Georgia Tech Students Go Ticketless for Football Game

Thanks to Schlage Wireless System, Only Student Card Was Needed ATLANTA, GA (INGERSOLL RAND NEWS SERVICE) -- For the first time in Atlantic Coast Conference football history, students did not have to use tickets to enter a stadium. Instead, Georgia Tech students attending the Virginia Tech game on Saturday, October 24, entered Bobby Dodd Stadium using only their student ID cards via Schlage wireless readers incorporated in the turnstiles. The system checked the student's ID card against the

school's Blackboard database to verify that the student was eligible for admission. According to Don Smith, Georgia Tech Buzz Card director, the Schlage wireless application eliminates all lost tickets, fraud and ticket scalping, resulting in significant savings for Georgia Tech. It was a win-win day for

Georgia Tech students as the 19th-ranked Yellow Jackets upset the 4th-ranked Hokies.

Security Technologies' Education Solutions vertical market team provides innovative solutions for the education market with One Card partners Blackboard, CBORD and Heartland. All three major providers have incorporated Schlage wireless readers into their product portfolios, proving once again that Schlage is the market leader.  The successful implementation at Georgia Tech was due to a team effort

led by Curt Crick of the local Security Technologies sales office, with contributions by Holly Mann and Todd Ginter from Schlage.