Fargo Electronics Names Latin ID Import Supplier for Mexico.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002

Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRGO) today named Latin ID of Mexico City as its Import Supplier for Mexico. "We are very pleased to welcome Latin ID into the Fargo distribution system," said Gary R. Holland, President and CEO of Fargo, the world's leader in innovative technologies for desktop plastic card personalization systems. "The distribution sales channel, government contract sales experience, and servicing capabilities of Latin ID are unmatched in Mexico in this industry, " Holland said

Latin ID joins Ifo Identiformas s.a. de C.V. and Identicod (Sistemas de identificacion Automatica, S.C.) to form the largest ID card printer distribution company in Mexico. Latin ID will specialize in government projects and business-to-business distribution sales. Latin ID will move into new offices in Mexico City in September.

"We are delighted to become Fargo's Import Supplier for Mexico," said Dominique Gas, president of Identicod. "As Latin ID, we believe that our new organization will present the best ID card printer/encoders available to our customers."

"Fargo's innovative technologies for ID card printer/encoders sets the standard around the world," said Ricardo Trespalacios, president of Ifo Identiformas. "Our combined organizations will also have the strongest service capability for printers in Mexico.

"This signing is another example of the success of Fargo's Import Supplier program to attract the top distribution partners worldwide," said Craig Sandness, Fargo's Director - International Sales. "Latin ID joins our 48 other exclusive Import Suppliers and 67 distributors throughout Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia serving Fargo customers in more than 80 countries, and we are very honored to be associated with these professional businessmen."

About Fargo

Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRGO) is the world's leader in innovative technologies for desktop plastic card personalization systems. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Fargo is the only manufacturer to offer three distinct technologies in printing systems - High Definition Printing(TM) (reverse image), traditional Direct-to-Card printing (dye-sublimation), and CardJet Printing Technology(TM) (inkjet) - to personalize 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 Corporations, National IDs, Drivers' Licenses, Universities, Schools, Government Installations, Transportation, Casinos, Healthcare Facilities, E-commerce, Retail Stores, Correctional Institutions, Associations, Sports Events and Recreation Sites. More than 60,000 Fargo systems have been sold in the U.S. and over 80 other countries. For more information, visit Fargo's Web site at http://www.fargo.com.