``Your First Line of Defense: Advanced ID Card Security'' Panel To Be Presented At American Society of Industrial Security 47th Annual Conference in San Antonio.

Business Editors & Technology Writers

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001

A special panel discussion: "Your First Line of Defense: Advanced ID Card Security" has been added to the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) 47th Annual Conference here Monday. The panel will focus on tools currently available to protect and enhance the security of identification cards, and how those features can offer additional protection for individuals and organizations. The panel will be held on Monday, October 1, from 4:30 to 5:30 PM, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

"Identification counterfeiters today have access to sophisticated card printers, copiers, cameras, computers and photographic software programs," said Jeffrey Upin, Fargo Electronics, Inc. Vice President and General Counsel, and panel moderator. "The doors to an organization may be virtually wide open to individuals with false credentials. They can pose a very real threat to both people and property, but use of false ID cards can be prevented or made very difficult by using advanced ID security measures."

      Panel members will include Upin and:

      --  Debra Spitler, Executive Director of Marketing, HID
        Corporation. Irvine, Calif.;
      --  Marc Woontner, General Manager, Holopak Industries, East
        Brunswick, N.J.;
      --  Julia Webb, Vice President of Marketing, Bioscrypt Inc.,
        Sherman Oaks, Calif.;
      --  Dennis Caulley, CEO of Caulastics, Inc., San Francisco.

"Card security measures can include features such as oversized badges, custom holographic images, advanced technology such as smart cards and proximity cards, and biometric measures linked to ID cards," Upin said. "In addition, security of ID card printers/encoders can be enhanced with special smart card "keys" which, when removed, prevent unauthorized use."

Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRGO) is the world's leader in innovative technologies for desktop plastic card personalization systems. HID Corporation (www.hidcorp.com) is the leading U.S. manufacturer of proximity and multi-technology smart cards; Holopak Industries (www.holopak.com) is a leading manufacturer of security holographic products; Bioscrypt Inc. (TSE:BYT) (www.bioscrypt.com) is a leading provider of biometric authentication solutions; and Caulastics, Inc. is a plastic card manufacturer.

About Fargo

Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Fargo printing systems create personalized plastic identification cards complete with digital images and text, lamination, and electronically encoded information. Personalized identification cards provide physical, information and transaction security for a wide variety of applications including retail stores, e-commerce, government installations, schools, sports and recreation facilities, clubs and associations, and correctional facilities. More than 50,000 Fargo systems are currently installed throughout the U.S. and in over 100 other countries. For more information, visit Fargo's Web site at http://www.fargo.com.