Oak Tree Data

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Oak Tree Data and ID Systems industry news

Our Web Site is changing!

You may have noticed some changes here at www.oaktreedata.com over the past few months. We are improving our Internet pages to give our customers a better e-commerce experiance. We have added an information guide page, providing a one-stop catalog of the various pages we have written to give customers a better understanding of photo ID cards and how they are made.

We are also now providing a free sample package you can request that includes sample plastic photo ID badge and an accessory catalog for ID badge products. For new customers, this can give you an idea of the kind of end product you have when you buy a new printer or system.

There are many other changes, large and small at the new oaktreedata.com. They are all to make your Internet experiance here at Oak Tree more productive and useful to you, our customers.

Fargo Retires more printers

Fargo has announced further printer models are being retired. These printers have been successfully replaced by newer printer technology. Fargo will continue to offer support for these printer for the next three years, or untill the spare parts inventory is exhausted.

The affected printer models are:
     HDP-800 (all models); DTC-500 (all models except 550); and the DTC-300 (all models).

If any of these printers are your model, perhaps it is time to think about moving on. Contact our sales department for more information about the new Fargo printers, or other fine printers we carry.

Fargo introduces new large format card printer

Fargo Electronics has announced a new addition to the HDP-600 series of high definition printers, the HDP-600 CR100.

Printing on the larger CR-100 size card (2-5/8" x 3-7/8"), the new HDP gives customers over 3-1/3 additional square inches of card surface. If you need a larger format card than the standard, credit-card sized CR-80, then you should consider the HDP-600 CR100. Contact our sales staff for more information.

Oak Tree adds more printer models

Our continuing efforts to find the best equipment at the best prices for our customers has convinced Oak Tree to add some new (and returning!) ID card printer manufacturers to our product line

We will be adding select models from Evolis, Magicard, and DataCard to our complete line of Fargo printers. For more information on these printers, check out the link to our new Recomended Printers page.

Fargo Repair Service announces changes

Fargo Repair Service, a part of the complete line of services offered by Fargo Electronics, has announced they will no longer offer repairs on certain printer models. These models were discontinued earlier, and there are no longer spare part inventories to support repair services.

The affected printer models are:
     4225, 4250, DTC-700, HDP-700, C-10, M-10, C-15, Uno, Quatro

Design-Your-Own lanyard printing now available at Oak Tree Data

Identification cards are an important first line of security for any business or activity. And a great way to make sure they are seen is to hang them on a custom printed lanyard from Oak Tree Data! With an order as small as 100, you can have a custom printed lanyard of your own design in just a few days. Check out our new lanyards page.

Fargo introduces new printers

Fargo Electronics has announced the release of several new printer models and the new Print Security Manager software for Fargo's new printers. A new DTC-500 series printer and the revival of the Persona line are highlights of the Fargo releases at the ASIS tradeshow this month.

New DTC-550.
Fargo has redesigned the 500 series printer to offer more features for the Enterprise environment with the new Fargo DTC-550. Sporting a spiffy new charcoal and gray color scheme, the 550 builds on the solid foundation of proven DTC technology and adds the power of Fargo's new Print Security Suite. The 550 also incorporates easier networking of the printer with available built-in print server support. The new printer comes in single or dual sided print models, with other available options. Look at the specifics in a PDF format document.

Return of the Persona line.
Fargo brings back the popular Persona line of printers with the new C-30. Using the new technology of the sucessful DTC-300 and DTC-400, the C-30 offers a low- cost alternative to these printers while retaining the ease of use technology. Read over a Persona C-30 specification sheet in PDF format.

Improved Software.
Fargo's Print Security Suite software was also updated for ASIS. Bringing additional features to an already industry leading product, the new Print Security Manager gives you more control over the production of what is the first line of defense for the modern business--a secure identification solution. Check out more information on the Print Security Suite in a PDF document.

More Printers Retired.
In their on-going commitment to offering the best ID card pritners on the market, Fargo has decided to retire additional older printers. These are:
    Pro, Pro-L, Pro-LX, DTC-510, and the DTC-520.

