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• ACS will participate in CeBIT 2009

  ACS will participate in CeBIT 2009 in Hannover, CeBIT. It is one of the world's largest trade fair showcasing digital IT and telecommunications solutions for home and work environments. At the exhibition, ACS will showcase its latest products, such as eH880 secure smart card terminal, ACR122 NFC Smart Card Reader - the world's first NFC reader with CCID-compliance, ACR128 DualBoost Smart Card Reader, ACR83 PINeasy Smart Card Reader and APG82 PINhandy OTP (One Time Password) Generator. Date: 3-8 Mar, 2008Venue: Hannover, GermanyBooth: Hall 11, A13     About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 8210), founded in 1995, Asia Pacific's top supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Research Report issued by Frost & Sullivan) is one of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution. ACS develops, and distributes a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards, and related security products to over 100 countries worldwide, facilitating an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries. Visit ACS at www.acs.com.hk.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/48/acs-will-participate-in-cebit-2009/
• ACS will participate in IC Card World 2009

  ACS will participate in IC Card World 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. It is the biggest exhibition in Japan, showcasing products and equipment related to smart cards. ACS will also be invited to attend the forum on Directions for NFC and Mobile Contactless Business as speakers. At the exhibition, ACS will showcase its products on contactless technology, such as ACR122 NFC Smart Card Reader - the world's first NFC reader with CCID-compliance, eH880 secure smart card terminal, ACR128 DualBoost Smart Card Reader and ACR120 Contactless Smart Card Reader. Date: 3-6 Mar, 2008Venue: Tokyo International Exhibition Center “Tokyo Big Sight”, Tokyo, JapanBooth: IC 2306   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 8210), founded in 1995, Asia Pacific's top supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Research Report issued by Frost & Sullivan) is one of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution. ACS develops, and distributes a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards, and related security products to over 100 countries worldwide, facilitating an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries. Visit ACS at www.acs.com.hk.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/49/acs-will-participate-in-ic-card-world-2009/
• ACS supplied 100,000 ACR38 Smart Card Readers for an online home banking project in an East Asian country

  Hong Kong, 6 Feb, 2008 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 8210, www.acs.com.hk), Asia Pacific's number one supplier in PC-linked smart card readers industry (Source: Frost & Sullivan), announces that it has supplied its ACR38 Smart Card Reader for an online home banking project in an East Asian country. This online home banking project, cooperated with a leading local bank and the largest telecommunication company in that country, makes use of VoIP (Voice-over-Internet Protocol) desktop phone together with ACS smart card technologies to provide a convenient and secure environment for bank card holders to enjoy banking services at home. After launching this project, the bank card holders can manage their day-to-day banking transactions at home without using a PC. "Servicing a customer online is the most economical way for a bank. Most of the banks intend to adopt a service model in which almost all transactions can be conducted online and done by authenticating the documents through digital signatures from smart cards,” says Gilbert Leung, Sales Director of ACS. “We are delighted that ACS was selected by the bank to contribute to this project with its smart card expertise. One of the challenges we had to overcome was the issue of reader compatibility with different working environments. The project requires our smart card reader to be connected to a designated VoIP desktop phone supplied by the telecommunication company, rather than connecting to a PC. “   About ACR38 Smart Card Reader ACR38 is a powerful and reliable smart card reader that supports smart cards conforming to ISO 7816 and works efficiently with various memory cards as well as microprocessor cards with T=0 or T=1 protocols. The ACR38 is fully PC/SC (Personal Computer/ Smart Card) compliant and supports various operating systems such as MAC, Linux and Microsoft 98 onwards. The device is EMV 2000 Level 1 (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) certified, making it suitable for bank applications that use EMV cards. Moreover, its Bridge Casing form supports and facilitates vertical insertion and removal of smart cards. For more information, please visit www.acs.com.hk/acr38.php. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 8210), founded in 1995, Asia Pacific's top supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Research Report issued by Frost & Sullivan) is one of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution. ACS develops, and distributes a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards, and related security products to over 100 countries worldwide, facilitating an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries. Visit ACS at www.acs.com.hk.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/50/acs-supplied-100-000-acr38-smart-card-readers-for-an-online-home-banking-project-in-an-east-asian-country/
• ACS Awarded with The 2007 Top Smart Card Reader Supplier in China

