Fargo Electronics Announces Annual Stockholders' Meeting; Meeting to Be Held May 2, 2006 at Fargo Corporate Offices

Fargo Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRGO), a global leader
in secure technologies for card identity systems, today announced that
it will hold its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Tuesday, May
2, 2006, at 1.30 p.m. Central Time. The meeting will be held at the
company's corporate offices located at 6533 Flying Cloud Drive, Eden
Prairie, MN 55344.
   A listen-only broadcast of the meeting may be accessed by dialing
1-800-257-6566 prior to the start of the meeting. A link to a
simultaneous web cast of the meeting will be available at
www.fargo.com in the Corporate Info/Investor Info section. A digital
audio replay of the meeting will be available through midnight, May 7,
2006, at 1-800-405-2236, passcode 11058621, or at www.fargo.com in the
Corporate Info/Investor Info section.

   About Fargo

   Founded in 1974, Fargo Electronics is a global leader in the
development of secure technologies for identity card issuance systems,
including secure card printer/encoders, materials and software. The
company has sold more than 120,000 systems in the U.S. and over 80
other countries worldwide. Fargo card issuance systems reduce
vulnerabilities and potential for loss of time, money and lives by
continually improving the security of identity credentials. Fargo
provides physical, information, and transaction security for a wide
variety of applications and industries, including government,
corporate, national IDs, drivers' licenses, universities, schools and
membership. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Fargo markets its
products through a global distribution network of professional
security integrators.