| Choosing the best printer for your application | | | | can store, so this product will continue to serve |
| goes hand in hand with selecting the correct | | | | you well even as your company grows. If you |
| software. Start by determining which versions | | | | buy a new printer, the software can automatically |
| work with your machine and whether or not you | | | | reformat all of your existing designs to fit the |
| should spring for an upgrade to the latest | | | | new equipment - potentially saving you hours of |
| package with all the bells and whistles. All three | | | | work. |
| of the options reviewed below can be used with | | | | |
| several different printer brands. Remember to | | | | Password protection, multiple user accounts, and |
| talk with a knowledgeable customer service | | | | special printing effects make this an excellent |
| representative before finalizing your purchase. | | | | choice for secure ID creation. Bar coding and |
| Software is almost always a non-returnable | | | | mag stripe encoding options come as plug-ins for |
| commodity so a little advance research really | | | | this package so you can upgrade easily if you |
| pays off. Most of today's ID formatting options | | | | want to add these features. A face-finding |
| are user friendly and integrate with products such | | | | camera tool and one click image transfer speed |
| as Microsoft Access for easy data | | | | up the entire production process. You can even |
| management. You generally have the option of | | | | add additional images such as fingerprints and |
| purchasing your digital camera separately if you | | | | digital signatures to take your identification |
| wish. Just take a moment to ensure | | | | strategy to the next level. Finally, the report |
| compatibility by locating the TWAIN compliant | | | | printing features make auditing your current |
| specifications on the box. | | | | database swift and accurate. |
| Datacard Truphoto Solution with ID Works | | | | Asure ID Enterprise |
| This is a great starter kit at a very affordable | | | | This top-of-the-line, user friendly software groups |
| price. If your company is launching a brand new | | | | the options you use most often into readily |
| ID badge protocol on a small scale, trying this | | | | available tool bars to increase the efficiency of |
| product gives you the opportunity to familiarize | | | | your system. The program also features fly-out |
| yourself with the basics before adding more | | | | menus and floating windows that can be easily |
| complex modules. The drivers and software | | | | dismissed once you are through with them - |
| come together in this setup so you are ready to | | | | keeping your monitor free of clutter. Clickable |
| install without a lot of hassle. Templates are also | | | | tabs mean your various screens are within easy |
| included so you don't have to build your own card | | | | reach at all times making navigation intuitive. |
| formats from scratch, and the user interface is | | | | The Live Link option allows you to print cards with |
| easy to navigate. | | | | data freshly uploaded from your external HR or |
| The Truphoto Solution package brings you a | | | | security databases to ensure that your |
| camera that is specifically programmed to give | | | | information is always current. An internal |
| you increased controllability and image quality | | | | database is also included if you wish to create a |
| when used in tandem with your PC. Special | | | | self contained process, or you can mix and match |
| features such as auto-capturing/cropping photos | | | | your sources. iDIRECTOR is available for smart |
| make the ID creation process a snap. Exposure | | | | card applications so you can streamline this |
| and focus are also automated and advanced | | | | advanced data storage and communication |
| enhancement features can deal with common | | | | technology into your workplace. Memory |
| problems like red-eye to ensure a sharp finished | | | | management and encoding application jobs are |
| product. You receive a tripod and backdrop with | | | | dealt with in a single pass using this deployment |
| your purchase to get you up and running in no | | | | module. |
| time. | | | | This premier software is packed with advanced |
| EPI Suite Classic | | | | options that are compatible with several high |
| Mid-size clients often select the EPI Suite Classic | | | | volume printer brands, but this is truly the ideal |
| as their preferred ID badge solution. This | | | | vehicle for creating IDs with Fargo systems. It is |
| program comes standard with a variety of card | | | | designed to be integrated with the OnQueue |
| designs to choose from and allows users to | | | | decentralized printing platform which can interface |
| create custom designs for any application. Batch | | | | with up to 20 printers at once. This allows you |
| printing is made simple with this system giving | | | | to add new equipment to your fleet without |
| organizations the ability to reissue and update | | | | having a separate PC dedicated to each printer. |
| cards efficiently for mass enrollment processes. | | | | It also tracks when and where each badge was |
| There is no limit to the number of records you | | | | created to promote accountability and security. |