  ACS Hong Kong, 03 Jun 2008 – Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HONG KONG STOCK Exchange: 8210, www.acs.com.hk), Asia Pacific’s number one supplier in PC-linked smart card readers industry (Source: research report issued by Frost & Sullivan), is proud to announce that it is awarded with “The 2007 Top Smart Card Reader Supplier in China” in the 10th International Smart Card and RFID Technology Exhibition and Purchase, China 2008 (SCPC 2008). ACS stood out in the competition for the SMART prize, the highest accolade in the Chinese smart card industry, which is sponsored jointly by China Information Industry Chamber of Commerce and China Software Industry Association and supervised by the State Leading Group Office of Golden Cards Projects Coordination, and was honored with  “The Top Smart Card Reader Provider 2007”. Gilbert Leung, ACS’ sales director, received this prize on behalf of the company. The SMART prize representing was established to publicize the outstanding achievements and to build a role model in the Chinese smart card industry so as to facilitate its fast development. The competitors should experience such strict appraising steps as application, purchaser voting, on-line voting and expert commenting. ACS’ winning of the prize fully proves its excellent reputation, first class product quality and perfect after-sales service. After the receipt of the prize, Mr. Leung stated in the interview by the reporter of the sponsor that ACS had been devoted to the smart card reader industry for 13 years from 1995 and successfully popularized its products in various fields such as banking, transportation and telecommunication. When asked as an international company, what ACS was depended upon to occupy the mainland market, Mr. Leung replied, “Our leading cards are our super products and advanced and successful project experience. The world’s first NFC card reader compliant to CCID standard was born in ACS last year and has been successfully applied in a VoIP phone project using the Octopus Card in Hong Kong. We hope we can carry out more projects in the mainland market in the future. ”

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/51/acs-awarded-with-the-2007-top-smart-card-reader-supplier-in-china/
• Advanced Card Systems receives Frost & Sullivan's "World Business Development Strategy Leadership" award

  ACS, Hong Kong, 30 Sep 2006 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HKGEM: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier in PC-linked smart card readers industry (Source: research report issued by Frost & Sullivan), today announces that ACS has been conferred the prestigious 2006 "World Business Development Strategy Leadership" award for PC-linked smart card reader market by Frost and Sullivan for the company's outstanding achievements within the global smart card reader market. Mr. Denny Wong (Chairman and CEO) accepted the award on behalf of the company in an award ceremony at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on 22 Sep 2006. ACS was one of many companies honored overall, and was selected as the sole winner for this award in world PC-linked smart card reader market. The Frost & Sullivan Award for Business Development Strategy Leadership is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in business development within the industry. The Award recognizes the company's ability to best perceive consumer needs, develop products and/or services that meet consumer needs, successfully introduce products or services to the industry, and identify new market segments to expand the existing customer base. Through a combination of vision, technology, and successful marketing, the Award recipient has demonstrated superior market growth skills. To select the recipient of this Award, the Frost and Sullivan analyst team tracks all the major participants in the industry, paying close attention to their business development efforts. This process includes interviews with the market participants, customers, and suppliers, along with extensive secondary and technology research. The company's business development efforts are then analyzed based on the number of new customers, new segments, and commitment to business expansion. Industry participants are then ranked based on the predetermined measurement criteria. The Award recipient is ranked number one in the industry. "We are delighted to stand out from our competitors around the world to receive this award. As an one of the global leader within the smart cards & readers industry, ACS' success not only prove our business penetration strategies, but also its innovative products have no doubt had an immense impact on the world smart cards and readers market", said by Denny Wong, Chairman & CEO of ACS.   About Frost and Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global business development consulting company with a proud history of providing cutting-edge innovative growth solutions and strategies to some of the worlds leading smart card companies, continues its ongoing success in the Asia Pacific region. With a team of specialized smart card analysts within the region, Frost & Sullivan's Smart Card Division is dedicated to researching and tracking various smart card industry trends and forecasts that directly influence Asia and the South Pacific. Their detailed research and rigorous analysis of the region's smart card movements and relevant events provides business intelligence to some of the largest and most influential companies in the world.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/52/advanced-card-systems-receives-frost-sullivans-world-business-development-strategy-leadership-award/
• Advanced Card Systems receives D'ucoty's "Product Innovation" Award

  Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HKGEM: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, today announces that Advanced Card Systems receives D'ucoty's "Product Innovation Award in Telecommunications". In a ceremony held at CardEx Asia 2006 on 24 Jul 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Advanced Card Systems was honored with the D'ucoty (The Ultimate Card of The Year Award) "Product Innovation Award in Telecommunications" within the South East Asia region for demonstrating leadership in new product innovation. The D'ucoty Awards were established by CardsNow!Asia and CardEX Asia 2006 to recognize outstanding industry excellence and achievements in the smart card industry in South East Asia. The competition was open to numerous card industry companies who have a business presence in South East Asia. In order to be part of the selection process, each competitor needed to show successful "product innovation" within one or more of the following categories: 1. Banking & Finance 2. Telecommunications 3. Government projects After receiving the award on behalf of ACS, Executive Director, Mr. Tan Keng Boon, stated, "We are delighted to stand out from our competitors in same industry to receive this prestigious award. This reflects not only the efforts we have made in product design and our research and development, but also the success of our business model and development strategies which have facilitated continuous business growth in the past few years." Mr. Tan further added, "ACS has always kept product innovation our priority and we will continue down that path introducing new and exciting products with high quality and value complimenting our continuous innovation as we meet the ever changing demands of our constantly growing client base now in over eighty countries world wide". Among the latest innovative products to be offered by ACS are the ACR100 SIMFlash and the ACR88 portable smart card reader. More than just a smart card reader, the ACR100 offers 256MB of built-in flash memory and is designed to offer easy access to SIM-sized smart cards (plug-in cards) in addition to data and/or application storage. The ACR88 is a versatile handheld portable smart card reader offering a vast number of advanced features including a built-in keypad, dot-matrix LCD, bi-color LED, audible buzzer and non volatile memory just to name a few. With ACS' amazing 59% turnover growth in 2005 adding to its already strong technology know-how, the company decisively surpassed other candidates to receive this "Product Innovation" award. To capture the tremendous opportunities in the ever expanding global smart card reader market, ACS will continue to drive its business growth by equipping its leading edge products with new and diversified features to address the ongoing needs of both its business partners and customers. ACS will also continue to enhance its sales network, technology know-how and solid business relationships with its partners worldwide. ACS is excited and looks forward to the Group's next stage of growth over the coming year, which will mutually benefit both the company and its diverse customer base alike.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/53/advanced-card-systems-receives-ducotys-product-innovation-award/
• ACS receives Frost & Sullivan Award

