There are three things you need to consider when using an internet service away from home: your internet provider, your internet connection, and your computer. Your ISP can monitor everything you do. I’m not saying that they are, but they can.

Whenever you’re using a wireless hotspot such as in an internet cafe, or even a wired connection in a hotel or somewhere else, they are your ISP for that connection. Again, I’m not saying that the coffee shop, hotel or their wireless provider is spying on you, but I would take care to make sure you trust the provider you’re using. If you’re at “Joe’s Cafe” and it’s Joe’s teenage son that’s just slapped a wireless access point on their DSL connection – yes, he could certainly be monitoring what you’re up to if you’re not careful.

But that’s not really the biggest threat. So while you should of course exercise caution, for this discussion I’ll simply assume we can trust whoever’s providing the internet connectivity. “Anyone within wireless range of your laptop could be monitoring your internet usage.”The people we shouldn’t trust are the other users within range of that wireless connection.Anyone within wireless range of your laptop could be monitoring your internet usage.

 Scary, huh?

 So, here’s what you need to do:

•Use a firewall! Sounds like you’re already doing this, but for everyone else, this is critical. And it doesn’t have to be difficult; for example, I simply enable the built-in Windows firewall when I’m in an open WiFi situation.

Yes, there may be a router or firewall at the hotspot protecting you from threats from the internet, and that’s fantastic. It’s also not at all what I’m talking about here. In an open WiFi situation and in any “internet provided” situations like hotels, you need to protect yourself from everyone else that’s on the same side of the router as you are. They can see and connect directly to your machine unless you have enabled your firewall.

•Use httpS! That’s https; note the “s” at the end. An https connection is encrypted. That means that while someone can see that you’re accessing a particular web site, if you’re using https they cannot see any of the data you send to or receive from that site. This is the only safe way to do online banking. If you can’t connect via https, or the “s” disappears at some point in your exchange with your bank, then stop immediately. If it’s not https it’s not secure and anyone in the room could be monitoring what you’re doing.

•Secure your Email! Email is perhaps the biggest open security hole in these situations. If you use a POP3/SMTP email client, the default configuration for most is totally unsecure. I could sit in a corner of the internet cafe and not only read your email with you, but also steal your account name and password. It really is that unsecure.

With POP3 and SMTP you should contact your email provider and see if they support SSL connections. If they do, it’s a slightly different configuration in your email program but once done all of the communication between your email program and email servers are securely encrypted.

Online or web-based email services deserve special consideration. Most do not support https connections. The one exception is Gmail, which will use https if you make sure to login through an https connection, and have the “always use https” option selection in Gmail’s options.

•Consider a VPN. Not all sites support https as it takes extra work on their part. For example, there is no https version of ask-leo.com; you can only access it through unencrypted http, and that’s the norm for most sites that don’t process confidential information. But that means that someone could still be watching where you go. If you don’t mind them seeing that you’re visiting ask-leo.com, or what you might happen to search for on Google, or whatever other sites you’re visiting in the clear, then you don’t need to do anything.

 And not all email providers will provide secure connections.

However, if you’re a “road warrior” and spend a lot of time in internet cafes, have an unsecure email configuration, or browse a lot of sites that you’d rather not be so easily sniffable, you might consider a VPN (Virtual Private Network) service. I’ve never used one personally, so I can’t recommend one specifically, but there are several. http://www.hotspotvpn.com/ is one example. Using these services you create an encrypted connection to the service and route all your internet traffic through them. When you do this, the folks in the cafe see only encrypted data which they can do nothing with.

•Realize that a “login intercept” protects them, not you. In many free WiFi situations the first time you use the service no matter where you try to go you’re first intercepted and sent to a page where you’re required to “login” or otherwise accept the terms of service. This page does not protect you at all. It has nothing to do with security, wireless or otherwise. It’s nothing more than a bit of legalese to protect the internet provider.

