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• ACS has achieved ISO 9001:2000 standard for quality management systems

  ACS Hong Kong, 11 Apr 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), announced that it achieved the ISO9001:2000 standard for quality management systems certified by Bureau Veritas Certification, a world’s leading certification group. ISO9001:2000 is a world standard for quality management system. Companies which get this certification represent they are able to carry out and monitor their business procedures efficiently. "The ISO9001:2000 certificate has well proven the effectiveness of our business operations of different departments and the quality of our service. It drives us continuously to improve ourselves and provide our customers a satisfying experience,” said Denny Wong, Chairman & CEO of ACS. “I appreciate so much for the efforts our staff spent during the assessment time and the unity they performed. This is also a significant milestone for our company, preparing ourselves for future opportunities and challenges." Please click here to access ACS’s ISO 9001:2000 certificate.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/556/acs-has-achieved-iso-9001-2000-standard-for-quality-management-systems/
• ACS participates in Cards Asia 2012

  HONG KONG, 7 May, 2012 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number 1 supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), was present to showcase its Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions and knowhow during the exhibition and conference at Cards and Payments Asia 2012 in Singapore. ACS Regional Sales Manager, Mr. Gordon Lee; and ACS Assistant Product Marketing Manager, Ms. Richelle Arjona, took over the reins for ACS in the conference as they delivered speeches about NFC. Gordon discussed NFC in relation to RFID and smart card technology. With the title “Is NFC equal to RFID? How to leverage NFC with smart card technology?”, his discussion enlightened the audience about NFC’s role as a subset of RFID technology, and as the current hottest commodity in the contactless industry. Gordon explained the three modes of NFC, namely, the reader/writer, card emulation and peer-to-peer communication modes. The last two modes of which are what separate NFC from traditional RFID devices. Likewise, he enumerated the various form factors where NFC can be built, showing how flexible and versatile the technology is in terms of practical applications. In conclusion to his presentation, Gordon showed the effects of NFC to the smart card technology industry, explaining that the growth of the former results to more demands in card and reader deployments for the latter. On the other hand, Richelle’s presentation, entitled “NFC: Why is it for me?”, dealt with the definition and prevailing market trends of NFC technology, underscoring the role of NFC in the age of converging technologies. She provided various examples of how the components of this technology, including contactless cards and readers, are used to make daily transactions much easier, particularly within the sectors of transportation and payment. Richelle also highlighted the role of ACS in today’s growing NFC industry by showing a number of project references illustrating ACS’s successful NFC deployments throughout the world. Through these topics, she was able to demonstrate the applicability of NFC in everyone’s daily undertakings. One of Asia’s biggest events for the cards sector, Cards and Payments Asia was held this year at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Singapore from the 25th to the 27th of April, 2012. ACS took advantage of this gigantic platform for industry players and consumers alike by showcasing its existing dynamic range of NFC readers, namely, the ACR122U NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader, ACR1222L VisualVantage NFC Reader with LCD and ACR122T Contactless Smart Card Reader, as well as the ACR1251U CCID-compliant NFC Reader, which is expected to be released this year.   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 “Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/564/acs-participates-in-cards-asia-2012/
• ACS's new ACR89 Smart Card Reader with PIN-Pad powers versatile smart card applications

