Fargo Electronics Launches Print Security Manager(TM) and Print Security Client(TM) Security Software for Network-Based ID Card Systems; Management and Connectivity Combine to Protect ID Card Issuance Throughout an Organization.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Fargo Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRGO), a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems today announced the launch of Print Security Manager and Print Security Client, a combination of printer network and security software applications for managing and protecting networked-based ID card systems.

Print Security Manager can remotely configure and manage networked ID card printer/encoders and provide detailed information such as card printer status and ribbon use.

"Print Security Manager allows the card issuance administrator to easily monitor and manage the card issuance process across a local area network," said John Ekers, Fargo director of product marketing for systems and software. "It affordably provides a number of management and issuance security tools for the card printer network that are generally available to only the largest enterprise ID projects."

Print Security Manager adds layers of management and card issuance protection with five integrated security software applications:

Printer Management promotes efficient management of networked ID
    card printers with centralized printer administration. It helps
    deter unauthorized printing with detailed event notification. It
    also supports faster resolution of technical problems through
    remote access to printer control panels.

    User Configuration helps protect the integrity of a card identity
    system by allowing the administrator to configure user profiles
    for different levels of access to applications and features.

    Reports provides information on card printer status, print
    notifications, materials use and user activities to facilitate
    more informed management decision making.

    Materials Management helps guard against theft and misuse of
    materials by tracking their inventory and movement within an
    organization. It also provides management of ID card materials
    using Fargo's SecureVault(TM) ID Materials Management System.

    Materials e-Ordering adds convenience and reduces downtime by
    providing a link to a Fargo SecureMark(TM) Integrator website for
    reordering.

For greater security on individual card printer workstations within the network, an optional security software application called Print Security Client is also available. Print Security Client includes the following features:

Security Imaging: Using Fargo's new Fluorescing Ribbon, the
    Security Imaging application adds covert security features such as
    customized logos and unique numbers to ID cards. Viewable under
    ultraviolet light, these covert features provides critical
    forensic data.

    Printer Access: This feature offers security managers the ability
    to set passwords within the printer that are required to make the
    ID card printer/encoder operational. Printer Access reduces both
    internal and external threats of fraud or misuse by rendering a
    stolen or illegitimately accessed printer unusable.

Print Security Manager and Print Security Client work with Fargo's network-capable ID card printer/encoders, including the DTC400, the DTC550 and the HDP600. For more information, or to download a brochure, go to www.fargo.com.

About Fargo

Founded in 1974, Fargo Electronics is a global leader in the development of secure technologies for identity card issuance systems, including secure card printer/encoders, materials and software. The company has sold more than 100,000 systems in the U.S. and over 80 other countries worldwide. Fargo card issuance systems reduce vulnerabilities and potential for loss of time, money and lives by continually improving the security of identity credentials. Fargo provides physical, information and transaction security for a wide variety of applications and industries, including government, corporate, national IDs, drivers' licenses, universities, schools and membership. Based in Minneapolis, Minn., Fargo markets its products through a global distribution network of professional security integrators. For more information about Fargo, visit www.fargo.com.