Is High Definition Printing with Retransfer technology and encoding capability is right for your organization?
If you’re using a Direct-to-Card printer perhaps you’ve been thinking of upgrading to a better quality more secure printing but aren’t sure if its right for you. Here’s a video showcasing the Fargo HDP5000 by HID.
If you have any questions regarding this or any other card printer be sure to call us to help you navigate this important decision.
While RFID certainly is the way of the future, there are certain precautions that need to be taken. For instance, if your company issues RFID Credit Cards you and your employees are at risk for identity theft. That’s right, Credit Cards with RFID chips embedded in them are much easier to skim than their magnetic stripe counterparts. Protect the identity of your employees as well as your company’s resources with Shielded Badge Holders and Shielded Card Sleeves.
Watch the video below to see how easy it is to skim information from an RFID equipped credit card.
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Fargo’s DTC1000 is one of the most popular ID Printers in the industry. Featuring Direct-to-card printing and 125 kHz and 13.56MHz encoding, the DTC1000 is the most simple and efficient printer in HID’s product line.
As we mentioned earlier, HID unveiled a portfolio of new solutions at ISC West 2 weeks ago. Additionally, parent company ASSA ABLOY in conjuction with HID Global held an informative meeting on the future of the industry. As you may expect, this information session focused heavily on the rapidly emerging mobile access industry.
If this sounds like something you would have liked to attend, you’re in luck! The recorded presentation entitled “Access Control Goes Mobile” is being offered as an On-Demand Webcast on HID’s website. Check it out and stay up to speed on this new and emerging technology.
Source: SecureIDNews.com
HID Global unveiled a range of new solutions for the creation, use and management of secure identity applications at last week’s ISC West 2012 International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. (read more)
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Quinnipiac University, a Hamden, Conn. school best known for its politically focused Polling Institute, recently upgraded the campus card used by its 5,800 students.
The Qcard had relied solely on magnetic stripe technology for 24-years before entering the contactless generation. While the contactless rollout has been successful, like any new campus system it has faced both obstacles and some vocal critics. (read more)
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Secure identity provider HID Global has expanded its card printer and encoder line with the launch of the Fargo DTC1000M Monochrome Printer/Encoder that provides organizations with a printer that’s cost-effective to own and operate.
Dan DeFore, HID’s director of product marketing, said that this entry-level printer can meet a customer’s card issuance needs with a range of cost-effective card printer/encoder options, including card issuance supplies and issuance software solutions.
The DTC1000M prints a…(read more)
While smart cards have been slow to take off in the United States, Colleges and Universities continue to lead the way in their application.
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently conducted a study which showed that the following applications are the most common uses for Student ID Cards among American College Students:
Remarkably, however, 76% of colleges still use magnetic stripe cards. 31% use proximity cards, and 16% use proximity fobs and tokens. Obviously there is some overlap in the numbers. Read the IR Study for full details.
Source: HIDGlobal.com
Previously, I discussed a handful of issues that I believe are at the core of understanding how access control products and solutions will be used moving into the New Year.
Some of these trends included the move to mobility, the convergence of physical and logical access control solutions and federal mandates that are fueling more robust personal identification security. This week, I’d like to share the remaining five important issues that I believe will significantly influence how end-users, enterprises and government organizations will use security identity solutions in 2012. These are: (read whole article)
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