These printers will be supported as parts allow for the next three years, but if any of these printers are your model, perhaps it is time to think about moving on. Contact our sales department for more information about the new Fargo printers.

We have improved our Technical Support pages

Providing top-notch customer support here at Oak Tree Data is Job One for the Technical Support Department. We are proud to announce our new Tech Support Web page is now available!

In our new Tech Support area, we have made navigation easier and added a new section, Tech Notes. These notes will cover one topic in more depth than the question and answer format in our existing Help pages, including features like actual screen shots and step by step instructions.

If you have a technical question, check out our new Tech Notes and the rest of our Technical Support  web pages!

Oak Tree Data will no longer offer CD/DVD products

Oak Tree Data, in an effort to concentrate on our core business, will no longer offer CD/DVD products. While we have enjoyed our partnership with that industry, we feel it is more important for our company to concentrate on the business we know best, security products for the business customer.

We will however continue to support our CD/DVD customers in the manner to which they are accustomed.

Fargo Electronics retires Persona printer line

As the technology in the ID printer industry changes, products evolve. Fargo Electronics, with the introduction of the new technology DTC-300 and DTC-400 printers last year, felt it was time to offer only the best and latest technology to its customers. Therefore, Fargo has ceased production of the following printers:
    Persona M-10, C-10, C-15, C-25, and the HDP-825.

These printers will be supported as parts allow for the next three years, but if any of these printers are your model, perhaps it is time to think about moving on. Contact our sales department for more information about the new Fargo printers.

PassagePoint comes to Oak Tree Data

Knowing who is visiting your business can be an important factor in overall business security. PassagePoint from STOPware (www.stopware.com) is a great way to solve that problem, and we at Oak Tree Data are proud to add these fine products to our security solutions. Check out our line of systems for lobby security.

Fargo Electronics announces new printer technolgy for DTC-300 and DTC-400 printers

Fargo Electronics will introduce a new line of printers, starting with the DTC-300 and DTC-400 models. Incorporating the lessons of many years in the badge printing industry, these new printers will offer many unique features for customers.

The newest and most exciting improvement is Fargo's new Print Security Suite package. Incorporating such features as Password Control (limiting unauthorized access to your printers), Secutiry Imaging (using Fargo Secure Fluorescing Ribbons), 24/7 Print Notification (via email or text message), Print Diagnostics (for remote technical help), and Supplies e-Ordering, the new package allows secure control of your badges and the means to produce them.

Check out a brochure (.pdf format) detailing information for the DTC-300 , for the DTC-400, or for the Print Security Suite. Then contact our sales staff for a system package to meet your needs.

Fargo Electronics retires some printers

As the technology in the ID printer industry changes, products evolve. Therefore, Fargo has ceased production of the following printers:
     4225, 4250, Uno, Quatro, DTC-700, and the HDP-700

These printers will be supported as parts allow for the next three years, but if any of these printers are your model, perhaps it is time to think about moving on. Contact our sales department for more information about the new Fargo printers.

ID Magic is retired

Oak Tree Data, Inc. began serving the badge and ID system industry in the mid 1990s. At that time we felt that none of the software offerings available had the right features or had the maturity we desired. We chose to create our own software package to fill the void. ID Magic has served hundreds of customers well in the years since then.

As the industry has matured so has available badge and ID software applications. As feature rich applications have become available and matured the need for us to continue investing the development time necessary to keep the ID Magic feature set on a par with them has declined.

For this reason we are ending the life of the ID Magic software product. We will continue to support our customers who are still using it. However over time our ability to support it will decline. We therefore urge you to consider plans to upgrade to one of the software products we are offering.

To facilitate and encourage this transition we are offering our ID Magic customers a trade-in for the new software. The trade-in amount will depend upon which software package you replace it with. Please contact us and we will be glad to provide a quote.

We are pleased to offer these high quality applications and will support them just as diligently as we supported ID Magic.