  HONG KONG, 26 Jun, 2012 – Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number 1 supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), launches the new ACR89 Handheld Smart Card Reader, the latest addition to ACS’s Smart Card Readers with PIN-Pad product line. As smart card technology continues to gain more adopters, smart card reader developers see an opportunity to enrich user experience by adding innovative features on top of smart card reading capabilities. As a result of this flexibility, devices can be more easily integrated into multi-application systems, for example e-purse applications used in retail and transport. In this regard, ACS has created the new ACR89 reader, which features an LCD display, PIN-pad, dual smart card slots, 3 SAM card slots, as well as optional thermal printer and contactless card support. ACR89 provides a secure, portable and cost-effective solution for implementing smart card applications. It reduces the risk of fraud and security breach via two-factor and mutual authentication. It also has Secure PIN Entry (SPE) to make sure all PINs input into the device are protected from PC-targeted attacks such as sniffing and phishing. Furthermore, its dual slots for full-sized smart cards enable simultaneous processing of two cards, which lead to better security and quicker transactions. ACR89 is also highly versatile, and suitable for both in-house and field-based applications; it can be used either on its PC-Linked or Standalone mode. It comes with a USB cable for its PC-linked mode, and a Lithium-ion Battery for its Standalone mode. Additionally, it has a RS232 serial interface port for connection to other peripherals. Finally, ACR89 supports ISO 7816 cards, contact MCU cards and memory cards. Its optional contactless reader feature supports ISO 14443 Type A and B and Mifare, as well as Felica cards and NFC tags. With its 32Bit RISC Processor running embedded FreeRTOS, it provides optimal performance and a multitasking environment for creating standalone applications. ARC89 is particularly suitable for e-Government, e-Commerce and e-Healthcare applications. ACR89 is much more advanced version of ACS’s ACR88 PIN-Pad Reader and will replace ACR88. Some functional differences are shown in the table below.     ACR88 ACR89 Processing Power 8bit , 2MHz 32bit , 48MHz Embedded Platform Proprietary Script FreeRTOS LCD 1.9” 2.3” Battery 3 x AAA NimH Rechargeable Lithium Ion Optional Thermal Printer × √ Contact Cards 2 Full-Sized and 3 SAM ISO 7816 Class A and B (5V, 3V) 2 Full-Sized and 3 SAM ISO 7816 Class A, B, and C (5V, 3V , 1.8V) Contactless Card(Optional feature) ISO 14443 A/B Mifare Classic ISO 14443 A/B Mifare Classic Felica Find out more about ACR89 at here.   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 “Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/ .

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/581/acss-new-acr89-smart-card-reader-with-pin-pad-powers-versatile-smart-card-applications/
• ACS Smart Card Readers now supporting Android OS

  HONG KONG, 27 Jul, 2012 – Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number 1 supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), announces that its readers are now supporting AndroidTM Operating System (OS). Half of the world’s smartphones and tablets are now powered by AndroidTM OS. Android's astounding dominance will be likely to persist for a long time, causing a ripple effect to other technology industry players, challenging them to make their own products and services compatible with AndroidTM. With the way Android smartphones and tablets are influencing people, the smart card industry is already adopting quickly to embrace the change. While facing challenges posed by the rise of Android, the smart card industry is also aware of the emerging opportunities it brings. Soon will come the day where smartphones or tablets may allow individuals to perform smart card-based transactions and interactions anytime, anywhere, and ACS will be providing the necessary technologies to enhance the security and convenience of these applications, be it in banking, government services, healthcare, transportations or other applications... By offering a new AndroidTM library, ACS smart card readers can now work with AndroidTM devices with AndroidTM OS 3.1 (Honeycomb) or higher versions. These readers include the ACR38 series, ACR122U, ACR122T, ACR83, and APG8201. ACS has created demo applications showcasing how applications running on the AndroidTM platform can be developed using ACS readers. These demo applications, namely, ACS Smart Biz Card, ACS-Medical Practitioner Demo, and , can be found and downloaded from the Google Play Store for free here. The AndroidTM library may be downloaded through the downloads section of our AndroidTM -support readers' pages. Find your reader here and start developing your AndroidTM apps! Find out more about ACS AndroidTM demo applications in the following videos: ACS Android App - ACS Smart Biz Card ACS Android App - ACS e-Health Record Management Demo   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 “Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/599/acs-smart-card-readers-now-supporting-android-os/
• ACS to launch ACR123 Contactless Payment Terminal

