AUSTIN,
Texas/PRNewswire/ -- HID
Global® , a worldwide leader in secure identity
solutions, today announced the introduction of vanGO®,
a visual security solution that enables universities, enterprises
and state and county government agencies to create and issue
personalized, secure IDs with higher levels of protection. HID
Global's vanGO portfolio sets a new standard in
One-2-OneTM personalized
security that is cost-effective, counterfeit resistant and can be
issued on-the-spot via an easy desktop solution.
With
the vanGO solution, cards are hot-stamped with a special square
metallic patch that can be written with the cardholder's facial
image just before being issued using a special laser writer module
and the high-performing, FARGO® HDP8500 printer from HID Global.
This image creates a unique relationship between card and
cardholder that makes the card nearly impossible to
counterfeit. It is estimated that more than 90 percent of
inspections are still undertaken by the naked eye rather than an
electronic reader in the field. The increased "at-a-glance" vanGO
security of each card makes it easy to visually identify and
authenticate the cardholder's identity without electronic readers
or access to databases.
"Our
focus is to develop creative yet pragmatic solutions that address
the security concerns felt by today's many organizations, from
college campuses to state agencies to global enterprises,"
said Craig
Sandness, Vice President, Secure Issuance Business with HID
Global. "With this latest breakthrough in our visual security
offerings, HID Global is enabling our customers to issue more
advanced and secure ID cards than ever before, in the same
easy-to-implement and cost-effective way that they have come to
expect from us."
By
adding a personalized, counterfeit-resistant image of cardholders
to cards in higher educational settings, vanGO ensures that
facilities and campus communities are safeguarded against
counterfeiters who shouldn't have access to those areas. For
government agencies such as parks and recreation departments, state
offices, public safety centers, and weapons or land management
bureaus, the ease of authentication offers cost-effective,
"eye-readable" security that was previously unavailable. The vanGO
solution also surpasses the effectiveness of conventional
alternatives on the market since each image created is unique to
the card and to the cardholder. Enterprises can now instantly issue
secure IDs to employees and contractors easily and
cost-effectively.
In
developing its vanGO solution, HID Global leveraged the company's
proven LaserCard®
Optical Security Media (OSM) visual authentication
solution. Deployed in some of the highest-security
government-to-citizen ID programs in the world such as
the U.S.
Green Card, the OSM platform has never had an instance of
counterfeiting and has virtually eliminated mass counterfeit cards
in programs in which it is used.
The
vanGO portolio of One-2-OneTM visual
security features includes two options. The standard vanGO option
provides an affordable off-the-shelf solution in a single
configuration. vanGO Custom offers a more customizable solution
that allows the customer to modify the shape and location of the
vanGO patch on the card or add other visual security features, such
as a hologram surrounding the patch.
The
vanGO visual security solution is created using a complete,
easy-to-use desktop personalization solution consisting of:
Availability
HID
Global's vanGO visual security solution is available
now. Click
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About HID Global
HID
Global is the trusted source for innovative products, services,
solutions, and know-how related to the creation, management, and
use of secure identities for millions of customers around the
world. The company's served markets include physical and logical
access control, including strong authentication and credential
management; card printing and personalization; visitor management
systems; highly secure government and citizen ID; and
identification RFID technologies used in animal ID and industry and
logistics applications. The company's primary brands include
ActivID®, EasyLobby®, FARGO®,
IdenTrust®, LaserCard®, Lumidigm®,
Quantum Secure and HID®. Headquartered
in Austin,
Texas, HID Global has over 2,200 employees worldwide and
operates international offices that support more than 100
countries. HID Global® is an ASSA ABLOY Group
brand. For more information, visit http://www.hidglobal.com
®
HID, the HID logo, FARGO,
HDP, LaserCard and vanGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of
HID Global in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other
trademarks, service marks, and product or service names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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