So, how big is the risk, really? It depends.I would expect busy hotspots near sensitive areas to be a fairly reasonable risk. Busy coffee houses, open airport WiFi, libraries and the like seem like “target rich environments” for the potential hacker. These are certainly places where I’d make sure to take these safety measures myself. Less busy hotspots? Perhaps not so much. But it is possible, and more frighteningly, it’s not all that hard for someone who’s technically savvy.

 Article C3269 – November 12, 2009

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There’s a potential threat lurking in your internet café, say University of Calgary computer science researchers. It’s called Typhoid adware and works in similar fashion to Typhoid Mary, the first identified healthy carrier of typhoid fever who spread the disease to dozens of people in the New York area in the early 1900s.

“Our research describes a potential computer security threat and offers some solutions,” says associate professor John Aycock, who co-authored a paper with assistant professor Mea Wang and students Daniel Medeiros Nunes de Castro and Eric Lin. “We’re looking at a different variant of adware — Typhoid adware -which we haven’t seen out there yet, but we believe could be a threat soon.”

Adware is software that sneaks onto computers often when users download things, for example fancy tool bars or free screen savers, and it typically pops up lots and lots of ads. Typhoid adware needs a wireless internet café or other area where users share a non-encrypted wireless connection.

“Typhoid adware is designed for public places where people bring their laptops,” says Aycock. “It’s far more covert, displaying advertisements on computers that don’t have the adware installed, not the ones that do.”

The paper demonstrates how Typhoid adware works as well as presents solutions on how to defend against such attacks. De Castro recently presented it at the EICAR conference in Paris, a conference devoted to IT security.

Typically, adware authors install their software on as many machines as possible. But Typhoid adware comes from another person’s computer and convinces other laptops to communicate with it and not the legitimate access point. Then the Typhoid adware automatically inserts advertisements in videos and web pages on the other computers. Meanwhile, the carrier sips her latté in peace — she sees no advertisements and doesn’t know she is infected ¬- just like symptomless Typhoid Mary.

U of C researchers have come up with a number of defenses against Typhoid adware. One is protecting the content of videos to ensure that what users see comes from the original source. Another is a way to “tell” laptops they are at an Internet café to make them more suspicious of contact from other computers.

“When you go to an Internet café, you tell your computer you are there and it can put up these defenses. Anti-virus companies can do the same thing through software that stops your computer from being misled and re-directed to someone else,” says Aycock.

Why worry about ads? Aycock explains it this way: “Not only are ads annoying but they can also advertise rogue antivirus software that’s harmful to your computer, so ads are in some sense the tip of the iceberg.”

The paper Typhoid Adware can be found: http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~aycock/papers/eicar10.pdf.

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Hot spots are hot. Located in thousands of airport lounges, hotels, cafés, and even public parks, they allow anyone with an 802.11b wireless LAN card to surf the Web, check e-mail, or even connect to the company LAN at broadband speeds. Before you experience the thrill of surfing the Net while nursing a latte at Starbucks, however, be sure you take the necessary precautions.

All wireless LANs have security issues, but wireless hot spots raise unique concerns. As with any wireless LAN, signals can penetrate walls and ceilings. That means that anyone in range with a standard wireless card can connect, even if they’re sitting out in the parking lot.

Hot-spot services are designed for maximum ease of use, so they generally don’t offer WEP or WPA encryption; if you connect to a hot spot, just about all the data you send is probably unencrypted. Since wireless LANs allow peer-to-peer connections, the computer-savvy guy at the corner table may be able to connect to your notebook and mooch your Internet connection, look at your unprotected files, or hitch a ride as you connect to your corporate LAN. He can also eavesdrop the airwaves with one of the many wireless sniffers available on the Web and watch as you unintentionally reveal your corporate network log-on information, your credit card numbers, IP addresses of your connections, and even the contents of e-mails, instant messages, and file attachments. Anyone with malicious intent can do lots of damage with this information, both to you and the company that employs you. And of course, you’re vulnerable to the same viruses, worms, and other attacks as you would be on any unprotected network.

So what can you do? Here are several ways you can protect yourself.

• Disable your wireless card’s ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) mode. You can do this via the adapter’s utilities or within Windows XP by clicking on Network Connections in the Control Panel. This will help prevent anyone from connecting to your notebook.

