Tag: Security

  • Agfa releases Fortuna 11 security software

    Agfa has announced the latest version of its high security design and print software, Fortuna 11. Fortuna is widely used to produce sensitive documents such as driver’s licenses, passports and birth certificates.

  • Sun Chemical and Document Security collaborate on brand protection

    Sun Chemical has partnered with Document Security Systems to cross market and sell one another’s anti-counterfeiting products.

  • Agfa updates Fortuna security software

    Agfa has demonstrated v10 of its Fortuna security printing software. The new features mainly aim at reducing the sort of complex manual calculations that are often needed to create complicated repeating patterns that are in turn difficult to forge.

  • Kyocera launches printhead for card printers

    Kyocera has announced a new 600dpi thermal printhead designed for desktop card printers used for rigid materials such as ID cards and credit cards.

  • Agfa updates Arziro Design security software

    Agfa has released Arziro Design 2.0, which is aimed at the general security printing market. It’s a complete end-to-end workflow that includes security design software, additional design modules and an authentication solution.

  • Xerox develops printed memory labels

    Xerox has developed two printed electronic labels that can collect and store information about the authenticity and condition of products. The basic label can hold up to 36 bits of rewritable memory which can store up to 68 billion points of data. The labels, for example, can be used to determine if a product is genuine…

  • Agfa designs security plug-in

    Agfa has developed a new plug-in for Adobe Illustrator, Arziro, for security printing applications. It’s heavily based on Agfa’s Fortuna program, which is a standalone solution for security printers. Arziro Design can create very complex, security patterns in seconds for general-security print applications. It is even possible to ‘enrich’ existing creations with security design elements…

  • Domino launches digital cold foil solution

    Domino recently launched a digital cold foil solution based around its K600i digital print module. Essentially it’s using the printhead to lay down an adhesive that can then be used with conventional metallic foil. It can be supplied as a stand-alone unit or be retrofitted to an existing foiling station and uses a web handling…

  • Agfa updates Fortuna security software

    Agfa has released Fortuna 9.0, the latest version of its design software for high-end security printing. It’s widely used to produce secure documents such as passports, ID documents, high-security cards, tax stamps, security documents and lottery tickets. This version gains new tools focused around productivity and ease of use.

  • Enfocus suffers security attack

    Enfocus has warned users of its CertifiedPDF.net service that it has fallen victim to a security attack that has targeted the log-in information.

  • Stratus foils Pin code thieves

    Stratus Packaging has developed a new way to protect pin codes, such as those sent by banks for use with bank cards. The usual method involves silver inks printed over the pin number which the customer needs to scratch off to display the code. This can be circumvented in various ways, such as heating the…

  • Xerox targets counterfeiting

    Xerox has organised raids in China and Dubai that resulted in the seizure of more than 55,000 boxes of counterfeit consumables and parts for various Xerox products – merchandise slated for distribution in the United States, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Russia, Brazil, and South America. Irina Maslennikova, vice president of Xerox Global Supplies Business Group, commented:…