Increased smart card adoption rates could hinge on how well smart cards are able to integrate with emerging logical and physical access control technologies–like USB tokens and prox cards–according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. Integration of Smart Cards with Upcoming Technologies Essential to Boost Adoption Rates PALO ALTO, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE)–The uptake […]

Fargo’s new HDP600 printer is one of the models selected by the U.S. Department of Defense for personalizing the Common Access Card. The HDP600 offers the versatility to encode nearly all commonly used ID technologies, including mag stripe, ISO 7816 contact chips, Mifare and iCLASS contactless chips, and HID proximity cards. Fargo Electronics Launches HDP600 […]

The new Pebble ID card printer from the French manufacturer, Evolis, is available with print drivers for Mac OS X. Traditionally, ID card printing has been a PC affair with Macintosh computers–for the most part–left on the sidelines. This has always seemed a bit ironic as many of the card designers and service bureaus have, […]

Taiwan’s national electronic ID card, its Citizen Digital Certificate, aims to provide 16 million eligible citizens the ability to make secure e-transactions via government web sites. Helping drive this project are the more than 400 Zebra P420 printers installed in Taiwan’s 374 household registration offices. Taiwan’s Certificate Authority has launched the Citizen Digital Certificate, an […]

By Kristine Blackburn and Patrick McGuane, Allsafe Technologies At card manufacturing leader, Allsafe, we believe that the key to success is flexibility. By this, we mean both ‘flexibility’ in terms of what we offer customers and in turn, ‘flexibility’ providing the watchword of how we tool our organization to meet changing customer demands as unlimited […]

Both the campus and the banking partner invest a great deal – in time and money – to prepare a financial services offering for cardholders. Contracts are negotiated, services planned, marketing developed, and logistics laid out. A key component of this planning is the account establishment process. How will those students that elect to use […]

Zebra Technologies has added a dual-sided color printer that can harness RFID technology to automate key processes. It can produce secure laminated photo ID cards on site and is designed for medium- to large-volume applications. CAMARILLO, Calif., June 21, 2004—Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in barcode labeling and card printing solutions, has introduced […]

The U.S. Genenal Services Administration (GSA) will look to Oberthur for production of the new contact and contactless ID cards. The GSA cards will be issued to employees, contractors, and visitors using facilities nationwide. The GSA announced that 18,000 of the new credentials will be issued. OBERTHUR WINS FIRST GSA CONTRACT FOR ISSUANCE OF SECURE […]

By Lyn White, Campus Card and Marketing Consultant, White Consulting YOU DO! You have taken a lot of time to determine that your campus could benefit from a campus card program. You have slaved over the RFP and agonized over the responses from the vendors. You have sat through the presentations by the finalists and […]

Datacard, whose ImageCard III printers have been producing Thailand’s national Ids for several years, has become the sole source provider for card printers and related supplies, under an agreement announced recently by the country’s Ministry of Interior. In the past three months, Datacard has deployed more than 1,330 Datacard Magna Series card printers. Thailand officials […]