01 Jun, 2002Why is it so difficult for campus card system providers to make a go of it?
Why is it so difficult for companies to stick around in the campus card market? Of course all industries have turnover, but the rate at which the card technology and campus application providers come and go is staggering. Think of the players and ex-players–AT&T, American Express, MCI, National CacheCard, GTE, Schlumberger, iCollege–and now CyberMark is […]
01 Jun, 2002Are smart cards dead in higher ed?
CyberMark closes as chip cards gain ground in US It is ironic that CyberMark has closed its doors just as smart card technology is beginning to actually find a home in the US. In the late 1990s, CyberMark was heralded as evidence that smart card technology, so successful in Europe and other parts of the […]
01 Jun, 2002Marketing takes center stage with UNCG’s campus card program
BY SCOTT MILMAN, DIRECTOR OF SPARTAN SERVICES AND JOSEPH DIX, MARKETING COORDINATOR, BUSINESS AND AUXILIARY SERVICES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO In the business world, marketing is intended to beef up revenue. It is all about maximizing profit. Many card programs were never intended to be revenue generating. The program was developed with a […]
01 Jun, 2002Security Technology on Campus, Part Three:
Man vs. Machine in access control systems BY LOWELL ADKINS, DUVALL GROUP CONSULTING This is the third in a series of articles reviewing the basic concepts of access control and security on campuses. In the earlier articles, I focused first on the card itself – and primarily on the issues surrounding the issuance of a […]
01 Jun, 2002Is the campus card industry in turmoil?
A consultant forecasts radically changing landscape BY ROBERT HUBER, ROBERT HUBER ASSOCIATES Editor’s Note: The following article was provided to CR80News by industry consultant, Bob Huber. The series of predictions that follow are based upon Mr. Huber’s personal evaluation of the current industry environment. Prediction #1 New Wave of Vendor Turnover An increased number of […]
31 May, 2002Zebra’s Eltron Card Printers Selected to Produce Mississippi Driver’s Licenses
Press Release Sponsored By: CAMARILLO, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in bar code labeling solutions and card printers, today announced that Viisage Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: VISG) will enable the State of Mississippi to issue tamper-resistant, secure driver’s licenses and authorized state IDs at the point of issuance […]
31 May, 2002Gemplus Leads the Smart Card Industry for Fourth Consecutive Year
LUXEMBOURG, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –Gemplus (Euronext: Sicovam 5768) (Nasdaq: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announced that industry analysts have confirmed the company’s market-leading position for the fourth year running. This news reflects a year when the company delivered such technology breakthroughs as Target Corporation’s Target smart Visa(TM) card, China Unicom’s […]
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