18 September 2008
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, worldwide developer of secure contactless smart card technologies, has entered into a licence agreement with ID specialist Databac Group, to manufacture contactless smart cards incorporating its technologies. As the local British manufacturer of plain and bespoke LEGIC cards, Databac will be able to respond to local demand with unrivalled delivery times, while competitively servicing a global client base from its offices in the UK and Spain.
Dr Otto Eggimann, vice-president sales & business development of LEGIC said: "There is a large LEGIC customer base on the British Isles and a rapidly-growing LEGIC market in Spain. As a licensed card manufacturing partner with presence in both countries, Databac is uniquely placed to service these two key territories."
LEGIC cards comprise highly-secure 13.56 MHz read/write technology. Unlike other contactless technologies which use passwords, LEGIC cards can only be encrypted using a unique master token, linking them directly to the readers used.
Databac Group managing director Charles Balcomb said: "Databac has a 38 year track record in high-tech card manufacture, particularly for multiple applications, and here we feel a real synergy with LEGIC. Besides its secure encryption technique, the impressive capacity to combine up to 127 applications in a single credential is one of the factors that compelled us to seek this licence agreement."
LEGIC cards can be programmed for use with a large number of systems, from different vendors. Functionality is wide-ranging and can include access control, time & attendance, loyalty, e-ticketing, membership, transport, cashless vending, data collection, PC log-on, parking and more.
Databac is able to offer real choice in the make-up of LEGIC cards in terms of materials, printing, encoding and security options. Cards can be constructed from PVC, PET, ABS, polycarbonate or a composite, for different levels of price/performance. Databac can preprint them with corporate imagery and personalise them for each wearer. A host of security features can be added such as customised holograms, UV printing and bank-note style background patterns.
Databac branded card products are being developed to include LEGIC technology.
Databac's Dataimage ID software will be available for desktop personalisation and encoding of LEGIC cards.
The results of these developments will be announced shortly.
Photo caption:
LEGIC area sales manager Leon Rose and Databac Group managing director Charles Balcomb sign the licence agreement at Databac's Spanish headquarters in Barcelona in September 2008.
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Editors' notes
LEGIC 13.56 MHz contactless read/write smart card technology features Master-Token System Control (MTSC). MTSC provides an integrated key management system unique in the industry. With MTSC no sensitive passwords are needed. Instead, a special physical Master-Token in form of a contactless smart card is used containing a unique genetic code which securely links cards and readers. LEGIC offers optimal security for data and applications, from host communication to data memory on the transponder. The high-security encryption level (based on the industrial standard algorithm DES/3DES) can be individually configured for any application and any data path section.
About LEGIC
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, with headquarters in Switzerland, is a leader in the design and manufacture of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. The LEGIC product portfolio includes highly integrated LEGIC RF Standard, ISO 15693 and ISO 14443 compliant read/write chip sets, security modules and transponder chips. LEGIC Identsystems currently works with over 200 external co-operation partners world-wide who offer compatible LEGIC all-in-one-card applications including access control, e-payment, parking, e-ticketing and other multiapplications. More than two million readers and over 100 million credentials are successfully integrated in more than 60,000 work and leisure places worldwide. Visit www.legic.com for more information.
About Databac Group
Databac Group is an ISO9002 certified provider of specialist solutions for identification. Established in 1970, it manufactures state-of-the-art ID cards and develops and supplies systems for photo ID, badge printing, event registration and visitor management. Databac's cards can incorporate one or more reading technologies, including contactless and contact chip, proximity (RF), magnetic stripe, Watermark Magnetics®, Wiegand Wire and barcode. Databac also manufactures and supplies lamination pouches, badge holders, lanyards, clips, yoyos and vehicle ID passes. The company partners with leading OEMs to provide plastic card printers, printer ribbons, instant photo ID cameras, ribbons and film, card encoding equipment, card readers, biometric readers and workstation equipment. A professional bureau service is available for card personalisation. While it services an international client base, the launch of a European sales office in Spain in 2001 has propelled Databac into a dominant position within the European ID market. Visit www.databac.com for more information.
For further information
Mariam Khan
Databac European press office
Summit Media Services
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08026 Barcelona
España
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