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The use of
contact smart cards, contactless smart
cards, and proximity cards (collectively
referred to at Fargo as e-cards) has
created new opportunities for
distributed card personalization
systems.
In just a few short years the use of
distributed card personalization systems
has expanded from relatively simple
badging systems for door access to much
more complex systems for education,
loyalty, healthcare, e-commerce, and
mass transit (among others). At the same
time, encoding has increased from
relatively simple bar code and magnetic
stripe cards to more complex schemes for
e-cards, including hybrid cards that
comprise two or more technologies.
The Fargo Technology Alliance unites
Fargo's international and domestic
network of Distribution Partners with
the very best e-card software developers
and hardware manufacturers. Working
together, they provide complete e-card
solutions to meet the growing demand for
multiple application ID card systems.
The Fargo Technology Alliance is open to
qualified developers of e-card software
and hardware products that meet certain
minimum requirements defined below.
Fargo Technology Alliance Benefits:
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Listing on Fargo's public and
reseller Web sites
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Purchase any Fargo e-card-equipped
printer for demonstration or
development use directly from Fargo
at a discounted price (limited to
one per model)
- Use
of the Fargo Technology Alliance
logo
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Opportunity to provide articles for
an electronic newsletter e-mailed to
Fargo's Partners
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Invitation to participate in Fargo
Technology Showcase events held in
conjunction with major industry
tradeshows (a modest fee is charged)
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Opportunity for joint press releases
and white papers with Fargo
Fargo
Technology Alliance Requirements:
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Members lead with or recommend Fargo
printer/encoders with any e-card
product they offer through the
Alliance
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Products:
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Support the use of e-cards and
promote the use of Fargo
printer/encoders
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Are developed and owned by the
Alliance member
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Provide Fargo Partners with a
"unique" capability or know-how
that does not patently replicate
products offered by other
Alliance members (see the
Membership Roster for a list
of members and links to their
Web sites)
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Are available for sale/licensing
to Fargo Partners
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Provide Fargo Partners an
opportunity for incremental
sales
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Add value to Fargo, Fargo
Partners and, ideally, other
Alliance members
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Are supported by the Alliance
member
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Are installed, fully operational
and well-documented
Application:
If your organization and its products
meet the above criteria and you wish to
apply for membership in the Alliance,
please complete and submit the
application form. A five-member
Advisory Panel (made up of Fargo
Partners) reviews each application to
determine if a provisional membership
should be offered. If offered, the
membership will automatically convert
from provisional to permanent status
once the following items are completed
within a reasonable amount of time:
- Sign
and return a Fargo Technology
Alliance agreement (provided
separately)
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Submit a written description of your
company (up to 300 words) and
corporate logo in GIF or JPEG format
for Web use
- For
each e-card product you wish to
offer through the Alliance:
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Submit a written description (up
to 300 words) for Web use
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Supply one unit/copy for
demonstration and training
purposes at Fargo
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Schedule and provide no-cost
training to Fargo Sales and
Support Services at Fargo's Eden
Prairie facility or other
mutually agreed-upon location
For other
questions regarding the Fargo Technology
Alliance or Fargo's smart card
capabilities, please contact:
John Ekers
Product Marketing Director, Software and
Services Development
6533 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344 USA
952-942-2897
Fax: 952-946-8493
john.ekers@fargo.com |
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