Magicard HoloPatch cards are a unique card technology for exclusive use with Magicard printers. All Magicard printers come with the built-in HoloKote system that adds a secure watermark across the face of every ID card printed. HoloPatch cards are designed to provide an additional measure of security for ID cards printed using Magicard printers.
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Northern Michigan University recently upgraded their security systems in residence halls with a new card access system that links student access to their Wildcat Express student ID cards. The university decided to implement the new system to increase efficiency and security for the on campus buildings. Using student IDs as access cards makes it easier for university officials to manage the locking system for exterior doors to the residence halls.
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In response to increasing security risks, hospitals are implementing programs that make it easier to identify who is walking through their doors. With more than 4,000 visitors everyday, hospitals in the Cottage Health system in California are taking extra security precautions and employing a visitor identification badge system.
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At a conference to discuss school violence, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller told a group of educators around the state the straight truth – violence is curbed through being prepared.
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A 500 year flood is currently flowing through Iowa and much of the upper Midwest, wreaking havoc in small towns and large cities alike. As families begin to piece their lives back together, it’s inevitable that construction or utility workers will be present at the scene. Iowa’s Attorney General, Tom Miller, has issued a press release warning Iowans to always check for ID when utility workers come to call, warning that impostors and identity thieves often prey on unknowing homeowners during emergency situations.
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Armed guards at secure buildings weren’t enough for LaSalle county, IL administrators – a recent decision has made it so that every coutny employee in the county’s courthouse will be required to wear an ID badge and lanyard at all times during work hours. Members of the Courthouse and Jail committee designed the policy in February, and while the kinks of the program are still being ironed out, county employees can expect to have their ID photos soon.
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For companies looking to hire a new employee, the process is often the same. First the resumes, then the interviews and narrowing down of the potential candidates. The last step could possibly be the most important one – the background check – companies have traditionally turned to internet databases that can either show the potential employee as nothing but hireable or the exact opposite. Problem is, many of these online databases are incomplete, giving employers only a partial picture of the applicant’s past. Now, an Arizona-based company called CrimShield offers companies and organization a full sweep of an applicant’s background – with a twist. When the employee has been approved by CrimShield’s fine-toothed combs, they’re given a customized ID badge.
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Jefferson County employees in Beaumont, TX, are getting used to carrying their new employee ID cards. The cards, the first phase of a new county security plan passed last August, have a data chip (like the HID iClass) inside the card that stores personal data like name, date of hire, and departmental information.
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