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Zebra Partners with cards & more To Implement Eltron Printers For Personalized Proximity Card Applications. |
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| New Proximity Card Personalization and Encoding System Combines Economy, Performance and Reliability in Contactless Access Control Applications |
CAMARILLO, Calif., May 21, 1999 — Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA), the worldwide leader in bar code and plastic card printing solutions, today announced that its partnership with cards and more LP has resulted in a new integrated system for producing personalized, state-of-the-art proximity cards.
The use of contactless smart cards for access control applications is accelerating. Embedded in these cards is a metallic antenna coil, which allows them to communicate with an external antenna. Referred to as "prox" cards, because they require only close "proximity" to an RF antenna, the cards are read in less than a second. Because the cards do not have to be "swiped" or passed by a "line of sight" they can be read while being carried in a pocket, wallet or handbag. The ability to read cards in this manner facilitates access without the delays associated with removal of the card from pocket or purse in order to "swipe" it through a card reader.
"Our installed base of thousands of cards and more customers includes such interesting applications as access control for formula one racing events worldwide. Various types of contactless smart cards, including complimentary guest passes, race team season passes, and VIP Paddock passes are part of a total access solution. Combining quality products, with our experience, service and support makes this a winning solution for our customers," said Peter Lippold, president of cards and more LP.
Rain, extreme temperatures, dirt and dust do not affect the functionality of the cards or card readers. Because of their durability, and since they can be reprogrammed, prox cards do not have to be replaced nearly as often as traditional access control cards.
cards and more uses Zebra's Eltron plastic card printers, including MaxSecure ID Printing Systems and Eltron P Series printers to personalize proximity cards of all types. The printers use cards and more's integrated contactless smart card encoding station, permitting the cards to be printed and encoded in one process. The printers personalize the encoded cards with a name, location, phone number, or whatever text or image the application calls for.
"Combining Eltron card printers with cards and more's contactless smart card encoder and extensive knowledge and experience in prox card technology provides customers with the best of both worlds," said Holly Sacks, vice president of marketing for Zebra's card printer business.
"With the accelerating growth of proximity card applications, our partnership with cards and more will allow more customers to deploy prox card solutions faster, confident in the knowledge that we are working together to implement their applications reliably," remarked Sacks.
cards and more recently demonstrated its proximity card personalization solutions using Eltron card printers at CardTech/SecurTech '99, held May 12-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.
cards and more, one of the foremost systems integrators of smart card business solutions, provides turnkey ID badge and access control systems solutions. With its focus on contactless chip technology, combined with one-process graphic personalization, cards and more delivers complete smart card access control application solutions to companies worldwide. Information about cards and more products and solutions can be found at www.cardsnmore.com.
Contact:
cards and more
Peter Lippold
415 835 9492
plippold@cardsnmore.com |
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| About Zebra Card Printer Solutions |
A world leader in desktop card printers, Zebra Card Printer Solutions is a division of Zebra Technologies Corporation, which delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions to businesses and governments in more than 100 countries around the world. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra brand thermal barcode label and receipt printers and plastic card printers (formerly branded Eltron®), resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs and better customer service. Information about Zebra card printers can be found at www.zebracard.com. Information about Zebra Technologies can be found at www.zebra.com.
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Zebra Technologies Corporation
Card Imaging Division |
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