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NBS Technologies Inc. integrated their new open card format printer, the Javelin FLX, into Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. This printer will be used to issue all personalized rewards, temporary access, and key cards for the Hard Rock Hotel's Backstage Pass loyalty program. Launched in 2012, the Backstage Pass loyalty program, rewards guests for engaging in activities across the property, including gaming, dining, drink, partying and sleeping. The FLX card printers are a crucial part of the Hard Rock Hotel Vegas' overhaul of their loyalty program.

Near Field Solutions, UK NFC specialists have been working with Fujifilm over the past months to develop an NFC enhancement to Fujifilm's SmartPix photo kiosks – a first for the UK market. The technology, which Fujifilm have trademarked as Tap 'n' Print, is the latest feature to be unveiled in Fujifilm Imaging Support Services „SmartSuite‟ range of software developments that Fujifilm provides for users of the SmartPix kiosk. Tap 'n' Print allows users to transfer their images from their smartphone by simply selecting their images and touching their device onto the kiosk.

IDentiphoto Company, LTD., the provider of all things ID related, announced the implementation of a new automated identification system provided to the City of Cleveland Department of Assessments and Licenses that allows them to provide hard plastic licenses and permits. These new credentials contain both overt and covert security features to prevent fraudulent duplication.

Modular Datacard® MX2000™ card issuance system helps CardPro Solutions personalize up to 1,200 debit and credit cards per hour

Datacard Group, secure ID and card personalization solutions provider, announced that CardPro Solutions Pvt. Ltd.—a manufacturer, exporter and supplier of smart cards—has installed the Datacard® MX2000™ card issuance system, helping expand Datacard Group's growth in the Indian market. By implementing the MX2000 card issuance system, CardPro Solutions will now be able to offer debit and credit card personalization capabilities for both smart card personalization as well as magnetic stripe encoding in their newly opened bureau in India.  The MX2000 card issuance system is a modular system that supports up to seven various modules and can personalize up to 1,200 cards per hour.

According to ABI Research, the market for smart cards, secure ICs, inlays, (biometric) data capture, card personalization, printing and issuance in government, healthcare, and citizen ID will reach a cumulative value of $72 billion by 2016. The largest proportion of revenues will be from the deployment of national ID cards and e-passports. The employment of higher-value applications, in particular e-passports and smart national ID cards, alongside the increased focus on multi-application credentials, has accelerated the smart card market value. The market is expected to peak in 2014, before settling at a level close to $15 billion.

At Drupa 2012, MELZER will demonstrate a fully automatic production line for e-cover inlays based on plated antennae including lamination process. The selective antennae testing and chip connection by soldering process ensure highest yields and quality within the production process. Furthermore, an advanced RFID label converting line SL-600 will be presented. With up to 60,000 products/h, this machine is specifically designed for the industrial production of small-sized RFID labels, such as the ones required for alcohol brand protection, pharmaceutical fraud protection, vehicle identification, and other high quality mass applications. Due to the fact that only 100% functional and tested products are suitable for these applications, MELZER's patented inline selection is a must for cost-efficient production. The growing complexity of label structures and sensitive materials requires a smooth and controlled production process. Even the testing and selection of UHF transponders can be performed reliably in a 6-track stop and go process. Visit their booth 3A16 to see a live demo.

Setting industry standard in balanced on-off metal RFID technology

Omni-ID, the original patent holder and supplier of high-performance, on-metal passive UHF RFID tags, announced a new family of UltraThin low profile, flexible on-metal RFID tags and inlays, along with wide market adoption of the first two products -- the Flex LP and Flex AI.

"We've been working since late 2011 with tens of thousands of these tags deployed at a confidential Fortune 100 Electronics Manufacturing client, and couldn't be more pleased with the performance and consistency of the Omni-ID product," states Curt Carrender, noted industry expert and founder of Thinkify, a Morgan Hill, CA based RFID Solutions Company. "It is a breakthrough design that enabled the project to go forward. We found that it performed better than competitor's products we evaluated."

BadgePass, Inc. and Digital Identification Solutions announced the complete integration of BadgePass's Identity Manager credentialing software with the EDIsecure® XID 8300 Retransfer Printer for single step smart card encoding and card issuance. Identity Manager is part of the BadgePass suite of security solutions which also includes Visitor Manager, Access Control and SmartReg. In Identity Manager, you can easily enroll user information, capture photos while also adding card information like card technology, card number and access privileges.

Modular design and innovative card delivery features enable société de l'assurance automobile du Québec to cost-effectively deliver cards to Quebec citizens.

Datacard Group announced the award of a competitive tender from the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec to upgrade to the Datacard® MXD™ Card Delivery System and MXi™ Envelope Insertion System for enhanced card delivery and mailing for its driver's license and identification cards.

SAAQ has been a customer of Datacard Group since 2002 and mails nearly 1.8 million driver's license and identification cards to the citizens of Québec per year.  They decided to upgrade their card delivery system to provide a more enhanced automated mailing system.  With the integrated MXD card delivery system and the MXi envelope insertion system, SAAQ can now create custom, ready-to-mail card carriers for all of their driver's license and ID cards.

Identification Systems Group (ISG) is pleased to announce that its strategic partners – Datacard Group and Salamander Technologies – have completed the integration of Salamander's resourceMGR credentialing software with the Datacard CD800 desktop card printer to drive one-pass smart card encoding and print personalization.

resourceMGR is part of Salamander's interTRAX suite of incident management solutions for identifying and tracking first responders and industrial safety workers. Salamander now employs highly secure and reliable smart card tracking across its entire product line from ID card creation to data capture in the field – including use of the new Motorola MC75 HF RFID mobile computer. The interTRAX suite offers an open provisioning model to simplify and streamline the use of smart cards for personnel accountability and site security.