26 May
                
                    2005
                
            
            
                26 May
                
                '05
                
            
            
            
        
    
                5:50 p.m.
            
        * Jon Lewis:
How hard is it for a university to generate their own student "serial numbers" as students register?
It's probably hard to restructure your databases and rewrite most of your software. 8-( Of course, any unique identifier will do, but it's hard to make the switch.