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WEBINAR: Migrating to Contactless Technology

2/20/2013

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ColorID will be hosting a web presentation for the Higher Education market on "Migrating to Contactless Technology: What You Need to Know in 2013", Wednesday February 27, 2013 at 2:00 pm EST (additional dates to follow).

If your campus is thinking of migrating from mag stripe or prox cards to contactless smart cards; you know there are many decisions to make before you place your first order. Which technology, what manufacturer and what type of applications do I need to consider? We will focus on the factors you need to consider in order to make the right decision.

David Stallsmith will be presenting, and he is a regular speaker at NACCU and other campus card conferences and has helped individuals and groups at hundreds of universities, hospitals and government agencies understand card technology.

Topics in the presentation:

Campus Trends: Contactless Migrations, Re-cardings
Cards and Readers: DESFire, iCLASS, aptiQ, MIFARE, EMV
Applications: Physical access, POS
Mobile: NFC, phones
Pricing, blank vs. pre-printing options

If you would like to take part in this web presentation, please email [email protected] with your name and the names of anyone else at your institution that would like to attend. We will send out invitations and additional details for the web presentation early next week. This webinar is geared toward the higher education market however many of the technologies included in this presentation are applicable in other markets.

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Encoding Magstripes 101

2/13/2013

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Encoding Magstripes 101
Knowing what you can encode onto your magstripe may be the most difficult part in the encoding process. Magstripe encoders are readily available and in the identification world the ID Badge printer is the device that manages this; however desktop and handheld swipe encoders are also a popular choice. ID Badge printers utilize an ID Software program for encoding however the desktop and handheld encoders usual come with a software that allows you to set parameters to what it is you're encoding.

What can I encode?
The following is an illustration of what a 3 track magstripe allows us to encode onto it. The same parameters are accurate in the event you are using a 1 track or 2 track magstripe.