February 10, 2010;

Doylestown, PA

Campus card solutions provider CardSmith today announced a campus card service

designed specifically to meet the needs of the nation’s community colleges. Under the

new FastStart program, CardSmith will waive set-up fees, fix service costs for a

minimum of 3 years, and guarantee that programs can be launched within 6 weeks from

the start of implementation. New customers have the option to finance terminal

equipment purchases to completely eliminate capital costs. The offer is available to any

US community college who signs with CardSmith by May 31, 2010.

CardSmith’s managed ASP campus card solution requires no servers or software oncampus,

and no-dedicated staff to manage systems or operations. The service works with

campus ID cards produced locally. Applications include dining POS, pay for print, copy,

vending, laundry, bookstore, retail, mobile and off-campus acceptance. CardSmith’s

service can be launched on one or multiple campuses simultaneously. Cost effective

card production and verification solutions are also available.

"We’ve had a surge in interest from two year and community colleges over the past 18

months and are proud to serve a growing portfolio of institutions" said CardSmith

President Jay P. Summerall. "Many community colleges are now offering 4 year degrees,

residential living options and other new choices and opportunities. As they expand, they

are looking to provide campus card services for the same reasons traditional colleges do –

to cut operating costs, generate income, enhance business intelligence and deliver a

higher level of student service. Our service makes it simple and inexpensive for any

campus to offer a multi-functional campus card program for a fraction of the cost of the

proprietary system model. With the FastStart program for community colleges, we’re

trying to make it even easier."

CardSmith is a campus card solutions company serving educational institutions, students,

parents and campus service providers nationwide. The company provides the market’s

only ASP transaction management solution and turn-key program management service,

delivering superior capability, service and performance for less than 50% of the cost of

proprietary campus card systems. For more information, visit www.card-smith.com.