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HID Global announces enhancements to the Fargo C30e and DTC400e printers. The new enhancements are available as a free download and address key customer requirements, advance the encoding functionality and improve the overall experience of using Fargo printers. The new features address global market requirements, including:

• Improved control over magnetic stripe encoding - With the new Raw Binary Magnetic Encoding option, users are in better control of their magnetic stripe encoding, including options to add leading zeros or reverse the bit order (to encode cards for use in non-ISO card systems).
• Improved JIS II magnetic encoding compatibility - JIS II magnetic encoding support has been improved to support a wider range of characters, including 0x7e ("~"). (The part number to order the JIS II upgrade kit is 054309 for the C30e/M30e platform, and 054314 for the DTC400e.)
• More efficient rewritable print jobs - With dual-sided rewritable card support, the printer now allows users with dual-sided rewritable cards to erase and print on the front and back of the cards in a single print job, rather than having to send the card through the printer twice.
• Broader Microsoft operating system support - The driver is now certified for use with Microsoft Vista 32-bit operating software. Certification from this leading operating system broadens the market potential for Fargo card printers.