Posts Tagged ‘visitor identification management’

Does Your Company Need ID Card Software

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

ID cards are used in a wide variety of situations today, but there are still companies and other organisations who haven’t yet seen the need to start using ID cards. If you are in this situation and you are thinking about upgrading the security of your business premises, we can help you do that. But first, here are a few reasons why you might want to start thinking about introducing ID cards.

The main one, and perhaps most important, is that you can issue ID cards to your staff and visitors. Visitors to your business may only be on the premises for a couple of hours, but it is still important that they have something which identifies them. Our ID card printers will let you produce visitor passes.

This is the best way to make sure that only authorised personnel are in the building, and this is especially important if your company handles sensitive information.

If you regularly hold business meetings and conferences, ID cards are useful when it comes to remembering the names of your staff, particularly if they are from another location and you don’t see them too often.

ID Management Systems are leading suppliers of ID systems and card printers for the production of high-quality, tamperproof photo ID cards and visitor passes.

We can supply all your needs when it comes to security in the workplace, from Plastic Badge Clips, Visitor Management Software, Visitor Badge Holders and Visitor Labels to ID card software.

Plastic Card Printing And Your Business

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Here at ID Management Systems we pride ourselves on providing the best advice and back up service to all our customers. If you are running a business, a school, technical college or any kind of organisation where security is important, you will know how important plastic card printing is. Once you have bought a plastic card printer, you will have to know how to operate it to get the best job possible, otherwise your investment may be wasted. It’s also important to make sure that you choose the right equipment for plastic card printing, and we will advise you on this and any other areas connected with security, such as ID cards and ID systems in general.

One of the best aspects about the plastic card printing process is that it is extremely difficult to fake. It is important that the printer allows for security enhancement such as proximity chips, security ink and magnetic stripes.

It is also important to have a final product that can work together with other intrusion countermeasures, such as clearance qualification, proximity card scanners and security inspection teams to guarantee that people and equipment can only go where they are authorised to.

Whatever you need when it comes to security within your company or organisation, we can help you. We supply visitor card holders, visitor labels, card software and can arrange access control system installation. In short, we can take care of every aspect of security, allowing you to concentrate on growing your business.

Do You Need ID Card Printers

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Identification cards and badges of all types and sizes have become a necessity in these turbulent times we have been experiencing over the last fifteen years. It’s a fact that most individuals in Britain will have at their disposal some sort of identification card for their workplace, school, business transactions and even in some cases, for shopping. Some of us though may wonder – and at times complain – whether these ID cards and ID systems are really necessary. However, the fact remains that we live in dangerous times and these plastic identification badges or cards serve as one way of effectively protecting us as we go about our daily lives.

Here in Britain we may soon be issued with ID cards if the Labour Government wins the election. This was one of their pledges in the early days of this parliament. Some individuals are opposed to this, but the government claims that the introduction of ID cards will help them tackle not only international terrorism but it will also help cut other crimes, and may even reduce anti-social behaviour.

ID Management Systems offer a wide range of services to their many customers who use ID cards for different reasons. If you are looking for help in setting up ID systems in your workplace for visitors, we can do everything for you. We supply everything companies and organisations need to improve their security. If you need ID card printers, ID card software or card printer accessories we can supply them, so don’t hesitate to get in touch with our helpful friendly staff.

How to Handle Visitors

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

What do building sites, schools and prisons all have in common? The need for effective visitor management. Yes, perhaps the single most ubiquitous security concern relates to correct handling of visitors, and this is with good reason. For example, if unauthorised personnel wander into unsafe areas of a building site or if members of the public are allowed to walk freely around a school premises, then a variety of potential safety issues could arise.

Luckily, there is a simple but highly effective solution to visitor management – ID cards. However, unlike employee management, for example, proper management of visitors affords some unique challenges and requires specialised visitor management software.

For example, unlike employee or pupils, a visitor population with not stay constant and your software should be able to accommodate and issue new IDs at a pace that is convenient for a transient visitor to a building site or school, for example. Our “ID Manager Visitor” and “ID Manager Visitor Pro” software is especially suited to this task, and will allow the speedy registration of visitors and the extremely fast printing of ID cards.

Which brings us to the next crucial consideration regarding visitor systems – the ID cards should be appropriate for visitor usage. Therefore, if you need to issue temporary IDs on a regular basis you might opt for more affordable plastic cards, whereas if you need to optimise security, such as in a prison setting, functionality you could choose cards that have inherent security features such as watermarks.