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04 Mar 2024 -- Agilia, the brand-new Evolis card printer featuring retransfer printing technology, aims to be “The Game Changer” in this market. With this strong, assertive positioning, Evolis intends to shake up the established order, and has given itself 4 years to reach 20% market share. But is this really credible? How can Evolis, the D2T2 market leader, conquer the retransfer market? Here’s how. Since its creation in 2000, Evolis has been designing, manufacturing and marketing card personalization solutions. From the outset, it
DASCOM Americas Announces DC-240 Value-Priced Direct-to-Card Printer with Bundled Supplies
MAY 28, 2024 -- DASCOM Americas, a Virginia-based subsidiary of DASCOM, a recognized global leader in business document print solutions announces its latest addition to its card printer line. The DC-240 is a value-priced, single-sided, direct-to-card printer that will be sold as a bundled unit that includes the printer, a 300 image YMCKO ribbon, 100 white PVC cards, and DASCOM’s own CardEditor software. The DC-240 prints up to 155 cards per hour with photo print quality and has standard a 100-card feeder that allows users
DASCOM Americas Unveils Revolutionary PatchIM™ Solution at Global Securities Exchange Show in Dallas
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 -- (Dallas, TX) DASCOM Americas, a recognized industry leader in business technology print solutions, today unveiled PatchIM™, a unique smart card printer innovation that allows users to laminate cards without the need for a separate laminator. DASCOM is exhibiting and showing the PatchIM solution, along with several of its smart card printers and software, at the Global Securities Exchange (GSX) show in Dallas beginning today. According to Juan Vidaurrazaga, Vice President of Sales for DASCOM Americas, “The introduction of this new feature
Evolis shareholders intend to sell Evolis to HID Group, a subsidiary of Assa Abloy
20 Jul 2023 -- The co-founders and the Board of Directors of Evolis are pleased to inform you that the shareholders of edys & Co, which holds approximately 84.43% of the share capital and voting rights of Evolis (i.e. 4,407,707 shares), have entered into exclusive negotiations with HID Global (“HID“), a subsidiary of the Swedish group Assa Abloy, for the sale of their stake in Cedys & Co. At the same time, HID and Crédit Mutuel Equity, which holds around 14% of Evolis shares (i.e.
HID Pursues Acquisition of Evolis to Assert Leadership in Desktop Printer Market, Expand Portfolio and Geographic Footprint
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2023 – HID, the worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced it intends to acquire Evolis, a leading manufacturer of card printers and consumables. The addition of Evolis combines two of the leaders in the desktop printer market and expands HID’s printer portfolio, geographic relevance, and ability to serve customers in additional verticals. Evolis develops, manufactures, and sells printers and software for personalization of physical credentials. Through a well-established channel network, Evolis has built a deep-rooted global market position in the instant
ASSA ABLOY intends to acquire Evolis in France
2023-07-18 -- ASSA ABLOY intends to, through its subsidiary HID Global SAS (“HID”), and subject to certain customary and regulatory conditions, purchase approximately 98.5 percent of the shares of EVOLIS S.A. (“Evolis” or the “Company”), a Euronext Growth company listed in Paris and a leading French manufacturer of ID card printers and consumables. HID has entered into (i) a put option agreement with the shareholders of Cedys & Co S.A.S. (“Cedys”) for all of the Cedys’ shares, noting that Cedys owns approximately 84.4 percent
NXP Semiconductors Presents the MIFARE SAM AV3
Securing Connected Systems with NXP Semiconductors More and more of daily life has become contactless. As we navigate through our lives, people around the world use devices like smartphones, wearables and smart cards to do things like pay for purchases, enter buildings, earn loyalty points and ride public transport. All of these contactless transactions involve personal information that if misused or stolen can lead to serious consequences. To reduce the risk of fraud and theft, contactless transactions need to be protected. The goal is
IDP Launches the SMART-81 Retransfer Card Printer
2023-01-01 -- Introducing the SMART-81, your gateway to the future of card printing. This cutting-edge retransfer card printer is set to revolutionize your card production experience with unparalleled speed and innovation. Our advanced printer features groundbreaking rapid retransfer printing technology that ensures the fastest "ready to print" metric, setting a new standard for efficiency and performance. Equipped with a plethora of optional features, the SMART-81 adapts to your specific needs; from duplex printing to laminating and more, this printer offers a versatile solution tailored to
Infineon and Fingerprints step into cooperation on the all-in-one solution SECORA™ Pay Bio that will bring biometric payment cards to a new level
Munich, Germany and Gothenburg, Sweden – 24 November, 2022 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Fingerprint Cards AB (STO: FING B) today announced the signing of a joint development and commercialization agreement of a plug-and-play turnkey solution for a biometric payment smart card. The goal of the cooperation is to make biometric smart card production as simple and easy as producing a standard dual interface payment card. This comprehensive SECORA™ Pay Bio turnkey solution will include both Fingerprints’ FPC1323 sensor
What Are Security Pass Cards?
