Corporate Profile for Fargo Electronics, Inc., dated March 31, 2000.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: March 31, 2000
Company Name: Fargo Electronics, Inc.
Address: 6533 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Main Telephone
Number: 800-459-5636
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.fargo.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Gary Holland
Chief Financial
Officer: Kent Lillemoe
Investor Relations
Contact: Jeff Dronen
Business number: 800-459-5636, ext. 394
E-mail address: klillem@fargo.com
Public Relations
Contact: Jeff Dronen
Business number: 952-946-8404
E-mail address: jdronen@fargo.com
Industry: Digital Card Printer
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: FRGO/NASDAQ
Market Makers: N/A
Company description: FARGO is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of plastic card personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. systems. Our complete line of card printers is distributed through a sales and service network that spans over 86 countries. These professional distributors have made our digital card printers the most recommended card printers worldwide. Dedicated to providing customers with high quality, reliable printers for plastic card personalization and data encoding See encode. , FARGO products offer card issuers superior value through innovative designs, state of the art technology and efficient manufacturing processes. FARGO’s industry leadership is also evident in its dedication to emerging technologies such as smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. , proximity cards Proximity card is a generic name for contactless integrated circuit devices used for security access or payment systems. It can refer to the older 125 kHz devices or the newer 13.56 MHz contactless RFID cards, most commonly known as contactless smartcards. , data encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign , biometrics The biological identification of a person. Examples are face, iris and retinal patterns, hand geometry and voice. Increasingly built into laptop computers, fingerprint readers have become popular as a secure method for identification. and more. FARGO printers provide identification and security for a wide variety of applications including corporations, retail stores, e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , government installations, schools and universities, recreation and amusement Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. Amusement may also be experienced through the recollection of events which have given rise to amusement in the past. facilities, health care institutions, correctional facilities and more. Founded in 1974, FARGO became a publicly held company in February 2000. The company's growth is driven by the continuous development of new, technically innovative products that offer superior reliability, ease of use, fast print speed, high print quality and value. |
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