Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

DXStorm selects HID Corporation as RFID supplier

Thursday, February 17, 2005 in News

DXStorm, which develops and markets micropayment, e-commerce, and medical imaging solutions, has chosen HID Corp. as its preferred RFID technology supplier, giving the company’s payment terminals the ability to accept both RFID and magstripe cards.


OAKVILLE, ON - DXSTORM announced that it has chosen HID Corporation, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, as its preferred supplier of RFID technology. HID’s worldwide presence and its iCLASS(R) technology made it the clear RFID choice for secure payments on DXStorm’s payment terminals.

DXStorm has enabled its existing magstripe payment terminals with HID’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology for internet-based payments. The ability to accept both RFID and magstripe technologies further illustrates DXStorm’s cutting-edge technology in the micropayment field.

This new HID relationship will enable approximately six million existing iCLASS clients with the ability to use their contactless smart cards for secure forms of payment at DXStorm payment locations deployed World-wide.

“We have developed a great working relationship and partnership with HID and are excited to take it to the next level. The synergies between our two companies will lead to immediate applications for both our customers and that of HID’s.” said Zoran Popovic, CEO of DXStorm.

“This new development is further proof of the acceptance of deploying multiple applications on a single contactless smart card,” said Richard Coombs, HID’s Canadian sales manager. “We’re proud to work with DXStorm, a leader in the micropayment field, to offer the market a physical access control and secure payment solution.”

About DXStorm.com Inc. DXStorm develops and markets micropayment, e-commerce and medical imaging solutions. DXStorm is a public company whose shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange.

About HID Corporation HID is the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry and has shipped over 200 million credentials to customers worldwide. HID pioneered the development of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for physical access control. HID and iCLASS(R) are registered trademarks of HID Corporation. [end] 

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