Get the duplex Datacard® SD360™ card printer for the price of the simplex Datacard® SD260™ card printer.

Dual-sided printing offers greater opportunity for flexibility in any card program. With diverse functionality, outstanding print quality, and high reliability, the powerful SD360 card printer improves usability, performance and dependability. Trust the experts in secure identification and take advantage of this offer today!

Promotion is valid July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016.

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Get the Entrust Datacard® CD800™ duplex card printer for the price of the simplex CD800™ card printer.

Dual-sided printing offers greater opportunity for flexibility in any card program. With diverse functionality, outstanding print quality, and high reliability, the powerful CD800™ card printer improves usability, performance and dependability. Trust the experts in secure identification and take advantage of this offer today!

Promotion is valid July 1, 2016 through September 30, 2016

Contact ID Cards Canada today for more information.

Entrust Datacard Hosts Banking Executives from Top Financial Institutions in the U.S. to Discuss Market Trends and Innovations

Experts discussed the evolution of branch transformation strategies, the importance of utilizing in-branch instant card issuance for increasing customer satisfaction, and other banking trends affecting the industry today.

MINNEAPOLIS—(June 28, 2016)—Entrust Datacard today announced that it recently hosted two banking conferences to facilitate in-depth discussions on emerging strategies that can help financial institutions drive their business forward, including: in-branch instant card issuance; self-service kiosk and ATM technologies; as well as strong authentication and mobile device security solutions.

The events were attended by 20+ senior level banking executives from U.S. top 100 banks. The conferences included a variety of keynote addresses and panel discussions centered on transforming the customer experience, maintaining a competitive edge and increasing revenue streams. Sessions included:

• A keynote address, "The Five Biggest Lies in Payments," presented by Karen Webster, CEO of Market Platform Dynamics and PYMNTS.com. During her presentation, she described five major themes in the financial market today including mobile wallets, the blockchain, card networks, emerging non-traditional financial technology players and the prevalence of bank branches – and discussed common misconceptions tied to each theme.
• Interactive panel discussions on branch transformation strategies, optimizing your digital banking experiences, competing against non-traditional banking competition, mobile payments and the impact of federal regulations and economic trends on financial institutions.
• A keynote session by Angela Finn, vice president and manager of debit and prepaid products for Commerce Bank, which outlined best practices for implementing in-branch instant issuance of EMV debit and prepaid cards across a network of 170 locations – recapping their experience and the value they have realized from instant issuance over time, including a sustainable lift in interchange revenue.

"Interacting with senior banking executives affirms our understanding of the challenges they face and the solutions employed to overcome these challenges," said Ray Wizbowski, chief marketing officer of Entrust Datacard."This interactive ongoing dialogue with tier one banks provides the required insights to allow for better alignment and business partnership and reinforces our commitment to customer centric solution development."

Entrust Datacard will continue to host these banking industry events as they are immensely valuable to both the attendees and the company. The next hosted event will be taking place on September 15, 2016 in New Orleans at Hyatt Regency hotel.

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Secure document theft is an increasing threat. The challenge of creating and maintaining secure documents is more critical than ever.  Mitigating these risks and putting trusted credentials in the hands of citizens and governments is more important than ever. 

DKC Associates has a wide variety of advanced printing and laser-engraving technologies that allow users to add unique features to a credential, adding security and helping to deter document alteration and counterfeiting.

Advanced high-level options exist that can be applied upon credential manufacturing, yet additional security features must be applied throughout the credential personalization steps.

Please contact DKC Associates for more information and help in securing your identities.

Company Meets Rigorous International Standards to Ensure the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of its Information Security Infrastructure

MINNEAPOLIS—(May 26, 2016)—Entrust Datacard today announced that it has received ISO 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS). This certification demonstrates Entrust Datacard's continued commitment to information security at every level and ensures that the security of data and information has been addressed, implemented, and properly controlled in all areas of its organization.

ISO 27001:2013 is an information security standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world's largest developer of voluntary international standards, and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Entrust Datacard joins many leading, global businesses that have earned the prestigious ISO 27001:2013 certification.

"Information security is at the highest level of priority for Entrust Datacard as we want to make sure our daily business operations, including corporate infrastructures and interactions with customers and partners, are secure and protected," said Mark Ruchie, chief information security officer at Entrust Datacard. "We pride ourselves in offering our customers with trusted identities and secure transaction solutions, and achieving this internationally recognized global standard of ISO 27001:2013 certification showcases our continued commitment to ensuring integrity of our systems."

Entrust Datacard's certification was issued by A-lign, an independent and accredited certification body based in the United States on successful completion of a formal audit process. This certification is evidence that Entrust Datacard has met rigorous international standards in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Entrust Datacard's ISMS, which includes the information assets within the company's critical IT and Corporate Operations.

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The next generation of on-demand card printing is here!

Introducing the Entrust Datacard™ Desktop Retransfer Series, where technology and creativity meet.

With life-like color, extreme fine-line printing, advanced security and durability, embossing, lamination and much more, it’s everything you need to create vibrant, long-lasting cards in seconds.