  HONG KONG, 06 Aug, 2012 - Advanced Card Systems (ACS) Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), announces today its plan to launch its new product, the ACR123 Contactless Payment Terminal, in response to the booming market for MasterCard PayPass and Visa PayWave contactless payment applications. Engineering samples of ACR123 will be available in October, 2012. More and more contactless payment systems are being deployed worldwide, including contactless debit/credit cards, digital wallets and NFC rollouts. Contactless technology revolutionizes the everyday shopping and purchasing experience of consumers throughout the world. This trend ramps up the demand for an efficient and powerful product that will provide support for contactless payment applications, and the ACR123 is specifically designed to cater to this market need. Payment transactions and movement in checkout counters will be faster as consumers will be able to pay electronically by simply tapping their cards on the ACR123 Contactless Payment Terminal. The ACR123 will be certified with the EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) Levels 1 and 2 Standard for Contactless Technology to support MasterCard PayPass and Visa PayWave cards. This certification represents ACS’s commitment to introduce high quality products to the market, inspiring confidence and trust in various key players in the payment industry such as retailers and merchants, for them to choose the ACR123. The following are a few of the benefits in using the ACR123: Compatibility and support for multiple contactless transactions: ACR123 is compatible with major contactless payment programs through its EMV certification (EMV Levels 1 and 2). ACR123 supports different contactless cards including ISO 14443, Mifare, MasterCard PayPass, and Visa PayWave. The next version of the ACR123 will support ISO18092, FeliCa cards and NFC functionalities. Interactive Display: ACR123 directs consumers all throughout their payment transactions with its user-controllable peripherals including a big graphic LCD (70.7 mm x 38.8mm, resolution 128 x 64), multiple LEDs and a large tapping area with light guides of blue, green and red to indicate different states or different responses of the terminal to a tapping by card.. Security: ACR123 is equipped with three built-in ISO7816-compliant secure access module (SAM) slots to secure contactless transactions. Flexibility: ACR123 can support post-deployment firmware updates through remote firmware upgrade, which eliminates the need for additional hardware and application modification. ACR123 can support USB or RS232 host interface which can be used to easily implement to link to existing POS (Point-of-Sale) terminals or cash registers which only support magstripe and contact EMV chip card payment.   For those who are interested in the new ACR123, please kindly contact us at [email protected].   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 “Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.  

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/618/acs-to-launch-acr123-contactless-payment-terminal/
• ACS reports 45% increase in sales for first half year of 2012

  Hong Kong, 10 Aug, 2012 – Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd. (ACS, SEHK: 8210), mother company of Advanced Card Systems Limited, Asia Pacific’s number 1 supplier and one of the world’s top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), announces its financial results for the first half year of 2012. For the first half year of 2012, the sales revenue amounted to US$9.3 million, 45% higher than the corresponding figure of US$6.4 million in the first half year of 2011. The net profit before tax increased to US$0.9 million from US$41 thousand.   Six months ended 30 June   2012 2011   US$'000 US$'000 Revenue 9,331 6,423 Cost of sales and services provided (4,174) (3,273) Gross Profit 5,157 3,150 Other income and gains 15 8 Expenses (4,010) (3,093) Profit before income tax 1,162 65 Income tax expense (239) (24) Profit for the period 923 41 Denny Wong, Chief Executive Officer, commented, “In the 17 years after its establishment in 1995, ACS has developed a wide range of prime technologies in the smart card industry. We emphasize on quality and customer satisfaction and since customers usually stay with us for a long time, the percentage of our sales and marketing costs to total costs is relatively low in the industry”. ACS now sells its products to over 100 countries in the world. It continuously enhances and expands its technologies and launches to the market more and more sophisticated products and services of which the market sizes are bigger and bigger. Such products are generating fruit to ACS and an acceleration of growths in its sales revenue and profit in the future several years can be expected. The complete Financial Statement for the 6 months ended 30 June 2012 can be found here. For more information about Advanced Card Systems Limited, please visit www.acs.com.hk).

