The focus at Fargo Electronics is squarely on desktop ID card printers and consumables but some might be surprised to know that it is the consumables that make up the larger share of the company’s revenue. In a market where unit sales growth is relatively gradual, new revenue streams and ways to provide more to […]

Gary Glickman, former chief marketing officer for MAXIMUS, a technology services provider to the U.S. government, has been hired as CEO for Giesecke & Devrient’s Cardtech, Inc., the company’s U.S. subsidiary. Giesecke & Devrient brings Gary Glickman on Board to Lead the U.S. Cards and Solutions Business Unit DULLES, Va. (BUSINESS WIRE)–Giesecke & Devrient, a […]

Fargo Electronics, announced recently that it is shipping another 276 of its high definition laminating card printer encoders to the U.S. Department of Defense as part of the federal agency’s Common Access Card program. This latest order is a followup to an April shipment of 125 of the printers. Fargo Electronics receives an order from […]

< ? $key="0530"; ?> Online access control without the wires? Security goes Wyreless Installing access control systems into campus buildings and factilities is benefitting from the same technology that enables wireless Internet access. Think of the possibilities when the need to run lines to card readers at doors, turnstyles, parking lots, and more is eliminated. […]

By Andy Matko, Marketing Manager, Magicard The majority of ID Card Printers use dye sublimation technology, as do an increasing number of Photo Printers. But what is dye sublimation, and how does it differ from printing techniques like ink jet? This guide will give you the answers to the questions your customers and colleagues will […]

Smart cards are alive and well in Washington, D.C. even though some 28 projects have disappeared in the past 18 months. That’s the one-line summary of a 30-page report issued in September by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), the audit, evaluation and investigative arm of Congress. The document was named for the conclusion it […]

California-based ActivCard, responding to a U.S. directive for a federal standard for secure and reliable forms of identification, is now offering an open license to the interface specification for its Smart Card ID Applets Suite–what it says are necessary components of an ID solution deployment for large-scale identification and access control systems. Leading Provider of […]

Identix Inc., a multi-biometric provider of fingerprint, facial, and skin identification technologies, has become one of more than 30 smart, biometric, optical, and proximity card application software developers and manufacturers that make up the Fargo Technology Alliance. Fargo Announces Addition of Identix Incorporated Minneapolis, MN (September 13, 2004) – Fargo Electronics, Inc. announced that Identix […]

Student Advantage has been offering discount programs to college students for 11 years. But now, the company is taking the next logical step by merging the offering with a college’s existing campus card program. The first test, an incredibly successful one at that, was implemented last fall at Georgetown University outside Washington, D.C. “We’re now […]

The Office of Greek EU Presidency used Zebra P520 printers to print ID badges to help secure high-profile meetings throughout the country. The cards had a unique bar code holding personal information on individual delegates. The barcode was read via Portable Data Terminals. The cards also incorporated a customized hologram for added security. Greece Strengthened […]