On campuses across the country, metal keys are disappearing in favor of plastic cards. As witnessed by the hotel industry in the preceding two decades, these offline electronic locks are revolutionizing door access in college dormitories. And the growing flexibility of these systems is taking them beyond the dorms and into a variety of multi-access […]

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA (August 11, 2003) – Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) announced today the introduction of the CardJet 410 Photo ID System. The CardJet System is a complete, integrated system for producing full color, professional ID cards. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Fargo Card Printer/Encoders create personalized plastic identification cards complete with digital images […]

New Version 4.1 available in French, German, Japanese and Spanish Minnetonka, Minn. — August 7, 2003 — Datacard Group today announced that the latest version of its flagship identity software is now available in French, German, Japanese and Spanish, in addition to English. Additional language options for the Datacard® ID Works® v4.1 identification software will […]

Princeton Junction, NJ, July 21st – The United States government is today making broad use of smart card technology and is headed toward a single smart card identity credential for all federal employees. To ensure these smart IDs work across all of the government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established a new committee, […]

MINNEAPOLIS (July 22, 2003) – Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) and ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) have entered into an agreement that will establish Fargo as a master distributor of ImageWare’s off-the-shelf photo ID badge design and management software. ImageWare develops software solutions for the creation of secure photo IDs and credentials that are used for […]

VERNON HILLS, Ill., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA) announced today that Christopher D. Hook, an industry leader in radio frequency identification (RFID), has joined the company to head its activities in developing market opportunities for RFID technology. Mr. Hook, 48, has close to 20 years of experience in the creation, development […]

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 21, 2003–Visa International announced today the launch of a new smart card product costing just US$1.98 and has further reduced the costs of a range of card products launched under the Visa Smart Breakthrough Card program. The price reductions mean that Visa smart card costs have fallen up to 40 per cent […]

All on Rochester (NY) campus use badges – access to residence halls, computer rooms, meals, library and even the Buffalo Bills! St. John Fisher College is the idyllic liberal arts college, with 18 buildings spread over 140 park-like acres. With 2,200 full-time and 1,000 part-time students, the college offers 27 academic liberal arts majors and […]

There we were, 10 years ago on-site at a New York community college campus, on a tour of their ID card office. The college was preparing to deploy the latest in card production, a dye-sublimation printer and digital-image capture system. But that day we were treated to a demonstration of the school’s existing card production […]

On most campuses summer is a good time to regroup and get ready for the orientation sessions and the start of another academic year. In the card office, it is also the time to check the plastic card reserves and get ready to order stock for next year. Ordering plastic card stock is not as […]