ID card printers - with bells & whistles!

Nov. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- ID specialist Databac is offering Datacard’s SD card printers and Fargo’s Advanced Generation DTC range with a host of free extras, including Dataimage Lite ID software for designing and printing cards, 250 blank white cards, a colour ribbon, 100 lanyards and card holders worth over £250 / 300€ MRSP. The package includes all necessary components to start issuing cards straight away. In addition, Databac can offer great savings when trading in old printers for a new SD model, while its recently-announced on-site support package cuts the cost of maintenance and repairs to just 40p per day.

Managing director Charles Balcomb said: “Buying a card printer without software, ribbon and cards is like buying an electronic appliance without batteries. We prefer to help get our customers up and running without delay. Our easy-to-use Dataimage software allows them to design, print and encode high-quality credentials with no learning curve. As a card manufacturer, it causes us no pain to give away a starter pack of blank cards and a free ribbon is our mark of confidence that our customer will come back for supplies, support or upgrades in future.”

Databac is certified to resell and support Datacard’s newly-launched SD260 card printer and Fargo’s latest DTC range. Replacing the SP35 Plus, the Datacard SD260 is the fastest printer in the world of its kind, with a print cycle of over 200 colour cards per hour. Its green credentials include an eco-friendly construction and eco-star compliance. sRGB colour matching ensures that what you see on screen is what you get. Fargo’s Advanced Generation DTC1000, 4000 and 4500 printers combine versatility with flexibility. Rewrite-capable, they offer professional-quality card printing and encoding in a single pass.

Databac will offer the Datacard SD360 and SD460 (replacing the SP55 Plus and SP75 Plus) as soon as they are released, while continuing to support existing SP/SP Plus models. For those wanting to upgrade, Databac will offer a special trade-in on any printer for an SD model, as always with a free copy of its ID software Dataimage included in every box.

Free with any card printer purchase, Dataimage Lite is Databac's easy-to-use 32-bit photo ID software for designing and printing cards for use in a host of applications, putting users in control of the card personalisation process.

Far superior in features compared to standard free ID software, Dataimage Lite has comprehensive design tools allowing text to appear in any True-Type font, in any size, in any colour, while photos, images and logos can be imported into the system. Secured by dongle, Dataimage Lite runs on Windows 98SE/2000/XP, Server 2003 & NT3.5/4, Vista or Windows 7 and comes with easy upgrade paths to more advanced versions.

To ensure the smooth running of the printer, Databac’s offers its new on-site technical support and maintenance service. Priced from 40p a day, this service gives clients access to a dedicated helpdesk and a team of field support engineers. Databac’s on-site support service offers a guaranteed fix time of eight hours anywhere in the UK.

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About Databac
Databac is a specialist provider of complete solutions for identification. Established in 1970, it manufactures state-of-the-art ID cards incorporating contactless and contact chip, proximity (RF), magnetic stripe, Watermark Magnetics, Wiegand Wire, barcode and other technologies. The company also develops and supplies solutions for biometric access control, time and attendance, loyalty, membership, vending, card printing, event registration and visitor management. Databac offers card accessories such as badge holders, lanyards, clips, yoyos and vehicle ID passes. It partners with leading OEMs to provide plastic card printers and consumables, readers and logical access equipment. A professional bureau service is available for card personalisation. Databac services an international client base from its offices in the UK and Spain. Visit www.databac.com for more information.