SACRAMENTO, Calif.-Electronic bills are suddenly extremely popular among members at The Golden 1 CU here-and the service helps keep fraud at bay.

WASHINGTON — One year after introducing its The Complete Credit Union Solution DNA release, Open Solutions reporting that 112 credit unions have now moved to the solution.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Credit unions are joining online auctions that allow banks to bid for the CU's investments-and are finding interest rates that are at least a half percent higher than other sources.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. — The Smart Card Alliance has released a white paper examining the security of smart cards. Titled "What Makes a Smart Card Secure?," it was developed by the Smart Card Alliance Contactless and Mobile Payment Council's Security Work Group to provide an overview of smart card security features and other security designs inherent in smart card-based systems. The report can be found for free at www.smartcardalliance.org.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Ditch the Microsoft Office suite in favor of open-source productivity software — that's just one tip from credit union technology managers who are bent on saving money as the economy flails.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mobile banking at OnPoint Community CU will look a little different from mobile services at other credit unions, starting with a Facebook-style user community as well as access to mobile payments technologies.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Any doubts about advertising on Facebook were erased for Truliant FCU here, as its campaigns racked up nearly 9 million views in seven months-all at a cost of less than $5,000

EL CENTRO, Calif. – Sun Community FCU said it has selected Fortrex Technologies’ VendorPoint automated vendor management and privacy compliance technology solution, to manage vendor relationships.

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VISTA, Calif. - In another response to economic conditions, Bluepoint Solutions, a provider of electronic image-based item processing and electronic document management software, has unveiled a new rental program purchasing option for its Teller RDC and Receipt Processing product suite. The company said the rental program will significantly reduce up-front costs and speed ROI on the sophisticated technologies. The program involves a complete teller line RDC and receipt processing solution for a monthly per-workstation fee, and makes a capital expenditure an operational expense, Bluepoint noted. At the completion of the rental contract, the credit union acquires ownership of all hardware.

LAS VEGAS – Community One FCU said it has begun a new campaign centered on free online services, which they’ve dubbed eServices.

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LAS VEGAS — Two teams of hackers worked for close to three hours, steadily penetrating increasingly difficult layers of financial institution security until they gained remote access to workstations.

MONETT, Mo. – Jack Henry & Associates announced yesterday the launch of server virtualization, which distributes computing power by consolidating multiple independent server environments.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolinas Telco FCU said yesterday it has signed a contract for IT outsourcing with Neuse River Networks.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees CU has added a feature to its online Member Access that identifies transactions that have been authorized by the accountholder, but have not fully posted to the account.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington State Employees CU said it has successfully deployed AtTask’s project and portfolio management solutions.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Tarrant County CU said it is converting its PIN and signature debit card processing and ATM terminal driving to TNB Card Services.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – Police FCU has unveiled its new CO-OP Fast Branch kiosks in two police substations.

MEQUON, Wis. – Mortgagebot LLC, the provider of a popular online mortgage origination platform, said last week it has acquired Netupdate Inc., the developer of loan origination software platform, for $600,000.