Entrust Datacard has announced the release of the a new colour printing module for card and credential programmes in the financial, government, retail, loyalty, and healthcare markets.ED says the Datacard Artista VHD Retransfer Colour Printing module GEN 2, designed to work inline with the Datacard MX Series card issuance systems offers on-demand, 600 dpi full-colour, edge-to-edge card printing for card programmes.The GEN 2 module features New cleaning capabilities and an Enhanced air flow system with HEPA filtration, the firm noted."Our First Generation Artista VHD module has proven to be a very successful feature to our central card issuance systems as our customers enjoy having the high quality output that it provides," said Dan Good, vice president of central issuance and services product management for Entrust Datacard."We are very dedicated to product excellence, which is why we have enhanced the Artista VHD module and are offering even more features, flexibility and functionality that will give our customers the best output for high quality printing of cards and credentials."Dennis Moore, operations support manager with FIS Global, added: "We are very happy that we've been able to beta test this product for Entrust Datacard to see how it performs and works within our card operations".