant with U.S. Government FIPS 201 Medium Level Assurance requirements, and also support backward compatibility with Lenel Prox cards, thanks to its private label OEM agreement that now allows XceedID multi-technology readers to be produced under the Lenel name. 

What does it take to be a “cool vendor?” Just ask print asset management solution provider Pharos Systems. According to Gartner, Pharos is one of several print management suppliers who meet the “cool vendor” criteria because the company offers “innovative, impactful and intriguing” technologies. 

ViVOtech, a producer of contactless payment readers, will be supplying point of sale devices to SmartCentric’s SmartCity products, allowing the company’s existing customers, among them colleges and universities, to maintain their investment in their POS infrastructure. 

A partnership between campus card provider SmartCentric and Integrated Engineering allows SmartCentric to offer contactless biometric access capabilities on the same card, giving its customers the ability to control access to restricted areas. 

by Chris Corum, Executive Editor, AVISIAN Publications

A newly-issued patent covering the movement of funds between accounts via the web is hitting close to home with campus card systems. No surprise as the patent was originally conceived to cover these transfers from a bank account to a campus card account. 

Blackboard recently announced the winners of its annual Greenhouse awards. The three categories–Exemplary Courses, Campus Services and Fostering Communities of Practice–recognize schools and colleges for their use of the company’s technology products. The eight winners will share $50,000 in prize money. 

by Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing

Shackled by an outdated card program and its proprietary operating system, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) went looking for something bigger and better and, more importantly, a campus card that would enable the university to keep pace with technology.