In a move to highlight its commitment to reducing paper waste, print management specialist Equitrac has partnered with the National Arbor Day Foundation to promote more tree-planting. The company says it will donate a native tree for planting through the foundation for every university administrator or IT professional who views a brief presentation about Equitrac […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Kevin Pickhardt , CEO, Pharos Systems International, Inc. ID card-integrated MFPs (multi-function printers) are taking campuses and corporate offices by storm. Combining print and copy technology with in-demand print cost […]

A new upgrade to Equitrac’s Express print and copy management solution for the education market increases the ability for administrators at libraries, university and college campuses to monitor multi-function device usage, reduce waste and recover expenses on campus-wide printing and copying. EQUITRAC ANNOUNCES NEW UPGRADES TO EQUITRAC OFFICE 3.0.3 AND EQUITRAC EXPRESS 3.0.3 PRINT AND […]

Canon U.S.A. has teamed with a print asset management company that will enable secure authentication, tracking, reporting and optional chargeback for all printing and copying solutions for the higher education and general office markets. Office and Higher Education Print Cost Accounting and Print Security Applications to be Developed for Canon’s MEAP MFP Platform NEW YORK–Canon […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Campus card programs in Europe are starting to accelerate, thanks in part to creation in 2003 of the European Campus Card Association. While Europe is often in the forefront of card usage in areas such as transportation and secure payments, it has lagged behind the U.S. when it comes to […]

Muehlbauer, which has coined a market segment it calls “Tecurity,” has launched a combined milling and implanting system, the CMI 3010plus, which it says can handle all common chip types as well as the new flip chip-mounted module tapes. Muehlbauer, a worldwide provider of technologically innovative security solutions in a market segment termed by the […]

Pay By Touch’s fingerprint payment technology will be available soon in independent grocery stores, thanks to an agreement with StoreNext Retail Technologies, which plans to resell the Pay By Touch hardware, software, and interfaces to independent retailers. Pay By Touch Option Offered via StoreNext’s Connected Services PLANO, Texas–StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC and Pay By Touch […]

At its recent users conference in Baltimore, Blackboard recognized Louisiana State University and Creighton University with its first annual Campus Service Pioneer Award. This award is designed to recognize innovative programs utilizing Blackboard’s Commerce Suite and includes a $2,500 award to each school. Next year’s recognition will include two $5,000 awards. WASHINGTON, DC, May 03, […]

< ? $key="1357"; ?> As card programs around the country and the world continue to mature, the question of ‘next steps’ regularly arises. In the articles that follow, a number of potential directions are presented – document output management and cost recovery, alternative payment concepts, system security refinement, and computer access control. Equitrac releases new […]

Trying to account for every piece of paper running through your copiers and printers could be a lesson in futility … particularly for colleges dealing with multiple constituencies, each with different printing needs and different ways of paying for the services. Equitrac, Inc., a Plantation, Florida-based company, has been handling those document accounting functions for […]