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New ID card printer designed to meet growing demands for highly secure, durable ID card programs

Thursday, April 7, 2005

Datacard Group chose the International Security Conference (ISC) West in Las Vegas to unveil its secure ID card printer that, the company says, addresses the security requirements faced by governments, corporations, colleges, and universities. Designed for mid-to-high volume card issuance programs, the printers produces two-sided, full color or monochrome printing. To extend card life, the printer also offers one or two inline laminators.


Datacard Group Unveils Powerful New Datacard SP Series card printer

Las Vegas – Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced the global launch of the Datacard(R) SP75 card printer at the ISC West Conference and Exposition. This newest installment in the highly successful Datacard(R) SP series card printers offers unprecedented versatility and reliability critical for issuing highly secure, durable cards.

The SP75 card printer efficiently and effectively addresses the complex security requirements faced by government organizations, corporations, colleges and universities. Designed for mid- to high-volume card issuance programs, the versatile SP75 card printer offers two-sided, full-color or monochrome printing and utilizes Datacard(R) Advanced Imaging Technology(TM). To extend card life and add security and durability, issuers have the choice of one or two inline laminators featuring virtual edge-to-edge Datacard(R) DuraGard(R) laminate.

Like all other SP series card printers, Datacard Group offers issuers the flexibility of having optional magnetic stripe encoding and advanced smart card personalization features either factory installed to satisfy immediate needs or field upgraded to meet future requirements.

“Our SP series card printers have had exceptional market acceptance in every region of the world,” said Mike Schnaus, vice president of marketing and corporate development for Datacard Group. “We expect the SP75 card printer to satisfy the increasingly complex demands of ID card programs now and in the future,” he said.

Datacard Group offers the world’s best-selling secure ID and card personalization solutions. The company’s portfolio includes systems for high-volume card issuance, card delivery, secure ID issuance and passport production, plus extensive service and supply offerings. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries (www.datacard.com). [end] 

Global Enterprise Technologies Corp. (GET Group) introduced its CP500 identification card printer with 600dpi pigment ink card printing designed for secure identification applications.

The CP500 delivers high-resolution, personalized ID and access control solutions at high-volume, producing secure contactless, contact or magnetic stripe identification cards. Its retransfer print process also enables edge-to-edge printing and the use of programmed primers over specific areas to enable chip technology and encoded data anywhere on the card without requiring cut-outs to lamination.

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UK printer manufacturer Magicard has upgraded one of its ID card printers, now called Enduro+. The redesign includes fraud proof ID card printing technology which helps to reduce costs and make card printing quicker and more secure.

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Evolis introduced its new card printer, coined Primacy, suited for instantly personalizing cards in medium to large runs, single or dual-sided and for a range of applications.

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Datacard Group, which issues secure ID and card personalization solutions, has rolled out a multi-card buffer module for its MX2000 card issuance system. The main purpose of the new module is to hold cards in order to maintain data order when a reject occurs.

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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.

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Plastic card printer NiSCA has rolled out its newest retransfer printer, the PR-C201, which will be displayed at the 19th annual National Association of Campus Card Users conference in Seattle, Wash., April 21-25.

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