• Remove or disable your wireless card if you’re working offline.

• Install a personal firewall. Windows XP offers the rudimentary Internet Connections Firewall, but more advanced personal firewall products, such as Symantec’s Norton Internet Security and Zone Labs’ ZoneAlarm, can prevent others from accessing your notebook and even alert you when an attempt is made.

• Install personal antivirus software from McAfee, Symantec, or another antivirus vendor, and enable automatic signature updates.

• Take advantage of your e-mail client’s security features, particularly digital signatures and e-mail encryption. Digital signatures verify your identity to your recipients and ensure that messages are not tampered with during transmission. Microsoft Outlook lets you add digital signatures to messages and encrypt messages and attachments using S/MIME. If you’re using a Web-based e-mail service, make sure it offers some type of encryption. Be aware, however, that in many cases with such services only the log-on information is encrypted, while text is sent in the clear. You may want to use third-party e-mail encryption utilities, such as PGP Corp.’s PGP Personal, which offers digital signatures and strong encryption for messages and attachments, as well as for files stored on your computer.

• Make sure you submit credit card information only to SSL-protected Web sites (look for https:// in the address bar).

• For the best protection, use a virtual private network (VPN) to provide strong authentication and encryption for all your hot-spot communications. This is particularly important if you’re connecting to your company’s network, in which case you’ll probably get VPN client software from your IT manager. Small-business users can install VPN-enabled firewall and router appliances from Netgear, SonicWall, 3Com, or Watchguard at the office or use one of the many small-business VPN services available, for example, from Sprint or Verio. • Keep your OS and software up to date with security patches.

And of course, make sure nobody is looking over your shoulder as you enter vital information. Enjoy the freedom and convenience that hot spots offer, but make sure that hot spots don’t land you in hot water.

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Before you click and buy, make sure your online shopping experience is a safe and enjoyable one.

