Griffin Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of Diebold

Diebold

Diebold, Inc. is a United States-based security systems corporation that is engaged primarily in the sale, manufacture, installation and service of self-service transaction systems , electronic and physical security products , and software and integrated systems for global financial and...

. Griffin Technology was originally incorporated in New York

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 in 1982. Griffin made and leased microcomputer

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 systems for college and university cafeteria systems. Griffin also supplied the student identification cards, which gave students access to dining halls and could be used to debit food purchases through their meal accounts. In October 1995 Diebold

Diebold

Diebold, Inc. is a United States-based security systems corporation that is engaged primarily in the sale, manufacture, installation and service of self-service transaction systems , electronic and physical security products , and software and integrated systems for global financial and...

made an offer to acquire Griffin that was eventually accepted by Griffin shareholders the following month.