RFID Zapper

This badass looking weapon won’t hurt a fly – but it will kill any RFID tag you point it at. The Rfiddler gun can be aimed at unsuspecting RFID tags and destroy their data by simply overloading the tags with a very strong electromagnetic field. (click here for the whole enchilada)

We say: Are you more interested in SkimSAFE now?

ZXP 8 is the Fastest Retransfer Card Printer, Ever!

It's Here... and it's Lightning Fast! (ZXP-8 Prints 170 to 190 Cards Per Hour)

With Zebra's innovative ZXP Series 8™ retransfer card printers, you can create on-demand cards with superior, near-photo-quality images and print resolution that meet your strictest requirements. And do it with best-in-class throughput to enhance your efficiency, flexibility, and functionality via the wide variety of encoder options to match your needs. This printer line promises high reliability to reduce total cost of ownership, and easy system integration for fast ROI.

The Laminex Family of Companies is your full-line source for Zebra card printers, supplies, and factory-authorized service. We have been and continue to be the most complete source for all of your plastic card printing needs. Call or click today to reach a friendly representative at one of our three locations.

Interested in this new printer? See more details on our ZXP-8 Pages or our Zebra Microsite.

Call Laminex at (800) 438-8850 today and ask our friendly representatives about the new ZXP line of printers.

New technology continues to push the boundaries of holography

It’s certain that there are some exciting new developments out there to reaffirm holography’s position as an effective, added value solution for putting eye-catching, hard to copy images onto brands without relying on the application of a label–providing an extremely cost effective anti-counterfeiting solution in the process. (More here)

We say: Yes, holograms on ID cards are great eye candy and super secure. There are also great low cost card security solutions that work well when card security is required, but not at a premium expense.

Printing on Rigid Plastic Badge Holders

Just about every week we receive calls or e-mails asking if we print on rigid plastic badge holders. Sure. It is a drop kick for us. Turn-around is prompt and it costs less that you may expect. What can we do to assist your ID card program?

Anti Skim Laws Passed in CA

California follows Washington in adopting "anti-skimming" laws this month. The new measure prohibits the unauthorized scanning of RFID data from ID cards or RFID devices. This is a step in the right direction, but it is a small one. Just because it's now illegal, skimming is not going to stop, unless the consumer does something to stop it from happening at the card level.

(image: www.wired.com)

The best way to protect the information on RFID cards and devices is to fix the issue at the root. This can be handled on several ways. One method is to only use cards that take advantage of mutual authentication between the card and reader, like an HID iCLASS card uses. This is a viable option since the reader and card only communicate if the reader is an appropriate HID iCLASS reader.

The other much more acceptable fix-all method is to use a blocking device like a SkimSAFE to protect the RFID card's data from any and all reading, unless the cardholder wants it to be read. These are available in plastic card holder styles as well as small paper-thin envelopes that you simply slide the card into when you're not using it. These SkimSAFE holders do more than protect the card physically, because they don't allow any hacker or skimmer to "see" your information, no matter what kind of RFID is onboard the card.

Want to protect any RFID card today? Read more on SkimSAFE cardholders here.

Want to switch to a better class of RFID card? Read more on HID iCLASS cards here.

No matter what you do, if you use RFID in your daily life, please take steps to protect yourself and your data. The law is a step in the right direction, but it's not a solution.

Honoring the Killoughs

Ed and Diane Killough have been with Laminex together since 1972. That is 37 years of dedicated service. Ed actually came into the company through Rexham, a previous owner and came on-board 5 years earlier for a total of 42 years. This is remarkable. Next week they move off into retirement.

Yesterday we honored Ed and Diane with a luncheon that included a photo show covering the years and the sharing of some favorite "Killough Moments". Our friends leave quite a legacy behind. Godspeed, Ed & Diane. You will be missed.

TWIC enrollment exceeds 1.36 million

As of last week, 1,365,433 workers had enrolled in TWIC – the biometric card required for nearly 1.5 million port employees, longshoremen, mariners, truckers and others who require unescorted access to secure areas of ports. They need to have background checks before being issued cards with their biometric data and residency documentation.

Standard TWIC enrollment costs $132.50, although workers with “current, comparable” threat assessment background checks such as hazmat endorsements, Merchant Mariner Documents or Free and Secure Trade (FAST) cards may obtain a TWIC card for $105.25. The card is designed to last five years. (more here)

We say: At under $4 MSRP the our SkimSafe Badge Holders are a bargain to protect data skimming on TWIC cards. It seems more and more ports love the ease of use and elegant design.