Asure ID Expands Fargo's Software Suite

Photo ID and card management applications available for small, medium and large enterprises

Minneapolis, MN (March 28, 2007) Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, today introduced Fargo Asure IDR photo ID and ID card application control software. Fargo Asure ID is a suite of digital identity and photo ID card management solutions that enable organizations to create, manage and verify an individual's identity. The suite includes Asure ID Solo(tm), Express(tm), Enterprise(tm) and Exchange(tm).

"As an HID Global company, Fargo has the resources of 10 years of software development behind us," said Steve Blake, vice president of product marketing for systems and solutions. "Fargo Asure ID is a robust suite, with products that fit organizations at every level."

Asure ID is easy to learn, feature-rich and capable of enabling ID card applications such as access control, time and attendance, vending and more.
The languages supported include English, Spanish, French and German. The Asure ID applications include:

Solo: Designed for organizations looking for entry-level photo ID card software, Asure ID Solo provides quick and easy single-sided card design and print production with magnetic stripe encoding capability. It will be available for download beginning April 15 at no charge at www.fargo.com  .

Express: Asure ID Express is the ideal choice for organizations looking for affordable, powerful, and easy-to-use stand-alone photo ID card software with advanced card design and batch printing capabilities. A trial version is available at www.fargo.com  . It retails for US $825.

Enterprise: Asure ID Enterprise is the perfect photo ID card software for organizations that operate over a network. Multiple operators and different departments can easily create, update and maintain multiple shared records in real time. It carries a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of US $1595.

Exchange: Asure ID Exchange is the perfect ID card application control software for organizations seeking intuitive card design, data management and advanced card personalization. Smart card users, both contact and contactless such as iCLASS and MIFARE, will gain particular benefits from Exchange's iDIRECTOR(tm) (available later this spring). iDIRECTOR features powerful integration, enrollment and encoding capabilities. Plus, Exchange's Live Link(tm) ensures a quick and seamless gateway with other existing database and network applications. Its MSRP is US $2895.

"The integration of these software packages into our total product offering means customers can feel confident that their printer/encoder, materials, software and accessories are designed to work seamlessly with one another", continued Blake. "This compatibility means one-stop availability for our resellers, as well as unlimited free technical support. For our end user customers, this compatibility means simplified customer service. In the future, we'll engineer features in Fargo printer/encoders and Fargo software to make the customer experience even better."

About Fargo

Founded in 1974, Fargo Electronics is a global leader in the development of secure technologies for identity card issuance systems, including secure card printer/encoders, materials and software. The company has sold more than 140,000 systems in the U.S. and over 80 other countries worldwide.
Fargo card issuance systems reduce vulnerabilities and potential for loss of time, money and lives by continually improving the security of identity credentials. Fargo provides physical, information and transaction security for a wide variety of applications and industries, including government, corporate, national IDs, drivers' licenses, universities, schools and membership.

Fargo is an HID Global company. HID is a leading supplier and manufacturer in the access control industry, serving customers worldwide with proximity and contactless smart card technologies; central station managed access controllers; secure and custom card solutions; photo ID and ID application control software; and electronic cylinders. HID Global is part of the ASSA ABLOY family of companies.

Fargo is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Fargo markets its products through a global distribution network of professional security integrators.
For more information about Fargo, visit www.fargo.com. .