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The technology that makes a proximity card work includes an antenna and electronic chip. Both of these are embedded into the card when it is manufactured. All proximity brands (HID, Indala, Kantech, Keri, Casi, AWID, etc.) use a similar technology where elements are embedded inside the card.
When the new school year begins at Blount High School in Prichard, Alabama, all students will be required to wear new student ID badges to improve campus security. The student ID badges will display the cardholder’s photograph and a barcode that stores the student’s personal information to make it easier for faculty and staff to [...]
Businesses and organizations are always looking for economical ways to promote their brand and separate themselves from the pack. The carefully designed logo and selected signature colors create your organization’s brand identity. Everyone in the country knows the big red circle with a dot in the middle stands for Target® since we see it in [...]
East Carolina University has overhauled its residence halls to make them safer for students. Students will now be able to access their residence hall using a proximity fob or a contactless technology device that is the size of a key and can be attached to a key ring. Proximity key fobs provide a convenient [...]
When it comes to ID card software, each program falls into one of three levels: entry-level, mid-level, or fully-featured. All ID card software programs have the ability to design and print cards, but some offer more advanced features than others. Here is an overview of what features and benefits you can expect from each level [...]
Within the next two years, European banks may eliminate the use of magnetic stripe encoding for their credit and debit cards and issue smart cards to their customers. Smart cards are gaining popularity for their ability to store a larger amount of data onto their microprocessor, which makes them ideal for securing highly sensitive information. [...]
“When is it more appropriate to purchase a duplex card printer?” is a question ID Wholesaler’s sales team gets asked every day. The simple answer is “When you want or need to print on both sides of the card.”
Reasons that using a single-sided card printer to print on both sides of the card is a [...]
The new entry-level, user friendly, and high value Magicard Pronto printer is now available for purchase. As previously announced, the Magicard Pronto is a hand-fed ID card printer that is ideal for low-volume, low cost, and on-demand card printing. The Pronto printer is available with magnetic stripe encoding capabilities so you can store information on [...]
The amount of data that can be encoded on to a card with a magnetic stripe is the same for both HiCo and LoCo cards. The primary difference between HiCo and LoCo cards has to do with how difficult it is to encode and erase the information on the stripe.
High Coercivity or “HiCo” cards [...]