Protecting Those That Protect and Serve
Communities depend on law enforcement to keep them safe and secure - but law enforcement professionals require their own trusted security. Photo ID cards empower you to quickly and easily identify faces and protect places, adding a critical layer of security that seamlessly integrates with access control systems. Datacard® ID systems deliver affordable value to match tight budgets, making it easier to justify the cost of implementing photo IDs for all law enforcement employees. Across the country, law enforcement agencies turn to Datacard® ID systems for their wide-ranging benefits:

Enhanced security. Instantly identify officers and know at a glance who is authorized to be on-site.
Flexible applications. In addition to visual identification, your Datacard® ID cards can control access to buildings, connected devices and networks. One single ID card can manage all access privileges for an employee.
Simplified operations. Both Datacard® identification software and our ID card printers offer user-friendly operation to maximize productivity. Staff can begin issuing ID cards after just a few simple minutes of training.
A sense of community. Create ID cards that showcase the visual brand identity of your organization and reinforce a sense of community. You can even create different ID badges for different departments, positions, or visitors.
A dependable investment. Every day, law enforcement agencies are faced with budget challenges. Datacard® ID systems provide a cost-effective security and access control solution, backed by more than 45 years of industry-leading experience that protects your investment.

Get everything you need from Datacard
Security, facilities, activities, budget — a lot of factors influence your ID system. An authorized Datacard® provider can help you evaluate all of them. Our providers are experts at working within your security, technical and budget requirements. They’ll design the right ID system for your agency, using industry-leading system components from Datacard.

Datacard® ID card printers deliver best-in-class performance and reliability.

• Easy to learn and operate with intuitive, soft-touch LCD control panels.
• Advanced card handling minimizes jams while driving full-color print speeds up to 200 cards per hour.
• Cards and ribbons load in seconds to keep long print jobs moving.
• Can be field-upgraded for functions such as magnetic stripe, proximity and smart card encoding. 

Datacard® TruCredential™ software makes producing ID cards easy.

• Design cards to show photos, text and bar codes, as well as visual branding.
• Exchange cardholder information with databases and enrollment systems.
• Expand with modules for proximity and smart cards, and visitor management.
• Choose the edition that fits current needs; then upgrade to add more capabilities. 

Datacard® Certified Supplies support more reliable card printing.

• Full-color printer ribbons produce clear, vibrant image quality.
• Engineered and tested for total compatibility with Datacard® printers.
• Intelligent Supplies Technology™ reduces ribbon waste, prevents errors and automatically adjusts printer settings for optimum output. 

Responsive, local support helps you get the most from your Datacard system.

• Authorized solution providers such as DKC Associates offer expert advice on system planning, buying and upgrades.
• Experienced technicians perform installations, upgrades and maintenance.
• Firsthand knowledge of local law enforcement agencies; regulations and funding. 

©2016 Entrust Datacard Corporation. All rights reserved.

Company to showcase end-to-end identity and security solutions for governments through demonstrations and a speaking session.

SYDNEY—(May 20, 2016)—Entrust Datacard today announced that the company will exhibit and speak at the Biometrics Institute Asia-Pacific Conference May 25 – 26, 2016 at Dockside, Sydney, Australia. The conference brings together biometric users from government agencies, commercial organizations and technology providers to share ideas, and to discuss the opportunities biometrics offer and associated implementation challenges.

Entrust Datacard, a member of the Biometric Institute, will speak and demonstrate the company's end-to end solution targeted at government bodies at the conference. Additionally, Henry Leung, senior marketing manager government solutions at Entrust Datacard will present a session on May 25 at 3:00 p.m. titled "The Future is Now – Identity and Credential Lifecycle Management Platform." The presentation will discuss how government agencies using identity and credential lifecycle management platform should be able to accommodate evolving technologies, international standards, PKI, enrollment/issuance models, government line of business systems and peripherals without having to re-invent their existing system as new border control and secure identification initiatives are introduced.

"We are excited to showcase our passport and border control solutions at the conference," said Michael Robertson, regional director for South Pacific, Entrust Datacard. "At the event, we will showcase a complete end-to-end solution demonstration starting with citizen biographic and biometric enrollment, physical and digital passport personalization, ePassport PKI to passport authentication via a mobile border check device. All of which are relevant solutions for the government agencies attending the conference."

For more information about the solutions, attendees can visit the Entrust Datacard booth at the conference or www.entrustdatacard.com/industries/government. For more information on the event, visit www.biometricsinstitute.org/events.php/589/asia-pacific-conference-2016.

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ABBA Electronics, a valued Entrust Datacard partner was challenged with providing Dubai’s Roads and Transportation Authority (RTA) with a solution that would instantly issue personalized transportation payment cards at 10 metro stations. By utilizing the solution, the RTA can better serve its citizens and generate additional revenue.

Building on Centralized Issuance Success
Seven years ago, ABBA Electronics — through its joint venture company, Electronic Document Center — successfully implemented a centralized issuance system for Dubai’s Roads and Transportation Authority (RTA). This solution enabled the Dubai RTA to eliminate cash payments in the transport segment. Citizens now use payment cards for metro trains, buses, taxis and water taxis, as well as at parking ticket machines.

