Inkjet-compatible IC card FeliCa Lite-S version

Canon Marketing Japan Inc. conducted a survey targeting 1,000 personnel and general affairs department employees nationwide regarding the introduction status of IC card employee IDs. In the context of corporate work style reform, the main challenge faced by the personnel and general affairs departments was found to be "management of working hours," which accounted for about 60%. The survey focused on the introduction status of IC card employee IDs, which are gaining attention as one method of managing working hours. <Topics> - The biggest challenge for personnel and general affairs in work style reform is "management of working hours." - The adoption of IC card employee IDs is expected to exceed 80% in the future. - The desired functions for IC cards in the future are "attendance management" and "security." ■ Survey Overview Survey Method: Internet survey Survey Target: Full-time employees aged 20 to 60 who are responsible for personnel and general affairs. Those involved in the creation, ordering, and management of employee IDs and staff IDs. * Excludes agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, and printing industries. Those involved in design and related tasks are excluded. Number of Responses: 1,000 samples Survey Period: August 30, 2018 - August 31, 2018 Survey Agency: Rakuten Insight, Inc.

In recent years, there has been an increase in companies and schools implementing attendance management systems to properly manage working hours. Additionally, due to the amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act in 2017, all businesses handling personal information are required to take necessary and appropriate measures for safety management, leading to an increase in the introduction of systems that record entry and exit from rooms where personal information is handled. While the use of IC cards in these systems has progressed, the traditional creation of IC cards required either requesting a specialized vendor each time or printing with a dye-sublimation thermal transfer printer, which was time-consuming and costly. The "Inkjet-Compatible IC Card FeliCa Lite-S Version" is the first IC card in Japan that supports inkjet printing and is compatible with the inkjet card printers "CX-G6400 / CX-G2400." When printed with the "CX-G2400," the printing speed is 50 color single-sided cards per minute, and the ink cost is approximately 2 yen per card. *1 For FeliCa Lite-S type IC cards that can be printed with desktop inkjet printers. As of May 11, 2018. (According to Canon MJ)