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Securex- A great opportunity to see the best in action!
30.8.10
Residing in South Africa, we see that security is at forefront in any South African's mind. We're concerned with not just preventing crimes in ones home or business but crimes of fraud and corruption in corporations or even government institutions. With this in mind, plastic card security is crucial in any application - but even more so in credential management or Identification card programmes. Fraud of any sort completely undermines the control of the card.
Securex is an exhibition that focuses on security channels of all kinds, from access control to residential alarming systems. CardsPlus has taken this week to broadcast and demonstrate the high security features of XID retransfer printers at this show. Revealing hidden security features capable on these machines as well as the high print quality that allows for effective visual security features, the XID printers truly demonstrated the difference that 12 years of quality technology can make!
We still feel confident that EDIsecure's XID family of retransfer printers can simply not be beaten.
If you missed us at Securex and are interested in viewing the XID 8300 in action, please give us a call on 086 16 CARDS and book your appointment today!
Industry News- Kenyan health care takes a step forward
30.3.10
Kenyan health care is about to take another leap forward with the addition of another 100,000 smart cards to join the MediSmart project in Kenya.
Smart Applications International, a Kenyan health care solutions provider is increasing the MediSmart project by an additional 100,000 cards.
The MediSmart card is 
(Image above: Internals of a contactless smart chip card)
Currently there are over 1,000 points of service at pharmacies, doctors and hospitals across Kenya, and 150,000 issued card holders. There is a planned expansion of an additional 500 points of service where patients can be electronically authenticated, benefits verified and claims processed through a smooth electronic process.
According to Secure ID News, Kenya has a particular problem with fraudulent claims in health care. It is estimated that 35% of the claims are fraudulent and this MediSmart card solution addresses fraud head on by enabling the introduction and effective management of funding in the health care sector.
The program will also help eliminate over-expenditure in line with benefit balances, over servicing such as procedures that are carried out when they are not necessary, over prescribing, such as seen in excessive pharmacy prescriptions,
non-compliance with price guidelines and will promote ethical drug substitution and fair pricing with generics bought in bulk.
EdiSecure XID Retransfer Printers - outshining the competition
1.7.08
The convenience and control offered by printing your own plastic cards is now even more appealing with the Digital Identification Professional Line of XID Retransfer Printers.
What makes the XID Retransfer Printers unique?
These printers stand out from other printers on the market today due to
- Print Quality: True ‘over the edge’ printing in millions of colours and offset quality print make cards printed on the XID printers stand out from the traditional direct to card method
- Value for Money: XID Card Printers are all based on the same print engine and chassis enabling them to be easily upgraded with the features needed
- Versatility: Not only do XID Retransfer printers print on a variety of materials with outstanding results (PVC, PVH, ABS, Polycarbonate, PET), but also offer a variety of features to add security to the card, whether encoding, laminating or special UV print technology.
- Performance: Excellent print speed as well as a lifetime warranty on the printhead give XID printers long term value.
- Ease of Use: Smart LCD display providing printer status information via text messages and coloured backgrounds, easy to load coloured ribbon cartridges and removable and reuseable cleaning rollers make operating these printers very straight forward.
Check out these specific benefits:
XID 560ie- fastest full-color single-sided Retransfer Printer in its class due to portrait mode printing. Network ready and ideal for printing and encoding of smart cards (contact and contactless) as well as magnetic stripe cards.
XID 570ie- Dual sided printing for more secure and durable ID cards. Security Ribbon Erase of printed K panel data, optional single sided or dual sided lamination as well as built in Ethernet port and IPSEC for encrypted data transfer.
XID 580ie-Perfect for use in highly secure and high volume operations such as government agencies, R&D departments, laboratories and multinational corporations. Designed for heavy duty use with up to 120 cards per hour with extended print driver features. Also offers pre-selection of up to five different card type profiles.
XID 590ie-the ideal printer for secure and reliable mass production in multinational corporations, card service centers, and government agencies. With the Advanced Intelligent Printer Management (IPM), unrivalled levels of productivity can be achieved, allowing up to seven printers t0 be connected to one server for high capacity production of up to 840 cards per hour. Printer Password Protection to increase security in the production environment . Security features available, such as dye-sublimation UV ribbon for covert security printing, IPSEC for encrypted data transfer through network, and Security Ribbon Erase of K-panel black data on used supplies.
Also, XID offers these items to assist in configuring each card identity system:
ILU-Inline Lamination Unit-Extend card life and protect against physical damage by adding additional clear or secure laminate to the card. Custom or generic holographic foils also help to protect against tampering
OLM-Overlamination Unit- Designed to operate in conjunction with the XID Retransfer printers, but still allows for offline lamination using an optional automatic card feeder. Ideal for secure and durable cards such as national ID cards, military ID, drivers licenses, secure employee cards and more. Custom or generic holographic foils also help to protect agains tampering.
Image Capture Modules-Clear, sharp image capture for photo IDs and travel documents. Automatically takes care of focus, white balance, gain control and backlight compensation. It is more than a simple camera, as the software application independent direct camera interface incorporates several specific features such as high-res live video for preview and mouse controlled zooming, as well as pan and tilt, portrait and landscape mode. The software driver also allows the camera to be used with virtually any software supporting the common TWAIN image acquisition standard.
More information, as well as personalized service can be obtained by contacting Cards Plus at +27 11 894 3914 or through our webpage at http://www.cardsplus.co.za/
Read more...The World’s Smallest RFID Chip
7.9.07
Hitachi has announced the development of RFID chips the size of sand grains. Smaller than the width of a human hair, these RFID chips measure just 1/20th of a millimeter square. The chips are 64 times smaller than currently available RFID chips, which
are already tiny enough to embed in paper. These new RFID chips have a 128-bit ROM for storing a unique 38 digit number, like their predecessor, the Hitachi mu-chip. Hitachi plans on marketing them within the next two to three years. The main application
is likely to be anti-counterfeit.
Smart Card System For South Africa????
Here we go again...déjà vu!
The South African government has decided to go ahead with the Smart Card system of identification without coming to any conclusion in its discussion with business, in particular the banks.
Home affairs minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced that weaknesses in the green bar-coded ID system had made it imperative to go ahead as soon as possible.
"Many undesirable elements have had access to them. So we can forget about other applications, and just use the Smart Card," she said. The minister also said the Smart Card ID aimed to provide a secure identity system that would be useful in other government departments, notably for drivers licences or at pension pay points. However, it could also be used to identify customers to their banks.
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