Datacard has provided a free training video to demonstrate how to add a barcode field to a id card design when using their ID Works software. Steps to add the barcode field can be seen in the video below:
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Central to a sport spanning over 6000 years, the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) promotes dragon boat racing worldwide. A software and printer solution has now been developed specifically for processing Dragon Boat regatta participants, using Zebra’s ZXP series 3 printers to print personalised race ID cards and streamline the competitor accreditation process.
Check out the IDBF/Zebra video at the following link;
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Need to know how to add text fields and other fields to your card template in ID Works card printing software? Check out this video for step by step instructions.
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Datacard has released the following training video to teach users how to create a basic design template in their ID card software, ID Works.
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The Magicard Rio Pro Xtended personalizes extra-long plastic cards for ticketing, accreditation and product labeling. Cards up to 110mm long can be printed entirely in full colour using the double-printing mode. The printer can also handle pre-printed cards up to 140mm long, printing a CR80-sized (86mmx54mm) area in full colour in a single pass or an area up to 110x54mm using double-printing. In monochrome mode, the entire length of a 140mm by 54mm card can be printed.
Print extra long plastic cards
Superior print quality enabled by ICC profiles
Monochrome print on pre-printed cards up to 140mm long
Colour print up to 110mm x 54mm cards
Built in USB and Ethernet connection with Windows 7, XP and Vista (32/64 bit) compatibility
50mm wide variant for product labelling
Standard HoloKote with option to customise
Adjustable card feeder
For information on the Rio Pro Extended or any Magicard Printer call an expert at Safe-Card ID Services today.
IRVINE, Calif., – January 3, 2012 – HID Global, a trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the company has acquired EasyLobby, the industry leader in secure visitor management solutions. The acquisition delivers a number of potential synergies with HID Global’s portfolio across its identity and access management business.
EasyLobby is the pioneer and market-leading provider of comprehensive visitor management solutions. The company’s product suite provides enterprise-class visitor registration, tracking, reporting, badge printing, asset and package management, web-based pre-registration, and employee/contractor time and attendance functionality, and is tightly integrated with a wide variety of access control, human resources and other systems. EasyLobby products complement and extend HID Global’s portfolio, and have been deployed across a large and diverse base that is well-aligned with HID Global’s physical access control customer base.
EasyLobby is a strategic acquisition that delivers strong potential synergies across multiple high-value market segments,” said HID Global president and CEO Denis Hébert. “The addition of EasyLobby’s product suite, large installed base and strong customer engagements will enable us to broaden our offering to include trusted solutions for a wide range of visitor management applications. Additionally, this acquisition brings us a talented team with a highly complementary skillset.”
“We are very excited to become part of HID Global, a global company at the very heart of the security industry. This combination adds industry-leading secure visitor management solutions to the world’s most comprehensive offering of physical access control and secure card issuance systems,” said Howard Marson, EasyLobby CEO. “Together, our extended range of products creates a highly differentiated portfolio that will drive new opportunities for our mutual customers and partners, across all geographic regions of the world.”
For more information about Visitor Management give an expert at Safe-Card ID Services a call at 888-485-4696.
Datacard Group has released a new clear card overlay that will protect printed custom cards from durability threats. This would include moisture, various chemicals and abrasives that may touch the card. This overlay is not able to be removed from the cardstock as in other current overlays in the marketplace.
Introducing the product, Datacard provided a press release describing the benefits of this overlay. Exerpts are below:
Available for the Datacard® desktop printer line, the DuraShield clear overlay provides a combination of exceptional durability and over-the-edge coverage, and is ideal for financial cards, student ID applications, secure corporate access control cards, as well as other demanding card programs. This new scratch-resistant, full-coverage overlay is optimal for PVC composite cards, extends the card life and reduces issuance costs by protecting against environmental threats. It cannot be removed from a card intact, unlike typical polyester patch laminates offered today.
“Datacard Group is dedicated to delivering a portfolio of supply products that continue to meet and exceed customer demand and expectations,” said Russell St. John, senior vice president of global marketing for Datacard Group. “The ability for documents and cards to withstand counterfeiting, forgery, alteration and everyday abrasions ensures that issuers can extend card life while maintaining a cost-effective and secure card program. Our new DuraShield overlay offers card durability that is over four times the protection of a standard topcoat and is ideal for multiple applications.”
For more information about card printers and speciality products to increase the durability of your printed cards, please contact our ID card experts at 888-485-4696.
Jolly Technologies has released updated versions of their identity software, ID Flow and also Lobby Track. The new editions contain the following feature:
QR Codes
Other Lobby Track Upgrades
Lobby Track can also now store signatures in a file folder for an audit trail. The signature capture is completed at check in and helps to validate that the actual cardholder is checking in or out. A popular application of this feature is time and attendance use where the company is concerned that other employees may be signing someone in and out for their payroll documentation.
Lobby Track Online Registration Module features the capability of sending registration confirmation emails containing a barcode. containing information to be used for fast check-in.
If you currently have a support plan with Jolly for your software, the upgrade version is free. If your support plan has ended or you did not purchase one, you may upgrade your software version for an upgrade fee. Please contact our ID experts at 888-485-4696 if you would like additional information about ID Flow or Lobby Track software.
Evolis is introducing their newest ID card printer – the Evolis Zenius.
From the Evolis website, the following advantages can be found with this new printer:
Zenius makes it easy for you every step of the way! Discover a wealth of advanced features loaded in a contemporary yet compact design.
Equipped with state-of-the-art printing technologies, the Expert version of Zenius can be upgraded onsite with multiple encoders. These flexible features ensure that you will always be in line with your current and future requirements in plastic card printing.
With a low sound level and its amazingly small size, Zenius can be accommodated in virtually any environment, be it a welcome desk, a sales counter, or an office desk. By its really low weight, Zenius is the lightest printer in its category.
Zenius has earned the coveted ENERGY STAR certification and complies with the reduced energy consumption guidelines from the ErP European Directive
For additional information about this new Evolis Printer, contact our ID card experts at 888-485-4696.
Many of the ID card printers recently released offer the feature of rewritable ID card printing. Many ID card operators have no clue what rewritable means in the context of PVC card printing.
The concept of rewritable card printing allows a card to be customized approximately 500 times during its lifetime. Using an ID card printer without a ribbon, specialized cards can be personalized for temporary use. At the end of use, the card can be erased so that it can be re-customized and used at a future time.
Benefits if using rewritable printers are many. Some of them are:
The technology behind this printing comes is explained best from a leading card printer manufacturer, Evolis. They explain the printing technology of their rewritable ID card printers as follows:
Rerwitable Printers
Rewritable printing technology does not require a ribbon to personalize cards. The card itself holds a thermosensitive material that turns visible when heated to a temperature of 356° F (180° C) and then rapidly cooled.
The application of a lower temperature, generally in the 230-320° F (110-160° C) range, will erase any color pattern. This process leverages two chemicals that interact with each other according to selected temperature thresholds.
This heating/cooling process is handled thanks to a thermal head, similar to the one used in the Evolis printers. Note that this process can be rolled back, allowing the same card to be reused and reprinted up to 500 times.
Rewritable cards
In a blank rewritable card, the thermosensitive material is applied as a plastic layer over a substrate. The most common substrates are PVC for 0.76mm (30 mil) cards and PET for 0.25mm (10 mil) cards.
PVC cards can be supplied with magnetic stripes and contactless chips to support advanced applications. PET cards often come with a magnetic layer on the reverse side of the rewritable surface
For more information about Evolis printers or other ID card printers, contact our ID card experts at 888-485-4696.