Who are you dealing with?
Check the identity of the retailer, especially if you’ve never heard of them before. Only buy from sites that include adequate address and contact details – phone, fax, email, and street address (not just a PO Box number).
Find out how easy they are to contact. Look for links such as “Contact us” or “Help”. It may be worth calling the phone number to see if someone answers, or sending an email to see how quickly you get a response.
If you’re still unsure about a retailer’s track record, do some research online. Search for complaints by typing their name plus “complaint” or “problem” into Google’s forums. You can also check whether the trader has met the standards of companies that rate online sellers (such as www.shopsafe.co.nz, www.bizrate.com or www.bbbonline.com ).
Be wary if you’re buying from a country where you don’t speak the language. Even if the website is in English it may be difficult to sort out a problem.
Check out returns, refunds and warranties
When you buy online, there’s a greater chance the product won’t be quite what you wanted – clothes might not fit, or an appliance may not measure up to its claims. Check that there’s a clear returns policy offering a full refund if goods are faulty or not what you ordered.
For appliances and electrical goods, check if the warranty is valid in New Zealand – you may need to ask for an international warranty instead. Also check that the company has a New Zealand agent who can repair the item if anything goes wrong. Local agents are usually under no obligation to repair goods they haven’t sold.
Before you place the order, find out when and how you could cancel it or return something for a refund. Are there restrictions on returns? For example, CDs, DVDs and cosmetics must be returned in unopened packaging.
An item may have a money-back-guarantee – but if you’re returning it because you’ve changed your mind, expect to pay the (often expensive) return postage. Where goods are faulty or if you’re sent the wrong item, you should be able to claim the postage costs back from the retailer. This may take some perseverance, however.
Safeguard your personal details
Check the site’s privacy policy and be wary if there isn’t one. A clear privacy policy describes the type of personal information collected from a customer, the reason the information is collected, and who will have access to it.
You should be able to opt out of being placed on any third-party lists. The “better” sites don’t share information with third parties unless you give explicit consent.
Check where your details will be stored later – some businesses store them on a secure server, others destroy them once the transaction is made.
Work out the cost
What’s the exchange rate? Some sites have currency calculators to help you work this out. But when they don’t, it’s easy to forget you’re dealing in US dollars or UK pounds – and you may get an unexpected surprise when your credit card statement arrives.
Check the total costs carefully to make sure they include delivery, taxes, and any other costs. These costs should be disclosed before you start ordering – and certainly before you finalise your order.
Sites should offer both “regular” and “express” delivery options. If the retailer can’t give you a specific delivery cost, make sure you know the maximum amount you’ll have to pay. The cost of postage and packing can greatly increase the price if you’re buying from overseas – so it might pay to buy several items, to make the postage worthwhile. If you need the goods by a certain date, make this clear to the retailer.
Keep your credit card details safe
Check out the site’s security policy. In particular, make sure that the site has a secure checkout. This means your personal information is “scrambled” as it travels over the web and others can’t tap into your details.
A secure page will have one or more of the following:
* a pop-up window warning that you’re about to enter a secure site
* an unbroken key icon
* a URL (website address) that begins with “https” instead of the usual “http”
* a closed padlock icon – padlock icons can be faked so look for one other secure page indicator.
If the site doesn’t have a secure checkout, then never email credit card details to a merchant – use the phone, fax, or snail mail. These methods are more secure.
Paying by credit card can give you extra protection if things go wrong, because you have the right to pursue a claim with the card issuer as well as the internet retailer.
Some sites offer “Verified by Visa” or MasterCard’s “SecureCode”. These verify your identity before processing transactions – you’ll be asked for a user name and password as well as your credit card details. This provides another level of security.
Be aware of the limitations of secure websites. The security icons tell you your details are protected during transit. But once your details arrive at the retailer’s site there could be a risk that they’re not stored properly. To get around this risk, some retailers use a third party such as WorldPay or PayPal. You need to register with this third party – but it means you don’t need to give your details to people you transact with. Large sites like Amazon, eBay, and Strawberry Net offer this service.
TIP! Some of our readers told us that, for online orders, they use a separate credit card with a lower limit – it lowers the risk of online shopping.
Set up a paper trail
Always keep a paper trail. Print off and keep a copy of your order and any confirmation or receipt that you get. It’s also a good idea to keep a copy of the terms and conditions at the time of purchase.
Check whether you’ve been charged correctly and make sure your order matches your bill.
If you contact the retailer at any time because your goods didn’t turn up or are faulty, make a note of it.
What if things go wrong?
Make sure the site has a complaints procedure, and that it gives contact details for handling complaints.
If you buy goods from a New Zealand trader you’re covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA).
If you believe a New Zealand trader has breached the CGA, you can go to the Disputes Tribunal.
If you’re buying from an overseas site, check which law applies to the contract you’re entering into. In theory, you should have the protection of the relevant country’s consumer laws, but it could be difficult to sort things out if something goes wrong.
Had a problem with an overseas internet trader? Visit www.econsumer.gov. This website (a venture of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network) contains contact details for some overseas consumer agencies, advice and guidance on resolving an online shopping complaint, and gives you the opportunity to file a complaint.
The New Zealand Marketing Association can also help in settling disputes – it may work with a direct marketing association in that company’s home country.
If you don’t get the goods you ordered, or if they’re of an unacceptable quality, ask your bank for a “chargeback”. Banks may be willing to cancel the transaction and reverse the payment to the trader. Policies vary, so check with your bank. There may be a time limit on complaints, so contact your bank as soon as you’re aware of the problem.

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Online shopping is pretty common in the 21st century, many people have bought something online in one form or another. There are some great bargains online to be had, as many online stores offer discounts that make you wonder why anyone still goes to retails stores.

Some shoppers, however, are still hesitant about shopping online. We’ve all heard some of the stories of people getting ripped off by illegitimate web stores – and there is reason to be cautious online, as there are some very unreliable ‘online stores’ out there. Shopping on the net doesn’t have to make you weary, as there are many ways to ensure safe shopping online for you and your family.

