News on ID Cards, ID Badges and Photo ID Systems: 01/02/2005

Beware of Fake Utility Workers

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Criminals are going door to door, trying to get inside your home by pretending to be from a legitimate company.Volunteer TV?s Chloe Morroni has some tips to keep you safe in your own home.KUB warns that people going around knocking on doors trying to get inside homes by pretending to be from the utility.Darrin Rhines says folks should keep in mind, "we generally do not just show up unless there's some type of emergency situation."Rhines says KUB workers and contractors have id badges. "They should have that with them at all times. A customer should feel comfortable saying please let me see some ID," Rhines adds. But he says since even professional looking badges can be forged, KUB encourages customers "to call and check to see if that is a KUB employee or not."

Full Article from volunteertv.com.

Tuesday, January 04, 2005

British ID card Gains Ground

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The British government's quest to institute a national identity card faces a critical phase in the next few weeks, as the legislation will be scrutinized and amended in committee at the House of Commons before going to the House of Lords to undergo the same process there.The Identity Cards Bill passed its second reading with a vote of 385 to 93 on Dec. 20. The cards are intended to begin rolling out in 2008, and Tony Blair's Labor government estimates the cost of the system at 3 billion pounds ($5.7 billion), though opponents believe it will cost at least twice that much.

Full Article from wired.com.

Monday, January 03, 2005

Voter seeks party with a definite identity

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MR HOWARD?S officials think that opposition to ID cards would have made their man look soft on crime. Apart from the fact that this is rubbish since ID cards too are subject to fraud and will hardly save you if some knife-wielder breaks into your house, the question should not have
been what Mr Howard looks like, but what is right. ID cards are not right. If they really could perform miracles, the US would adopt a national ID card system. ID cards did not stop the bombers in Madrid. Nor will they prevent anything bad happening here. As for social security fraudsters, anything the government can do, they can do better. The key to combating
social-security fraud lies not in ID cards but in reforming the ridiculously complicated web of benefits.

Full Article from news.scotsman.com.

Sunday, January 02, 2005

'Tony Blair is a liability to his party'

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We, as the Conservative Party, are not happy with the Labour Party?s attempt to pass a bill that will see every citizen requiring an identity card: to keep a check on terrorism.We Torians are ourselves divided about it. The debate is whether these ID cards would erode civil liberties, usher in the ?Big Brother? society or establish some kind of totalitarian police state.Those who want the ID card system are claiming that we are going soft on crime and terrorism. Anyway, the government does not have the time to enforce it into a law because this term expires in May.

Full Article from mid-day.com.

Rio 2 and Tango 2 Printers by Magicard

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Rio 2 and Tango 2 Printers by Magicard

With their patented HoloKote? ID card watermark, the Magicard Rio 2 and Tango 2 printers from Ultra Electronics Card Systems set the new benchmark for ID card security.

Magicard is the only brand of printers that automatically prints an anti-card-copying watermark onto the card during the print cycle. It costs nothing to print the HoloKote? watermark - standard dye film ribbons are used to print on standard PVC cards. With the Rio 2 and Tango 2, a custom HoloKote pattern can be specified, ensuring not only the highest card security, but enabling the customer to print their own logo on the card. The custom HoloKote pattern is programmed into a Custom Key, an encrypted memory card, which can also be used as a printer lock key.

The Tango 2 is the double-sided version of the Rio 2. Able to print 80 double-sided cards per hour, the Tango 2 is for high-throughput printing applications, and where double-sided printing is convenient for instant card issuance.

The Rio 2 and Tango 2 are direct replacements of the best-selling Rio and Tango printers. The new models offer all the same features ? contactless, contact chip and magnetic stripe encoding, USB & parallel interfaces, fast print speed, metal print engine ? and also add a new LCD display, Ethernet interface option, and a stylish new silver design.

According to Ray Coles, Managing Director of Ultra Electronics Card Systems, "The Rio 2 and Tango 2 are designed to be form, fit, and function replacements of the popular Rio and Tango, allowing Magicard resellers and end-users seamlessly to change over to the new models. The introduction of the Rio 2 and Tango 2 comes at a time when Ultra Electronics Card Systems is moving from strength to strength; during 2004 we have invested in a new expanded production facility dedicated to Magicard printers, as well as significantly expanding our sales and marketing team."

The new Rio 2 and Tango 2 printers are fully supported by the unique UltraCoverPlus warranty, which offers free print head replacement and a free loan printer for a full 2 years from purchase (North America and EU).

Magicard secure ID card printers include the entry-level Opera and Avalon, the compact Alto, and the high-security, high-throughput Rio 2 and Tango 2 models, as well as the reverse transfer Prima. All printers feature advanced card security options.

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