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Off-Campus Advantage Welcomes
Six New University Partners
Off-campus programs increase
student satisfaction and
purchasing power at universities
nationwide.
February 4, 2008
Ithaca, New York
—
Off-Campus Advantage™, LLC (OCA), a
leading provider of off-campus
payment services for colleges and
universities, today announced six
client roster additions, including
Western Kentucky University, State
University of New York (SUNY)
College at Oneonta, Carnegie Mellon
University, Delta State University,
University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point, and York College of
Pennsylvania. Additional launches
are scheduled for early 2008.
The company’s growth has been fueled
by its recent acquisition by The
CBORD Group, Inc., the industry’s
leading provider of campus card
technology to the college and
university marketplace. Now fully
integrated with CBORD’s Odyssey PCS™
and CS GoldŽ campus card solutions,
Off-Campus Advantage’s Central
Server Technology opens the door for
CBORD’s hundreds of university
clients to take advantage of OCA's
faster, easier transaction
processing.
"Off-Campus Advantage’s integration
with our campus card system has
allowed us to seamlessly add
services to our campus ID program,
as well as build relationships with
area businesses," says Sherry
Blanton, ID Center Manager, Western
Kentucky University.
“We are very pleased to welcome
these institutions to the OCA fold,”
says Shawn McCarthy, Managing
Director, Off-Campus Advantage, LLC.
“Our customizable program offerings
and high-speed terminal options
position us well to meet the
industry’s growing need for flexible
off-campus commerce solutions. We
recently expanded our team, and are
constantly enhancing our technology
to effectively serve our growing
number of university partners and
their students.”.
About Off-Campus Advantage, LLC
Off-Campus Advantage, LLC, expands
the functionality of the
university-issued ID card by
enabling merchants in the local
community to accept it as a form of
payment. With its suite of services,
including proprietary Central Server
Technology, OCA creates fully
customized programs for schools with
existing off-campus vendors, as well
as those migrating off-campus for
the first time. To learn more about
OCA, visit us online at
www.offcampusadvantage.com.
OCA is a wholly owned subsidiary of
The CBORD Group, Inc.
About The CBORD Group, Inc.
The CBORD Group serves colleges and
universities, corporations,
healthcare facilities, chain
restaurants, supermarkets, and a
host of other market segments.
CBORD’s products are used in campus
ID card privilege control, campus
security, access control, housing
services, meal plans, online
ordering, foodservice, catering,
nutrition services, and other
institution-wide activities. The
CBORD Group serves more than 6,000
clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe,
South Africa, the Middle East, New
Zealand, and Australia. The CBORD
Group was founded in 1975. Today it
employs more than 475 professionals.
To learn more about CBORD, visit us
at
www.cbord.com.
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