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Sprint announces a new mobility network for higher education

Friday, October 22, 2004

“Gone are the days of students getting by with just email and Internet access,” said Tim Donahue, vice president – Enterprise Marketing, Sprint Business Solutions.
Sprint has recently announced the launching of their Sprint Campus Connect “mobile solution” that will allow any higher education facility’s educational and administrative resources to be available through a single, consistent interface anytime, anywhere on the Sprint PCS Network. Students could access their class syllabus, notes, and grades. Even a campus map and photos of parking lots would be available for finding empty spaces. Read on to find out more about Sprint’s and iAnywhere’s campus solution! [end] 

UK-regional bus group Bluestar has launched a new transit card for discounted weekly and monthly travel on its network, according to Southern Daily Echo.

The new card enables cashless fare for any service on the Bluestar Network in Southampton, Eastleigh and Winchester. It also supports travel on Wilts & Dorset buses and Southern Vectis on the Isle of Wight, both of which are owned and operated by Go-Ahead Group.

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By Peter Boriskin, Director of Product Management EAC, ASSA ABLOY

As technology continues to advance in the security industry, the nature of credentials and ID technologies in higher education and government facilities is rapidly changing.

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With the implementation of its authentication security suite at Goldsworth Primary School, online identity protection provider Yubico has shown that its two-factor authentication and VPN connectivity are a viable solution in the education market.

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Sprint Nextel has announced that it will make NFC a standard feature on Long Term Evolution (LTE) smart phones, reports Light Reading Mobile.

Sprint, a launch partner of Google Wallet, told LR Mobile that they will include NFC chips in all LTE smart phones, excluding free phones and low end models, in order to “aggressively promote contactless technology.”

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More than a million users have chosen the latest release of Blackboard Connect 5 for their mass notification service needs.

According to Blackboard, after just 90 days in the marketplace the service now serves clients in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. More than 200 school districts, higher education institutions and local governments have signed on.

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Sallie Mae is rolling out fee free ATMs on select campuses which enable student checking account customers to withdraw cash surcharge-free using their Sallie Mae Debit MasterCard.

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