The risks of online bargain shopping can be minimised by first only buying from reputable sources. As a general rule, the bigger and more well known the website, the better. Generally, the only problems that will occur with large online stores are delays or mispacking, very rarely do goods go missing or never turn up when you buy online from a well-known company. Because large companies also have service teams who deal with orders all day long, they will be able to sort out any issues that do arise for you at their cost.

Problems more often arise when shopping online when a shopper wants a particular product with limited availability – whereby they need to go to a lesser known online store to purchase the product, or purchase the products from the other side of the world. While there are many large international online retailers which are safe to deal with (Amazon, for example), use your instincts when thinking about making a purchase from a website which looks low in quality and that you’ve never heard of before. Finding details such as a physical address and phone number is often a good sign if you are unsure, so don’t hesitate to call and make sure there is someone on the other line to take your call.

Finding Secure Websites
The first step in safe online shopping is making sure the website you are about to buy from is secure. Once you’re at the online checkout, make sure you can see a small, locked padlock in the bottom right-hand corner of your internet browser. Be careful to make sure that the padlock is actually on the browser itself, as there are many websites which simply mimic that padlock with an image on their web page, leading shoppers to believe they are buying securely. Additionally, make sure the URL starts with https:// (the ‘s’ stands for secure).

Double clicking on this padlock to view the page owner information will ensure its validity – but remember you also need to check the security certificate within the Page Info pop-up to make sure it is current, and has not expired. You will also want to check the company who are listed as issuing the certificate, to make sure they are a trusted third party. This should be a well known third party such as VeriSign, Secure SSL, Thawte or USERTRUST – but if you are unsure, just do an online search for information about them and visit their website as a background check.

Paying By Credit Card
Once you’ve determined that the website you are buying from is reputable and that their security certificate is valid, you can proceed with payment.

When checking the certificate details, you will have noticed the technical details of the encryption – all reputable online stores will be using 128 or 256 bit high grade encryption. This kind of encryption makes it extremely difficult for unauthorised people to view any information travelling via the internet from your computer to the online store’s database.

As an alternative to credit cards, many websites offer the use of PayPal, which is a trusted third party which holds your money from an electronic transfer until the sale in completed, rather than the money going straight to the online store. This is a great option to use where available.

Assuming you’ve followed the above precautions, you can feel very safe with entering your credit card details online, along with your shipping details. For new online shoppers, it may take a few purchases to make you feel comfortable with paying online – but sticking with reliable suppliers should ensure you a seamless process every time.

Make Sure You Log Out!
Even if you’re using you home computer (but more importantly, if you’re using a work, public or someone else’s computer), make sure you log out of the online store’s database. While most reputable stores have time-out precautions for log-ins, it’s best to never risk having your personal payment details openly stored in your browser. As an additional precaution, you can clear the history, cookies, cache and other private data from the Options menu in your web browser, to ensure nothing is stores for anyone else to stumble upon.

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Well how concerned are we about the use of our credit cards for secure shopping online?

 In the modern world where e-commerce, m-commerce, e-tailing or e-retailing continues to increase in volume and value at an exponential rate most/all e-tail businesses have recognised the importance of online security. These e-tailers have realised if they do not protect their customer by ensuring a safe transaction they would lose their business.

 As online security has been an age old problem most developers of software have given this issue much thought and have incorporated security features in their software, this would apply to most new browsers, e-mail systems and operating systems. Many e-tailers make use of data encryption once we have entered the checkout area. It is often believed using your credit card for online shopping with a secure trader is as safe as giving your credit card to a waiter at a restaurant or coffee shop.

 It is also strongly recommended that any online shopping is done from a computer or device which is personal and which is NOT located in a public area and accessed by all and sundry. Computers located in the public areas can be susceptible to being fitted with scanner devices by fraudsters.

 So how can we tell that the e-tail shop has a secure checking out system?

 As an online shopper from home, once you have selected your desired item placed it in your shopping cart or basket and proceed to check out the following changes will be noted when trading across a secure link.

