SCM Microsystems Introduces SDI Reader for Secure Contactless Smart Card Applications
April 13 2005 - 2:39PM
PR Newswire (US)
SCM Microsystems Introduces SDI Reader for Secure Contactless Smart
Card Applications Dual Interface Reader Supports Personal
Identification and Badging CardTechSecurTech, LAS VEGAS and
FREMONT, Calif., April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM
Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCMMNASDAQ:Prime Standard:NASDAQ:SMY), a
leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today
announced the SDI 010 reader, a secure dual interface reader that
combines contact and contactless interface capabilities to support
the growing demand for badging and other personal identification
applications utilizing contactless smart cards. The announcement
came at the 15th annual CardTechSecurTech exhibition, taking place
April 12-14 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
SCM is demonstrating the new reader in booth # 433. The SDI 010
combines SCM's years of experience in smart card interface
technology with the convenience of contactless connections. The
readers are ranked as the highest in interoperability and
versatility and work with a broad range of 13.56 MHz contactless
smart cards and passports including: Philips; MIFARE(R);
DESFire(R); MIFARE ProX(R); ATMEL and SHARP. For convenience,
contactless technology is the preferred interface for a range of
new security applications that use smart cards to identify people,
such as employees or citizens, and protect access to computers
networks, buildings and borders. The enterprise, government and
financial sectors are all beginning to use contactless smart cards
on a broad basis. The combination of contact and contactless
technologies in one reader makes it possible to integrate a number
of conventional single-purpose card applications onto one card. For
example, the same card and type of reader might be used for
building access (holding the card near the reader) and network
access (inserting the card into the reader and supplying a password
or fingerprint). "The need for increased security affects all
aspects of business and all industry sectors. SCM enables solutions
that provide secure access from the door to the desktop," said
Robert Schneider, chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems.
"SCM's dual interface readers are unique in being able to read all
the various contactless standards, which has been a major blocking
point for interoperability." SCM's SDI 010 Reader The reader
includes support for USB and all relevant security standards.
Together, these features enable high performance, cost effective
programs for secure logical and physical access in any environment.
The contactless interface is PC/SC compliant which ensures a
seamless integration to the contactless world for existing contact
applications. To date SCM has shipped several million smart card
readers worldwide to major enterprises, financial institutions and
government agencies, including more than 1.5 million units through
systems integration partners for the U.S. Department of Defense
Common Access Card program. The company holds more than 80 relevant
patents. About SCM Microsystems SCM Microsystems is a leading
supplier of solutions that open the Digital World by enabling
people to conveniently access digital content and services. The
company develops, markets and sells its smart card reader
technology for PC, network and physical access and conditional
access modules for secure digital TV decryption to OEM customers in
the government, financial, enterprise and broadcasting markets
worldwide. Global headquarters are in Fremont, California, with
European headquarters in Ismaning, Germany. For additional
information, visit the SCM Microsystems web site at
http://www.scmmicro.com/. NOTE: All trade names are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
DATASOURCE: SCM Microsystems, Inc. CONTACT: Manfred Mueller, +49 89
95 95 5140, or ; or Darby Dye, +1 510-360-2302, or , both of SCM
Microsystems Web site: http://www.scmmicro.com/
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