TORONTO, Ontario (December 10, 2001) - The University of Ottawa (U of O) campus has become a smart campus in more ways than one. This fall, ITC Systems (ITC), a leading supplier of Cash Card Systems technology in North America, took their smart card program campus wide across U of O’s sprawling mid town campus making them one of the most technologically advanced campuses around. 

excerpt from BlackBoard Trans@ction, 12/18/01

In an ongoing effort to expand and enhance all aspects of our operations, we are pleased to introduce Blackboard’s new General Manager of Commerce & Access Solutions and newest member of the Executive Management Team - Jim Hermens. Jim replaces Lowell Adkins, who has stepped down from his position as head of Phoenix operations to pursue opportunities outside of Blackboard. Lowell remains attached to Blackboard in an advisory capacity, where he will continue to offer his extensive industry expertise to our efforts. 

CHRIS HAVENS

Discussion of the U-Pass program that allows free rides on local mass transit for any student or employee at University of Minnesota Duluth, the College of St. Scholastica or Lake Superior College. They just need to show a valid college ID card. 

CR80News staff

It began as the largest smart card deployment in the U.S., but in July of 2001 the University of Michigan announced that it would discontinue support for the chip element of its ID card. Originally issued in 1995, the chip-based Mcard was one of the first programs to integrate a magnetic stripe and chip on the same card. 

Robin Wood

Soup, salad, pizza, and maybe a hot dog with all the fixings. That’s what’s on the menu every day at local company cafeterias. And then there are the surprises: butternut squash soup, scallops and rice, Szechuan chicken wraps. 

Philip Terzian

In the next two years, about 4 million identification cards will be issued to soldiers, sailors and airmen on active duty, selected reserves, civilian Pentagon employees and military contractors. The cards, which feature two photographs, two bar codes, a magnetic stripe and computer chip embedded in the plastic, will be nothing like old military ID cards or dog tags. They will plug in to multiple agencies and databases, authorize access to secure rooms, encrypt the holder’s e-mail, and enable him to purchase food and supplies. If a private first class should check into her base hospital, the card will summon all available medical records. 

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VERNON HILLS, Ill. and EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Jan. 9 – Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA) and Fargo Electronics, Inc.,