Eye On The Ball

20th March 2013. Stadium Eye software, now installed at over 20 Premier Football and Rugby Stadiums across the UK including Arsenal FC, AFC Bournemouth, Chelsea FC, Millennium Stadium and Nottingham Forest to name but a few is being used to manage season ticket holders, hospitality visitors, contractors, stadium visitors and catering staff accreditation as well as spectator access via badges and smart cards with the help of the Datacard SD260 plastic ID card printer from DED. Stadium Eye is dedicated to match day pre planning, match day management logistics and incident management. Looking to offer business intelligence systems that effectively increase speed, quality and consistency of operational decision making, RowZ Technology aim to future proof investments by the utilisation of “best in class” technology – the SD260 from Datacard fitted into this ideology perfectly offering vibrant, clean crisp ID card and badge printing alongside the ability to encode smart cards. Integrating into the Stadium Eye software system without any issues, the Datacard SD260 was selected thanks to its superior speed, reliability, compact size, simple set up and build quality. On selecting the Datacard SD260 from DED, Michael Liburd from RowZ Technology commented “the SD260 has seamlessly integrated into the Stadium Eye accreditation application and allows users to easily and swiftly process badges for visitors, full time and part time staff. This need is heightened on match days when additional accreditation is required for the Media and Corporate Hospitality. Therefore the Datacard SD260 is a critical component supporting the Stadium Eye Access Control Solution.” Full integration between turnstiles, ticket access control and CRM systems is also managed via Stadium Eye as are the entry systems which feature full key asset track and trace ability, staff management, staff training records and even payroll summaries. Specialising in software development and deployment whilst being driven by a passion for designing ”best in class” software, RowZ Technology offer a proven software and services solution dedicated to the sports and leisure Industry. Exceeding the demands of clients’ commercial objectives and delivering tangible business results, Stadium Eye offers relief from key commercial business pressure points as a result of increased regulations, growing operational complexity and the demand for new and innovative services from corporate and consumers. Stadium Eye also offers optimised productivity, efficiency and safety through effective operational support systems and a customer service platform. The Datacard SD260 card printer puts value right on your desktop and is ideal for many ID card issuance and id badging applications. Produce vibrant and crisp images that are secure as well as visually impressive and experience extreme reliability alongside earth-friendly features. The Datacard SD260 offers speeds that are over 33% faster than competitive printers in the same class. There’s no learning curve with the SD260 printer. The printer display panel automatically alerts users when supplies are running low. Installation and printer operations are easy to understand. The browser-based printer manager makes it easy to control printer settings. It is equipped with a 100-card input hopper and 25-card output hopper for easier desktop functions, with the option for single-card feed and extended 100-card output hopper. The SD260 comes with drivers for Windows 7 / Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit) / Windows Server 2008 (64 bit) / Windows XP SP3 / Windows Server 2003 R2 (32 bit) / Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified and has a standard Ethernet and USB interface.