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Security Integrator Wins Back Huge Metro Police Client
Overview: A national security integration partner and their end user, a large Metro Police Department, produce over 100,000 city permits per year, within a high volume, high-pressure environment. The police department already had over a decade of experience using multiple retransfer printers from the ID card industry and was looking for a solution that could… View Article
National Healthcare Organization Achieves Secure ID Badge Issuance After Acquisitions
Overview: A large health care system with over 100,000 employees was searching for a better way to coordinate the launch of their new brand to staff after multiple acquisitions. For doctors, nurses, and other healthcare personnel, employee ID badges are required to have standardized color coding so ID cards are displayed visibly to patients. Despite… View Article
Access Control Upgrades That Help Employees Feel Safe
Big City Enterprise Security Solutions and Risks As companies reopen their doors for employees in big cities like Los Angeles, organizations that have ground floors accessible are challenged with an increase in unwanted guests who may have been using private property such as lobbies and garages to partake in illicit, illegal, or inappropriate activities. This… View Article
Are QR Codes the Best 2D Barcode For Enterprise ID Cards
Let’s Talk about the 2D Barcode A 2D barcode is a graphical image, and matrix data, that stores information horizontally like 1D barcodes, as well as vertically, increasing their storage capacity. Quick response (QR) codes enable fast data access and are a type of 2D barcode. There are multiple different types of 2D barcodes and… View Article
Evolis Primacy 2 Printer Offers Features For Most Efficient Card Printing
Evolis Primacy 2 Card Printer The Evolis Primacy 2 offers new color profiles, optimized printhead protection, rewrite capability, optional integrated scanner, digital erasing, double overlay ribbon, UV effect, and more. Perfect for applications with high-volume card issuance needed for membership, healthcare benefit cards, employee ID and more. Summary of Primacy 2 features: *Printing: Single… View Article
What is the Baseline Physical Access Control for Schools and Educational Institutions?
Straightforward Thinking Around School Safety As the landscape rapidly changes within our education system, ADVANTIDGE has been working closely alongside schools and school districts to streamline solutions as education costs skyrocket, and departments on all levels look for ways to do more with less. Add the looming threats to campus security, and educators must make… View Article
Why the FARGO HDP6600 is the Top High Volume ID Card Printer
The Enterprise Experience Enterprise-level security management requires efficient tools on demand, especially for high volume ID card printing. Physical and digital security risks have become intertwined with security convergence, requiring organizations to stay on top of updated technology for managing employee access and credentials, time-clocking purposes, employee security, and hybrid workforce capabilities. Does your… View Article
Concerns in Transitioning from Remote to Hybrid to Full In Person Workplaces
Reintroducing Ourselves And Employees To Face-To-Face Work Post pandemic, many organizations that are required to have on-site personnel are adopting a hybrid workforce while reintroducing staff to office buildings, facilities, and campuses nationwide to full in-person work again. However, with such a large number of employees returning at once, this exposes vulnerabilities and employee security… View Article
HID Discontinues FARGO HDP8500 Printer
Notice of Product Discontinuation: HID FARGO HDP8500 Printer HID Global has discontinued the HID FARGO HDP8500 Industrial Series Card Printer, effective March 1, 2022. For two decades, our team at ADVANTIDGE recognizes that no two clients have exactly the same security needs, and we offer access priority support from our expert technicians to get the… View Article
HID Discontinues Inline OMNIKEY 5121 and 5125 Encoders
HID Discontinues Inline OMNIKEY 5121 and 5125 Encoders HID Global will be discontinuing several commercial configurations of the HID FARGO DTCe and HDP card printers, effective September 30, 2022. Specifically, the HID OMNIKEY 5121/5125 combo encoder and field upgrade kits are used for inline encoding of smart cards in the HID FARGO® DTCe and HDP… View Article