 •The http:// will change to https:// where the s denotes the secure link

 •Also watch out for a padlock, where a symbol of a locked padlock would signal a secure link, which may appear in the navigation bar or on the bottom right hand side of the screen

 •Ensure that we are familiar with the privacy policy as published by the seller to ensure they do not pass on any of our information to a third party and if they do under what circumstances

 Please remember that it is still important to carry out the usual checks to verify the contactable details of the online shopping mall store you are shopping at and all other usual credit card handling requirements apply

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Shopping on the Internet has quickly become a major part of the U.S. economy. People have grown to rely on the Internet for everything from CDs to airline tickets. Although online shopping is safe in reality, many people still wonder about the security of their credit and debit card information.

Be Discriminating When Providing Personal Information
Never give out your personal or account information to anyone you do not trust. And make sure to verify a business’s legitimacy by visiting its Web site or calling a phone number obtained from a trusted source.

Keep Your Passwords Secret
Some online stores may require you to register with them via a user name and password before buying. Online passwords, including your Verified by Visa password, should be kept secret from outside parties the same way you protect your ATM PIN (Personal Identification Number).

Look For Signs of Security
Identify security clues such as a lock image at the bottom of your browser or a URL that begins with https://. These signs indicate that only you and the merchant can view your payment information.

Never Send Payment Information via Email
Information that travels over the Internet (such as email) is not fully protected from being read by outside parties. Most reputable merchant sites use encryption technologies that will protect your private data from being accessed by others as you conduct an Online transaction.

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“Want to provide a secure and attractive solution for your citizens, staff, members or drivers to prove their identity?”

Drivers license, National ID, Voter Registration, Gun license, Proof-of-Age card, and Employee ID are all examples of real world ID card applications, and they all have one thing in common: They must be completely protected against forgery.

An ID card that can be forged is worse than no ID card at all, because anyone with the basic skills, or the cash, can rapidly obtain a counterfeit version. The number of web sites offering fake US drivers’ licenses is a testament to that problem.

The Magicard printer family contains everything you need to create colorful, practical, ID cards and ID badges for every application, plus it offers complete protection against counterfeiting through the use of either a hologram laminate, or by the use of Ultra’s unique, low cost, HoloKote; technology.

ID Card Design
For any photo ID application, getting the initial card design right is essential, and one of the most important factors is ensuring that the portrait is large enough to be identified clearly in the circumstances in which the card is to be used.

For “hand held” identification applications like a drivers license, portraits of around one inch square are likely to be adequate, but if viewing at a distance, or in poor light is required, as with airport photo ID badges for example, then portraits should be as large as practicable : 2 inches square will work reliably at viewing distances of up to fifteen feet, for example.

Another design issue is whether to use a “portrait” or “landscape” format, with “portrait” orientation offering advantages for photo ID badge applications, and “landscape” being preferred for cards, which are carried in a purse or pocket.

The design of content is very dependent on the individual application, and any kind of background design, corporate logo, and textual information can of course be accommodated.

For clear crisp text and Barcodes, the use of the black resin, or K panel, is advisable, although many card designs use a mixture of large “color” text with smaller “black resin” data.

If there is more data than can conveniently fit on one side of a CR-80 card, or which is not normally required for public display, then this can be printed on the reverse of the card using the Magicard Avalon Duo or Tango duplex printers. The most economic dual sided card would use full color and black resin on the front, with black resin only on the reverse. Our LC8 six panel dye ribbon has an YMCKOK arrangement for exactly this application, printing 300 dual-sided cards per roll.

It is also possible to put full color and black resin on both sides of the card, using the Avalon Duo or Tango printer and two sets of LC1 YMCKO dye ribbon panels. This approach is more costly however, giving 175 double sided cards per roll of dye ribbon.

Card Security & Protection
With the card layout and usage determined, the subject of physical protection and the prevention of counterfeiting becomes the next priority.

Questions such as:

■How will the card be carried/used?
■Will the card suffer wear through being physically “swiped” through a reader?
■What card lifetime do we require?
■What level of security protection do we need?
For long life cards (at least 5 years) which will be carried everyday in a purse or pocket, and which must also offer the highest level of tamper-proofing and counterfeit protection (e.g. drivers licenses) the only solution is to use the Tango +L Integrated Printer & Laminator to apply a thick polyester laminate.