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/622/acs-reports-45-increase-in-sales-for-first-half-year-of-2012/
• ACS ACR330 the first certified transit terminal under Visa Contactless Transit Kernel Specification (VCTKS)

  HONG KONG, 03 Apr, 2020 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), becomes the first in the world to provide a Visa Contactless Transit Kernel Specification v1.0.2 (VCTKS) certified transit terminal, ACR330.  VISA releases a new specification, VCTKS, to define the functionalities applying to contactless kernels implemented in the transit payment ecosystem in December 2019. VCTKS replaces Visa ODA for qVSDC Online Specification (VOQOS) and becomes a new standard to verify a Visa-approved or Visa-compliant transit terminal. ACS appointed the Applus+ IT laboratory in Shanghai, China, to conduct the testing of VCTKS for ACR330 and passed the testing, endorsing ACR330 is the first VCTKS-compliant transit terminal in the world.  The Mass Transit Transaction (MTT) and the Known Fare Transaction (KFT) are of paramount importance transit models to VCTKS. VCTKS outlines the requirements and recommendations to provide either a MTT or a KFT Visa-compliant transit terminal, which ACR330 can perfectly perform. The corresponding ACR330 SDK is also available on ACS.  This is a great example of anticipating the expansion of contactless payments in transit and demonstrating ACS’s determination of providing the advanced technology to customers. ACS will continue striving for excellence bringing the best of smart card technology to the world. For more information about the VCTKS licensed transit terminal, ACR330, check out the website www.acs.com.hk or email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010, 2014 and 2015, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion" list, an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at https://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/2644/acs-acr330-the-first-certified-transit-terminal-under-visa-contactless-transit-kernel-specification-vctks/
• ACS launches ACR1281S-C1 DualBoost II Serial Interface Reader

  Hong Kong, 29 Oct, 2012 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific’s number 1 supplier and one of the world’s top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), launches its ACR1281S-C1 DualBoost II Serial Dual Interface Smart Card Reader, the serial RS-232 version in the ACR1281 DualBoost II dual interface reader series. This serial version has been introduced to accommodate more devices, such as POS terminals, vending machines, and so forth, which have different serial ports.The ACR1281S-C1 DualBoost II is an upgrade from the ACR128U DualBoost, ACS’s first-generation dual interface reader. The ACR1281S-C1 DualBoost II is more flexible and convenient, because it offers USB firmware upgrade, supports contact memory cards, and accommodates applications that are not PC-based through its serial interface. It also has excellent compatibility with existing and future systems. Other features include: Support for a wide range of cards Supports not only contactless cards (ISO 14443 types A&B cards, Mifare, Mifare DESFire, and Mifare Plus) but also ISO7816-compliant contact MCU and memory cards Security Has a built-in ISO7816-compliant secure access module (SAM) slot for safer transactions Flexibility Has serial RS-232 interface and driverless operation for easy integration to different devices, such as vending machines and POS terminalsIs firmware-upgradable to keep pace with future system enhancements Intelligent support for hybrid and combi cards Can detect contactless cards or contactless interface of hybrid /combi cards incorrectly inserted into the contact card slot High performance for demanding applications Has contactless extended APDU support and high read/write speed to quickly process large amounts of data The ACR1281S-C1 is part of the ACR1281 DualBoost II dual interface reader series. Aside from the serial version, the series also includes a USB version, the ACR1281U-C1. Both serial and USB versions were designed while keeping in mind the all-in-one card concept, which enables access to multiple applications (such as physical access control, transportation, and e-government) through just one card. Organizations and cities are getting closer to making the all-in-one card a reality by issuing dual interface cards that serve a wide array of purposes. This increases the need for an efficient dual interface reader, and the ACR1281 DualBoost II series was designed to fill this need.“A serial version of the dual interface reader is a more competitive reader-one that works with more devices, runs more applications, and is adapted more easily to changing systems,” said Mr Gilbert Leung, Vice President, Sales and Marketing of ACS. “Devices like the ACR1281S-C1 don’t just help users stick to a minimum number of devices for a maximum number of needs, but also improve the quality of life by streamlining technology.”For more information of ACR1281S-C1, please click here.   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 'Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/655/acs-launches-acr1281s-c1-dualboost-ii-serial-interface-reader/
• ACS to participate in Cartes 2012 Exhibition and Conference in France