Credit Card Encryption: How Does a Security Pass Card Work? Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/bqjswIxbhEE With the introduction of the credit card back in 1966, no one could imagine that security would become such a major factor when using their cards. But as time sped along and cyber crimes became more frequent, the need to improve online security, as well as credit card transactions, became a high priority. Credit card encryption has massively improved over the past few years. Even the technology from just two years
ViVOtech & G&D Confirm Interoperability Between G&D NFC-Enabled SIM Cards And ViVOtech’s OTA NFC Infrastructure Software
ViVOtech And Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) Confirm Interoperability Between G&D NFC-Enabled SIM Cards And ViVOtech's Over-The-Air (OTA) NFC Infrastructure Software Munich, Germany and Santa Clara, CA - Continuing to deliver the latest technologies for powering the most flexible and open Near Field Communications (NFC) mobile payment systems, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and ViVOtech, two global leaders in NFC technology recently announced that their respective technologies are interoperable following successfully concluded testing between their NFC products. Now applications stored on NFC-enabled SIM cards made by
SecuGen Releases Hamster Pro 30, FBI-Certified Fingerprint Reader for Mobile ID FAP 30
Santa Clara, Calif. (May 16, 2022) - SecuGen, world leader in optical fingerprint technology, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Hamster Pro 30 fingerprint reader and U30 OEM sensor. The new contact fingerprint reader and sensor from SecuGen are FBI-certified for use in FIPS 201 PIV and Mobile ID FAP 30 applications. The Hamster Pro 30 takes its place in SecuGen’s expanding line of FBI-certified products alongside the Hamster Pro 20, the Hamster Pro 10, and their companion OEM sensors: U30,
Aspects’ new software functionality saves time and money for wireless test engineers
Aspects is announcing 3G and GSM Tools 5.1, the latest release of their leading suite of wireless testing tools at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. These complement their market leading test tool suite and will work in conjunction with a new, ultra portable hardware platform, the SmartStation3S. The new functionality allows test engineers within Network Operators, (U)SIM / SIM card manufacturers, mobile handset manufacturers and wireless test laboratories to save time and money by supporting quicker and more effective (U)SIM / SIM card
SecuGen Leads the Pack with New Hamster Air, Touchless Fingerprint Reader
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 27, 2021 — SecuGen, world leader in optical fingerprint technology, is excited to announce the release of the new Hamster Air, the industry’s first, low cost, single finger, contactless fingerprint reader. The Hamster Air combines secure biometric authentication with safe touchless fingerprint scanning technology. As a clean and hygienic alternative to contact fingerprint readers, the Hamster Air is ideal for high-traffic, multiple-user environments where users prefer not to touch surfaces that have been touched by others. The Hamster Air is
Release of SafeSign Identity Client version 3.7 for Microsoft, MacOS and Linux
Arnhem, September 2021 -- AET Europe, the leading vendor of solutions in the area of strong digital identities, is announcing the launch of the new generation of their leading product SafeSign Identity Client, version 3.7 for Standard (MacOS and Linux) and Minidriver (Windows). With this launch, the company reinforces its position in the market as the front-runner of solutions enabling secure elements for desktop applications. Adding to its unique ability to support all tokens featuring the SS Applet; used by hundreds of devices
BIO-key Announces New MobilePOS Pro Android All-in-one Terminal Enabling Convenient Biometric-Secured Commerce
WALL, N.J., Aug. 18, 2021 -- BIO-key International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI), an innovative provider of civil, workforce and customer identity and access management (IAM) solutions featuring Identity-Bound Biometrics, today announced the availability of BIO-key MobilePOS Pro, a handheld, biometrically-enabled, rugged and powerful Android Point of Sale terminal, incorporating an FBI-certified capacitive fingerprint scanner into an all-in-one form factor featuring a thermal printer, high-resolution 5 megapixel camera, dual SIM 4G/LTE/CDMA/EDGE cellular and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi support, a barcode scanner, NFC scanner, triple-track magnetic stripe reader,