Cards produced in this way are very well protected against physical wear and tampering, and the optional optical security device will be very effective in preventing attempts to produce realistic copies.

If the card is mainly going to be worn as a photo id badge, or if a shorter lifetime is acceptable then Ultra’s patented HoloKote technology will provide adequate physical protection, together with complete protection against forgery, at zero cost in consumables.

The capital cost is also zero if the built-in “Ultra Secure” logo included in the Rio and the Tango printers can provide adequate security protection, although the use of a unique,”custom” logo is recommended.

The use of a Custom Key security logo actually increases the security protection to better thanthat provided by a custom laminate, yet it still maintains the zero consumable cost and entails only the very low start-up cost and turn around time of Ultra’s unique Custom Key solution.

HoloKote with Custom Key is more secure than an laminate solution because of the ease of safeguarding the authentication device. Even a few panels of hologram laminate left on a roll for disposal could be retrieved from the garbage and used to produce fully authenticated fake cards. With HoloKote however, the authentication device is a single encrypted electronic key which cannot be duplicated and which is easily accounted for and safeguarded by locking it in the office safe when not in use.

HoloKote; puts a daylight visible frosted security logo over the entire face of the card, which makes it ideal for cards which are carried or worn as badges.

To make the security logo more obvious at distances of up to 15 feet, the HoloKote; system can be used with Ultra’s HoloPatch; card stock which highlights one of the security logos with a gold, superdiffuser patch.

Whatever your ID card needs, Ultra’s Magicard range has the solution.

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Company Overview

Our new Lanyard & Attachments factory
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Brady People ID (formerly Comprehensive ID Products, Inc. – CIPI) is a manufacturer and worldwide distributor of ID products serving the identification, security, promotional advertising, and awards & engraving industries. We own and operate manufacturing facilities in China and the United States, and distribute our ID products through a global network of authorized resellers.

Brady People ID is a division of Brady Corporation, a company whose mission is… “We identify and protect premises, products and people.”

Founded in 1914 in Eau Claire, Wis., as W.H. Brady Co, the company went public in 1984 and currently trades on the NYSE under the symbol BRC. It was renamed Brady Corporation in 1998 and currently employees over 9000 people around the world in more than 100 locations. Corporate Headquarters is in Milwaukee, WI.

For more information on Brady Corporation visit www.bradycorp.com.

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Chicago, United States – August 4th, 2009TechTrex Inc. receives certification from Chase-Paymentech for its PrimeTrex IP POS terminal.

TechTrex Inc. (TTI), a leading provider of turnkey custom solutions for the Card Issuance and Payment Industries, today announced that its PrimeTrex IP POS terminal has received Class B certification from Chase-Paymentech. This certification allows Chase-Paymentech to offer the fast, secure and reliable PrimeTrex IP to its merchant base for both dial and IP transactions (optional GPRS wireless). The affordable PrimeTrex IP supports a 32-bit ARM9 processor for amazing dial and IP processing capacity. Its 64 MB of memory provides ample space for multiple merchants and multiple applications.“A strong combination” says Dave Ninesling, Sr. VP of Sales, TechTrex, Inc. “The addition of this robust application to our USA flagship PrimeTrex IP offers Chase-Paymentech customers flexibility and reliability at the terminal level. As well, it provides access to unparalleled business building products and support capability behind the scenes.”About TechTrex Inc.TechTrex Inc. (TTI) is a leading provider of turnkey custom solutions for the Card Issuance and Payment Industries. The company’s strength lies in its ability to provide a comprehensive blend of superior technology and customized software solutions. These range from the most basic dial terminal to custom applications to branding to complex networking solutions.TechTrex leverages its international manufacturing and software development capabilities to provide unique, innovative and cost-effective products around the globe. TTI has operations in Canada, the United States, Japan, China, Korea and authorized dealers worldwide.

Website: www.techtrex.com

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