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Lasertechnics, Inc.
April 11, 1996
Lasertechnics Completes Final Test For Large Drivers' License Program In Australia
ALBUQUERQUE, NM. APR. 11, 1996 -- Lasertechnics, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: LASX) Sandia Imaging Systems unit said it passed the final hurdle in an extensive testing program for a roughly $8 million order from the New South Wales state government in Australia to remake some 7.5 million drivers' licenses.
Sandia said it successfully completed installation of two of its Model 3R 300 DPI digital card printers at two of 140 planned sites for the introduction of newly-designed New South Wales drivers' license.
As a result of the tests, the company said it expects to receive a purchase order shortly for 180 photo card printers plus consumable supplies valued at $8.3 million.
Under the plan, all New South Wales' drivers' licenses will be converted to a wallet sized PVC plastic card with a full color, photo-quality picture printed directly onto the card's surface with Sandia's printers through a process called dye sublimation.
The new cards will replace conventional photo-laminated cards which are more costly, less fraud resistant and take about 4-5 weeks for the holder to receive.
Sandia's Model 3R printers have three print heads. One prints full color photos and text, another lays down a protective holographic security overlay and the third prints single-color text on the reverse side of the card.
Sandia said the printers are capable of being upgraded to print DataGlyphsÔ, the proprietary data-encoding technology the company licensed last year from Xerox Corporation.
Sandia's business strategy is to convert the universal credit card format into a personal portable database which offers high levels of security and inexpensive encoding of human and machine-readable information.
Founded in 1981, Lasertechnics has regional sales offices throughout the US and distribution outlets worldwide. Its marking division provides laser marking systems and related technologies for a diverse range of industrial and commercial markets.
Through its Dallas-based Sandia Imaging Systems subsidiary, Lasertechnics provides imaging software and hardware systems for encoding wallet-size cards with images and other digitized information.
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