  HONG KONG, 26 Oct, 2012 - Advanced Card Systems (ACS) Ltd. (ACS), wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan) will be participating in Cartes 2012, on November 6–8, 2012. Tagged as an exhibition and conference covering “smart solutions for security, payment, identification and mobility,” Cartes 2012 will be held in Halls 3 and 4 of the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in France. ACS will be an exhibitor for Cartes 2012, and will be showcasing, among its other offerings, its contactless and PC-linked readers. There will be new additions to the line of contactless readers, which ACS will unveil during the event. ACS is also one of the companies competing for the Sesames Awards, which recognizes dynamism and innovation among players in the smart card industry. Aspirants range include start-ups, small and medium enterprises, and multinationals. Awards will be presented on the eve of Cartes 2012. More than 450 exhibitors and 200 speakers will be featured in the exhibit and conference. An estimated 20,000 visitors are expected for the event. The key themes for this year will be security in the cloud, and mobile payment. ACS’s booth will be located in 3F 083. For more information on Cartes 2012, please visit www.cartes.com.   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 “Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/656/acs-to-participate-in-cartes-2012-exhibition-and-conference-in-france/
• ACS ACR1222U-J4 Web-To Reader shortlisted in 2012 Sesames Awards

  HONG KONG, 02 Nov, 2012 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), emerged as one of the finalists out of 475 aspirants in the 2012 Sesames Awards, which is part of the Cartes Exhibition and Conference in Paris, France. One of ACS’s contactless readers, the ACR1222U-J4 Web-To Reader, has been shortlisted in the hardware category. The ACR1222U-J4 Web-To Reader enables easy and instant mobile marketing by sending customized URLs of promotional materials, e.g. product leaflets and discount coupons, to phones embedded with Mobile FeliCa, a form of contactless technology widely adopted in Japan. Customized for the Mobile FeliCa market, this standalone and handy device is deployed in Japan, and is installed on smart posters in densely populated areas, like metro stations and shopping malls, for mass marketing. It has also been carried by marketing personnel for direct promotion to targeted audience. "The ACR1222U-J4 has formerly made it to the top three of the Most Innovative RFID Application category of Smart Card Awards Asia 2012. With its recent inclusion into the Sesames Awards, we are very pleased that it is getting recognition not only in Asia, but also in Europe," says Gilbert Leung, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "This inspires us to keep inventing products that improve the way things are done across different industries. The ACR1222U-J4 was designed for Mobile FeliCa, but we are enhancing it to support other NFC-enabled phones, to reach more people." Other ACS products have also been recognized by various award-giving bodies, including the Hong Kong Awards for Industry. The Sesames Awards recognize technological innovation in the fields of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions and contactless technologies, and being a finalist in the awards is already a globally recognized proof of excellence. For 2012, a jury of 38 international experts in their respective fields chose 36 finalists out of 475 submissions for contention of 11 awards. The ACR1222U-J4 is one of three finalists in contention for the hardware award, where the winner will be announced along with the winners of the other categories during the Sesames Awards Ceremony on 5 November, 2012 in Paris, France. To learn more about the ACR1222U-J4 Web-to Reader, click here. To learn more about the Sesames Awards, click here.   About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, as well as the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of the companies on Forbes Asia's 2010 "Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing companies with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion, selected from 12,930 publicly listed enterprises in Asia Pacific, ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/657/acs-acr1222u-j4-web-to-reader-shortlisted-in-2012-sesames-awards/