CBORD sells Odyssey PCS to Gannett!

For Immediate Release

Ithaca, New York—The CBORD Group, Inc., a worldwide provider of cashless systems, is pleased to announce a new member of the CBORD client family, Gannett Company Inc. An Odyssey PCS cashless system will be installed for the grand opening of their new National Headquarters building in McLean, Virginia. This will provide card access and payroll deduction to the over 2,000 employees at this site. Odyssey PCS, CBORD’s powerful Cashless system combines 25 years of experience with Windows™ technology to provide a truly networkable solution for corporate locations.

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an international news and information company that publishes USA TODAY, the Nation's largest-selling daily newspaper and 99 other daily newspapers in the USA, including our own Ithaca Journal.

The CBORD Group is a worldwide software and integration company for campus-wide ID card programs, housing management, and cashless dining systems located in Ithaca, New York. CBORD has been providing card-based solutions for a wide variety of markets including colleges and universities, corporate, and healthcare facilities for over 25 years.

“Patient satisfaction scores increased from 30% to 70% in the first three months of offering the service, and now remain consistently between 80% and 85% and the hospital is saving an average of $2.00 per patient, per day due to lower levels of wasted food”

— Bernice Wolf, Mgr. of Food Service & Retail Sales, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario