When printing photo ID cards, 90% of your time is spent working with the ID software you'll use to create the ID card template and not the ID card printer itself. This is why choosing the best ID software for your identification needs will literally "make or break” your ID card program. There are many ID card creation software options out there, and some are better than others. If you’re not tech-savvy, don’t be intimidated by the process of choosing ID software. It’s easier than you may think!
To start figuring out which ID software is best for you, here are some questions to ask yourself:
Do you want to store all your ID card records so you can easily search for and reprint cards if necessary?
For example, let’s say you print an ID card for Bob Smith. Bob comes to you later saying that he lost his card. Do you want to be able to search for "Smith” and reprint the card? If you are like most companies, the answer to that question is an enthusiastic "yes.”
ID software can be grouped into two different categories: Database software and non-database software. If you want to store all your photo ID card records you have an easy decision: you need database software.
Examples of ID card software with internal databases on our website include:
- Asure ID Express ID Card Software (item 86412)
- Jolly ID Flow Premier Edition Software (item IF6-PRE)
- EPI Suite Lite ID Card Software (item 11-04-01)
Do you or will you ever have a need to do batch printing?
For example, do you have an Excel spreadsheet of names you would like to import into your ID software in order to print ID cards for a number of different people? If so, you need database ID software. There is more to database software than the database!
Do you need to print ID cards from more than one computer on your network?
If so, do you want your card records to be accessible to all of these computers? If yes, then you need the final type of ID software: Enterprise software. In addition to being database software, Enterprise ID card software allows you to share a common database among multiple workstations. Enterprise ID software also allows you to connect to your existing database in order to print ID cards for those people who are already in your company database.
Examples of Enterprise software include:
- Asure ID 2009 Enterprise ID Card Software (item 86413)
- Asure ID Enterprise 2009 Site License (item 86431) – to be used with the Master License (item 86413)
Whether your organization needs an entry-level or fully-featured ID card software, you can always rely on a trusted ID Professional to help. Call us today at (800) 321-4405.