Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

SCM Microsystems expands product portfolio

Thursday, March 11, 2010

SCM Microsystems expands its product portfolio with introduction of three products. The new products are addressing the need for stronger and more convenient security solutions and access control applications.

PAT1461, the first new device in the series from SCM, is a physical access control terminal which supports the growing focus on contactless technology. PAT1461 makes secure contactless transactions more efficient by supporting the Sony’s FeliCa technology.


Additionally SCM has expanded its smart card reader technology with the development of the SPR332 PINpad reader. The security system enables authentication to be securely done within the reader, making it suitable for digital signatures, authentication and verification applications.

For the next level up, the new device from SCM, SCR339 PC keyboard solution integrates ID-1 is ideal for a wider range of applications. This contact smart card reader is based on SCM’s STC3 chip which allows authentication for Web services such as home banking or electronic payments, digital signing of documents or data encryptions. [end] 

StarChip and CEA-Leti have inked a partnership agreement to develop a contactless front end for smart card applications.

The partnership includes technology and know-how transfer to StarChip. With this combined experience in secure integrated circuit development and contactless technology, StarChip will roll out state-of-the-art smart card products to enable applications in transport, banking and identity.

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AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 issue of Regarding ID.

The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front of you.

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HID Global announced an expanded portfolio of RFID asset tracking solutions designed to meet the demands of industries including logistics, automation and manufacturing, medical and health care, returnable transport items and waste management.

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AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News.

The interactive feature allows for a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were sitting in front of you. Even flipping the pages looks great with this new feature.

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Switzerland’s LEGIC has announced two new partnerships that will bring the company’s contactless smart card technology to China.

Radio Frequency Systems, a manufacturer of contactless smart card technology, will use the LEGIC advant 4000 chip generation to create new reader modules for access control applications.

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SmartMetric announced it has leased a manufacturing plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it plans to manufacture fingerprint activated smart cards. These cards are being developed with industries such as banking, medical insurance and government or other high-security identification industries in mind.

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