The University of Wisconsin-Stout, the first university to fully implement Higher One’s OneDisburseSM ID refund management service, has decided to renew the financial service provider’s contract to September, 2007, the maximum allowable under the RFP. Higher One Client Extends its Disbursement, Banking and Debit Card Services Program through September 2007 NEW HAVEN, CT – Higher […]

Kristen Mikesell, a six-year veteran of U.S. Bank, has been promoted to assistant vice president in Seattle, Washington, responsible for U.S. Bank’s Campus Bank Card sales and marketing efforts in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. Her career in public relations and marketing began in Cincinnati where she worked for two advertising agencies before joining […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications RFID will help restaurants kick their service up a notch, restaurant industry technology experts said in May, during the National Restaurant Association’s annual convention at McCormick Place convention center in Chicago. Industry watchers seem confident that demand for better customer service will drive the public’s acceptance of tags […]

By Victoria Forlini, Contributing Editor, RFIDOperations Sometimes, being second means actually being first. Being a second tier Wal-Mart supplier means there has been time to watch the first group and learn from the 2005 compliance deadline while preparing for the January 2006 deadline. The result, says Patrick Sweeney, the president and CEO of ODIN Technologies, […]

“The RFID (radio frequency identification) system that tracks and identifies vehicles used to transport aircraft fuel at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York is now being used on hundreds of food-service and employee transportation vehicles at the air traffic hub. To ease runway and facilities access, trucks with airport access are equipped […]

By Will Smith, Contributing Editor, RFIPOperations The average time spent searching for files in Georgia’s DeKalb County Juvenile Court is estimated at 10 hours a week. It is this enormously inefficient and expensive process that the court hopes to avoid by installing an RFID system to tag, track and better organize its 12,000-file mess. The […]

By Stephen Barlas, Contributing Editor, RFIDOperations Warren Buffett is reputed to be one of the smartest investors in the United States. So maybe it’s no surprise that Shaw Industries, America’s leading carpet manufacturer and a subsidiary of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is the first company in its industry to invest in RFID technology. The company […]