Fargo Electronics To Exhibit DTC525 At AAMVA 69th Annual International Conference In Saskatoon August 18-22.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

AAMVA

Booth 57

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2002

"Security has never been more important, and Fargo Electronics offers functional, secure, and affordable solutions for identification," said Joseph Wright, Fargo's Director of Printer Product Marketing. "Fargo is the name trusted for years to provide capable, easy-to-use badging solutions," he said.

Fargo is exhibiting the DTC525 card printer/encoder in Booth 57 at The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) 69th Annual International Conference here August 18-22. AAMVA is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization striving to develop model programs in motor vehicle administration, police traffic services and highway safety, and represents the state and provincial officials in the United States and Canada who administer and enforce motor vehicle laws. Fargo Electronics is a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of desktop systems that personalize plastic cards.

"The DTC525 is a mid-range printer/encoder that gives organizations access to a desktop card printer with speed, quality, durability and reliability," said Wright.

The DTC525 is now available with a recently introduced internal E-Card Docking Station and one, two, or three e-card encoders, to manage emerging electronic card technologies such as:

-- ISO 7816 contact smart chips - the world's most commonly used contact smart card standard (read and write);

-- MIFARE(R) contactless smart chips (read and write); and

-- HID proximity ("prox") cards (read-only).

The new internal E-Card Docking Station and encoders make the DTC500(TM) Series "the most advanced desktop solutions for printing and encoding smart cards available in the marketplace," said Wright.

In addition, the DTC525 offers several levels of printer/encoder security, including Fargo's exclusive SmartGuard(TM) access card, which, when removed, prevents unauthorized use of the printer, as well as a card hopper lock, which prevents theft of valuable cards.

The DTC525 also comes with Fargo's patented dual, auto-switching card input hoppers, which accommodate up to 200 standard CR-80 cards for added versatility and efficiency. Designed for ease of use, the DTC525 has an intuitive Softkey(TM) Control Pad and easy-to-read SmartScreen(TM) LCD display, as well as a tape-based card cleaning system which removes debris on card surfaces better and lasts longer.

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.