Recent Posts
- The IRIS Companies expands the family
- Lack of student badging
- Happy Earth Day!
- Woman donates $5000 for ID system
- OLED Display ID Cards
- Get your free pass to ISCWest 2009!
- Laser Printed Drivers Licenses
- IRIS production manager gives boost to cancer fund
- Digital Identification Solutions LCP 9000
- IRIS launches all new web site and ecommerce store
Lack of student badging
Just 16% of K-12 schools actually badge students and staff, according to a recently-released nationwide survey of the American Association of School Administrators. More significantly, there is a surprising difference in this rate among regions of the country.
While 16% of respondents said staff and students are badged, another 35% reported that staff only are badged. Some 20% say badges exist but aren’t enforced and 28% don’t use badges at all. Just 4% of the western states, such as California and Washington, reported badging students and staff. Compare that to a high of nearly 26% of respondents in the northeast, such as New York and Connecticut. Additionally, about 45% of responders from the western states say badges aren’t used at all. (click here to read the rest of the article)
To find out more about providing identification for your staff, students, and visitors, contact one of our knowledgeable staff at The IRIS Companies.
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day from everyone at The IRIS Companies and Attachmentville where every day is Earth Day!
Since our opening in the early ‘80s, IRIS has strived to recycle or reuse the vast majority of resources that are used in daily operations.
· Aluminum & plastic food containers are 100% recycled
· Single side printed sheets of paper are reused for in-house document printing or scrap paper.
· Reuse shipping boxes
· Paperclips: yep…we recycle them too
Have you ever wondered what happens to the old ID card printer that you traded in for a shiny new one? Well, if you traded it to IRIS, you can be assured that it didn’t just go into a landfill. Every component that arrives at our location is checked for useful spare parts (for printers where parts are no longer available) and then stored for a semi annual trip to a professional recycling facility.
Twice a year, the local government (Berks County
Twice a year, the local government (Berks County
Click here to ask for more information about our trade in recycling efforts.
Woman donates $5000 for ID system
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OLED Display ID Cards
A new varient on the ID card was rolled out recently at CeBIT 2009. This ID card has an embedded OLED video display. Click on the youtube video below to see more.
Get your free pass to ISCWest 2009!
ISC West brings manufacturers, dealers/installers, system integrators, and corporate end-users of security products and services from across the globe together to learn, evaluate, and competitively source in a highly productive environment. The result – a greater return on investment .
Attend the largest and most comprehensive security happening the world has to offer! Register Today!
Laser Printed Drivers Licenses
The State of Virginia has launched a new drivers license program that incorporates laser engraving images and text onto the surface of the card. While the photos are now black and white, the cards are now much less likely to be duplicated. For more information about the new drivers licenses, please click here.
Note: Contact The IRIS Companies for more information about how to make your ID cards more secure, including the use of the Digital Identification Solutions LCP9000 Laser Card Personalization System.
IRIS production manager gives boost to cancer fund
Suzie Shade of Hamburg raised $8,165 for the Holly Heilman Cancer Fund with the help of Pennsylvania Dutch Campground, Upper Tulpehocken Township.
The fund was founded by Holly (Painter) Heilman's family. Heilman of Mohnton died of breast cancer in 1998 at the age of 38, leaving behind her husband and 4-year-old son.
Most people associate a campground with outdoor fun and family time. However, in the case of Pennsylvania Dutch Campground, this past summer it served as the venue to raise the highest single donation ever given to the Holly Heilman Cancer Fund. (read the full article from the Reading Eagle here)
Everyone at IRIS is very proud of Suzie and all the the great work that she has done in the community.
For more information about the Holly Heilman Cancer Fund, or if you would like to donate, you can visit thier homepage here.
Digital Identification Solutions LCP 9000
German-based Digital Identification Solutions Group presents a brand new, groundbreaking personalization system for fraud-resistant high-secure ID cards. The EDIsecure® LCP 9000 Laser Color Personalization System integrates the advantages of high quality XID Retransfer color printing and secure laser engraving on a single card in a one step process, making credential forgery and manipulation all but impossible. With its innovative system concept, the LCP 9000 allows the combination of an unrivaled variety of security features, such as on-demand personalization of data as micro text, CLI (Changeable Laser Image) and MLI (Multiple Laser Image), tactile effects, high resolution gradient UV printing, electronic guilloche, and IPI (Invisible Personal Information). (Read the full press release here)
For more information about secure ID card production or the complete line of EDISecure printers, contact one of the knowledgeable staff at The IRIS Companies.
IRIS launches all new web site and ecommerce store
New features include: The IRIS Companies is excited to announce the launch of a completely redesigned corporate website and ecommerce store. The new design continues the IRIS tradition of moving forward as the leader of the photo ID industry.