From its centralized bureau, the RTA produced and mailed personalized cards for the general public as well as special discounted fare categories such as students and senior citizens using a Datacard® MX6000™ Card Issuance System with inline card delivery system and Datacard® Data Production and Process Management (DPP) software. But, because the process was centralized, these cards took an average of two weeks from application to delivery to commuters — creating delays in revenue generation for the RTA.

“We initiated discussions with RTA along with Electronics Document Center about distributed issuance of these cards for the special discounted fare categories that would open up a new phase of issuance that could generate additional revenue for the RTA,” said Prakash Kelkar, General Manager at ABBA Electronics.

The RTA was intrigued. So much so, it wanted quick implementation at an affordable cost.

Implementing Instant Issuance
ABBA Electronics installed Datacard® CD800™ card printers and Datacard® TruCredential™ design, issuance and management software at 10 metro stations in Dubai. With this solution, the RTA could instantly issue payment cards. All students, seniors and other special fare category citizens had to do was apply using their national ID and receive a personalized payment card on the spot.

To make the solution work for this process — and expedite implementation — ABBA Electronics implemented a semi-automated solution. It developed in-house software to extract personalized data from the National IDs via contact smart card readers, with some additional personalized data manually inputted by the issuer. From there, the photo & data is uploaded instantly to the back-end Automated Fare Collection (AFC) system at the RTA centralized location to make the card live and active in the card life cycle.

“The TruCredential software imports the applicant’s photo and other data and then the card is personalized using the CD800 printer,” said Felix Castelino, Sr. Project Manager at ABBA.

Next Stop — Full Automation
The initial phase of creating a distributed issuance environment for the RTA is complete. The RTA expects the demand for special fare cards to increase, now that these cards can be issued instantly at certain metro stations.

Next, ABBA Electronics is looking toward the next phase of implementation — full automation. It intends to create an end-to-end solution that includes electronic personalization and automation for placing the card data live into RTA’s back-end system. ABBA Electronics will work with Entrust Datacard integration services to automatically upload the data collected at the metro stations into the DPP solution at the RTA’s centralized issuance location.

“The fully automated, end-to-end solution would have taken longer and cost more as a phase-one approach,” said Prakash“ By creating a work-around solution with semi-automation and in-house developed software, we were able to retain the project without any competition and creative prospective future business for our integration services and additional solutions.”

©2016 Entrust Datacard Corporation. All rights reserved.

Acquisition Expands Company's Industry Expertise and Portfolio Offerings in Digital Certificate Security

MINNEAPOLIS—(May 19, 2016)—Entrust Datacard today announced that it has successfully closed on the acquisition of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704, TSE:4704) SSL business assets. The closing was finalized on April 29, 2016 and comes after the passing of regulatory approval procedures.

Through this acquisition, Entrust Datacard has now assumed all asset rights from Trend Micro's SSL business, including high-assurance certificates, roots and its SSL customers. In addition, industry experts will be joining Entrust Datacard from this acquisition – including Chris Bailey and Kirk Hall, among others – bringing decades of combined SSL experience and leadership to Entrust Datacard.

"We are very pleased to expand our digital certificate portfolio, and are thrilled to welcome such esteemed experts and leaders to our company," said Todd Wilkinson, CEO and president of Entrust Datacard. "There is a heightened awareness around cyber security and data breaches, and this acquisition showcases our continued commitment to our customers that we are accelerating our investments and innovations in strong data encryption and authentication technology so that they can continue to safeguard data and protect assets."

Entrust Datacard's comprehensive portfolio of SSL digital certificates remain a cornerstone to a layered, identity-based security approach that focuses on helping secure identities and transactions for financial organizations, enterprises and governments. This, combined with Entrust Datacard's scalability of SSL certificate business that can meet a variety of customer needs, as well as commitment to best-in-class technical support and industry-leading customer service, helps safeguard data and provides robust network security for its customers – helping minimize security vulnerabilities and maximize protection against data threats.

To learn more about Entrust Datacard's SSL market, please visit https://www.entrust.com/ssl-certificates/

About Trend Micro
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in security software, strives to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Built on 27 years of experience, our solutions for consumers, businesses and governments provide layered data security to protect information on mobile devices, endpoints, gateways, servers and the cloud. Trend Micro enables the smart protection of information, with innovative security technology that is simple to deploy and manage, and fits an evolving ecosystem. All of our solutions are powered by cloud-based global threat intelligence, the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ infrastructure, and are supported by more than 1,200 threat experts around the globe. For more information, visit TrendMicro.com.

About Entrust Datacard
Consumers, citizens and employees increasingly expect anywhere-anytime experiences — whether they are making purchases, crossing borders, accessing e-gov services or logging onto corporate networks. Entrust Datacard offers the trusted identity and secure transaction technologies that make those experiences reliable and secure. Solutions range from the physical world of financial cards, passports and ID cards to the digital realm of authentication, certificates and secure communications. With more than 2,000 Entrust Datacard colleagues around the world, and a network of strong global partners, the company serves customers in 150 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.entrustdatacard.com.

© 2016 Datacard Corporation. All rights reserved.