An agreement between Fargo Electronics and UK-based Optaglio Ltd. will enable Fargo to leverage its high definition printing technology with Optaglio’s hologram system to produce a more secure ID card. The agreement is specifically aimed at government and financial markets. Partnership leverages strengths in secure ID card printing and holographic overlaminates Minneapolis, MN–Fargo Electronics, Inc., […]

Secure identity provider HID Global’s Crescendo smart cards, an off-the-shelf smart card that integrates with various Microsoft operating systems, has also earned the “Works With Windows Vista” designation. Its integration with HID physical access control technology allows the card to be easily deployed for both logical and physical access control applications, all from within Microsoft […]

The partnership between INSIDE Contactless and HID Global has been extended to enable the use of iCLASS® technology in the new area of virtual credentials. Customers who use HID iCLASS cards with INSIDE’s core technology will also benefit from the full security features of iCLASS virtual credentials, securely delivered via HID Global’s idBank™ system, on […]

Secure Services Corp. (SSC) has integrated their Secure Health and Privacy Environment (SHAPE) Smart Token® Constructive Key Management (CKM) cards with Intercede’s MyID smart card and identity credential management platform. Features of SSC’s SHAPE Smart Token® CKM card include: the card holder controls who has access to specified information and their fingerprint is converted to […]

LaserCard has received the Élan Award at the International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) annual conference this past month. This award represents the “Best I.D. Card Design.” LaserCard’s winning entry was its LaserPass Access card produced for Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of electric cars. The secure access optical memory card is used for building […]

The Connecticut manufacturing facility for HID Global, a secure identity provider, has received the state’s Gold Shingo Prize, deemed the “Nobel Prize of manufacturing” by one business magazine. The award recognizes companies that have solved challenging manufacturing process problems. Connecticut Manufacturing Facility Increases Customer Value Through Efficient Execution in Production and Delivery IRVINE, Calif.– HID […]

When shopping for an ID card printer, you’re liable at the outset to be hit with two choices: direct-to-card or reverse image transfer? Making an informed choice depends on what kind and how many cards you’re trying to print. Direct-to-card (DTC) printing is the most common technology used in desktop ID systems to print images […]

The GSA has approved ImageWare® IWS™ EPI™ Builder credential software for its approved product list (APL) as part of the GSA’s FIPS 201 evaluation program. ImageWare’s IWS EPI Builder is certified for the Facial Image Capture Camera category which meets all the requirements for systems conducting facial image capture under the HSPD-12 program. IWS EPI […]

Datacard Group’s newly launched Datacard SP75 Plus and CP80 Plus card printers have recently appeared on the GSA Approved Product List (APL) for Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 201 card printer specification. The card printers personalize highly secure, durable cards and address the complex security issues associated with distributed issuance. Key security features include ultraviolet […]

Ever think about adding new credential form factors to your HID security system? It is a major step easier now with the company’s introduction of idBank™, a virtual credential issuance solution that creates HID-compatible IDs on fobs or other non-card formats. The initial implementation of these Virtual Credentials is with Privaris’ biometric key fobs. HID […]