Recycling can provide a selling point for cards, but reclaimed plastic often comes in less-than-pure shades of white that can drive away card-industry decision makers. “The biggest concern among card manufacturers is being able to offer a consistent color,” says...
Laser engraving is a technology that burns data into an ID card or data page in a passport. It enables standard text and images to be added as well as special security features such as microtext, tactile data, perforated images...
When shopping for an ID card printer, you’re liable at the outset to be hit with two choices: direct-to-card or reverse image transfer? Making an informed choice depends on what kind and how many cards you’re trying to print. Direct-to-card...
Keeping track of the bad cards–those that were printed but never issued–is just as important as tracking the good cards when managing your ID card system. For John Ekers, Fargo Electronics’ director of product marketing for software and services, it...
Physical security workhorse begins giving way to contactless as price cuts and multi-technology readers eliminate hurdles By Chris Corum, Executive Editor, AVISIAN Publishing You can do more – and you can do it more securely – with contactless than you...
Higher cost and lower market demand slows the adoption of PVC’s biodegradable rival … for now By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor It sounds corny to some, but the latest card en route to consumers’ wallets promises the same durability of...
A lot of attention has been given in recent years to the 16 digit ISO standard numbering scheme (ISO 7812) in connection with identification cards. As a result, many campuses have registered for their own unique ISO BIN. However, some...
Perhaps the most important feature of any credit or debit card is the 16-digit number unique to that card. It is called an ISO number, and it is the key for linking each transaction conducted with the card to the...
When it comes to today’s ID card, there is often more than meets the eye. That is because more and more card issuers are turning to visual security elements (VSE) to deter counterfeiting and facilitate card authentication. Elements ranging from...
The reason that most cards contain either two or three tracks is that the industry has standardized around these types. The ISO/IEC 7811 standards, titled Identification Cards – Recording Technique, detail the data formats and encoding schemes for tracks one,...
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
Feb. 1 webinar explores how mobile ordering enhanced campus life, increased sales at UVA and Central Washington @Grubhub @CBORD