  ACS former CEO, Mr. Damais Mak, accepting the Product Innovation Award The first-ever D´ucoty Awards, held in conjunction with CardEx Asia 2005 last May 18 in Kuala Lumpur, has awarded Advanced Card Systems Ltd. the Product Innovation Award for Readers in the South East Asian region. The D´ucoty Awards was co-founded by Frost & Sullivan together with CardsNow!Asia to recognize companies and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding performance in the cards industry across the Asia Pacific region.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/54/acs-receives-frost-sullivan-award/
• Advanced Card Systems receives Frost & Sullivan's "Growth Strategy Leadership" Award

  In a ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Hong Kong on October 16, Advanced Card Systems, the world's 4th leading supplier of smart card readers used with personal computers, received the "Growth Strategy Leadership" Award from Frost & Sullivan, the independent market consulting and research organization, for its exceptional growth strategy within the industry.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/55/advanced-card-systems-receives-frost-sullivans-growth-strategy-leadership-award/
• ACS receives Certificate of Merit during the annual Hong Kong Awards for Industry

  The Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation bestowed on ACS the HKITCC Certificate of Merit in Technological Achievement. The award was given for achieving a high level of technological innovation, commercialization and the fostering of technology culture. JUDGES' COMMENT: Advanced Card Systems deserves credit for its success in developing and marketing products based on smart card technology. The company's card reader has achieved recognition even in the face of the intense competition from international companies, which dominate the existing market. Accomplishments such as this only affirm ACS' foothold in the smart card industry and encourage it to continuously develop and improve its products and operations.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/56/acs-receives-certificate-of-merit-during-the-annual-hong-kong-awards-for-industry/
• ACS sales increased by 62 percent to HK$96.1 million for 2008 from HK$59.3 million for 2007

  Hong Kong, 14 Apr, 2009 - Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd. (hereafter referred to as ACS), a company listed on The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 8210), announced its annual results for the full year ended December 31, 2008. Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd. is the 100% shareholder of Advanced Card Systems Ltd (www.acs.com.hk). which has its headquarters in Hong Kong and is Asia Pacific’s top supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, according to Frost & Sullivan. The year of 2008 was a year of growth for ACS, in sales revenue and in net profit. In 2008, the sales increased by 62% to HK$96.1 million from HK$59.3 million for 2007. The net profit after tax more than doubled to HK$9.7 million from HK$4.3 million. ACS grew its business in all three broad lines of business, namely, smart cards, smart card readers, and design and consultation services. The regional breakdown indicates that Europe and Asia Pacific represented 60% and 25% of the sales of ACS in 2008 respectively with the 15% balance accounted for by The Americas, Middle East and Africa. ACS launched new smart cards and smart card readers to the market in 2008. More new products are in the pipeline in 2009. The constant product innovation and technology advancement are propelling the growth of the company. Asked to comment on the prospect of ACS in view of the world financial crisis and economic turnover, the Chairman Denny Wong said, “The nature of the current financial crisis and economic slowdown on a worldwide scale seems to be unprecedented in human history. Thus the potential impact cannot be fathomed presently. However, since a good percentage of ACS products is deployed in government projects all over the world, the impact to ACS should be less as it is not likely that governments themselves will take the lead to curtail their spending. Also ACS has been able to build long-term and close partnerships with customers by virtue of its culture of keeping promise, being reasonable to others and emphasizing on quality. A close partnership between ACS and a partner allows each party to save costs in doing business by making use of the strengths of the other party. Such partnership increases the capability of our partners and ACS to cope with the coming challenges. We are confident to be able to ride out the present world recession and to emerge as a stronger company afterwards”.   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 8210), founded in 1995, Asia Pacific's top supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Research Report issued by Frost & Sullivan) is one of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution. ACS develops, and distributes a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards, and related security products to over 100 countries worldwide, facilitating an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries. Visit ACS at www.acs.com.hk.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/58/acs-sales-increased-by-62-percent-to-hk$96.1-million-for-2008-from-hk$59.3-million-for-2007/