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• ACS Launches ACR330 Bus Validator with QR Code Scanner

  HONG KONG, 24 August, 2018 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HNA Technology Investments Holdings Limited, SEHK: 2086), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), launched the ACR330 Validator with QR Code Scanner to facilitate cashless payment in transportation. With the built-in 13.56 MHz contactless (RFID) and 1D/2D barcode technologies, ACR330 is designed specifically for Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems for contactless payment by not only ISO 14443 Type A & B, MIFARE®, FeliCa, any of 4 types of NFC (ISO18092), Mastercard® Contactless or Visa payWave® cards/ tags, but also printed or mobile barcodes. Together with ARM Cortex-A8 processor, ACR330 enables a high speed transaction processing and recording. ACR330 supports large memory space and various advanced connection modes for data transfer, including Wi-Fi, 3G/4G, GSM/GPRS, Ethernet and Bluetooth®, as well as USB thumb drive for data collection. It is also equipped with GPS to help locate vehicles, manage fleets and set flexible distance-based fares. ACR330 is integrated with interactive user interface, such as a 480 x 272 high resolution 4.3-in TFT-LCD touchscreen, a 3W speaker and buzzer, 6 LED status indicators with different colors and 4 backlit buttons. It can furthermore come with an optional back mount which allows this bus validator to be attached on pole of buses, trams, railways, ferries or any other transportation mode. Passed with strict shocking, vibration, water and dust ingress protection, and reliability testing, ACR330 is the best choice of your AFC applications. For more information about ACR330 and other smart card technologies, visit www.acs.com.hk or email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HNA Technology Investments Holdings Limited, SEHK: 2086), 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", 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 http://www.acs.com.hk/.  

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/2552/acs-launches-acr330-bus-validator-with-qr-code-scanner/
• ACS launches its health card reader eH880 for the world market

  HONG KONG, May 15, 2009 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, launches its eH880 Secure Smart Card Terminal and its Software Development Kit (SDK) for the world e-Health market. A digitalized system for managing information provides the obvious benefits of reduced storage space, pen and paper costs and margin of human error as well as increased search capabilities and added data security. While most industries have taken advantage of digitization since years ago, the health-care sector is finally welcoming this change: Given its history of innovation, the health-care sector has been surprisingly reluctant to embrace information technology (IT). Whereas every other big industry has computerized with gusto since the 1980s, doctors in most parts of the world still work mainly with pen and paper. But now, in fits and starts, medicine is at long last catching up…. [It] is likely to be transformed by the introduction of electronic health records that can be turned into searchable medical databases, providing a “smart grid” for medicine that will not only improve clinical practice but also help revive drugs research. (The Economist, April 18, 2008) ACS firmly believes that the trend for health data will continue to go digital. ACS has been investing in the research and development in readers and cards tailored to the use in the e-health card programs for the world, and the eH880 Secure Smart Card Terminal (eH880) is the fruit of such tremendous efforts. The eH880 is a feature-rich secure smart card terminal dedicated to the multicard-based electronic healthcare programs. This innovative device is capable of facilitating secure mutual authentication between two parties, for example, between doctors and patients. It displays detailed multi-layered information from one card or both cards, and facilitates data recording and transference through both private and public network infrastructures. Built on a 32-bit ARM 9 processor running on embedded Linux, the eH880 provides strong third party programming flexibility to system integrators to ensure the efficiency and quality in developing customized applications. To help application developers understand and use the state-of-the-art terminal more quickly, ACS is also introducing the eH880 Software Development Kit (eH880 SDK). The package includes an eH880 terminal, 25 testing cards, all necessary API documents, utility tools, demo programs and sample codes of ANSI C. With the help of these tools, application developers can start developing right away! For further details of eH880 Secure Smart Card Terminal, please visit www.acs.com.hk/eh880.php . The eH880 SDK will be available in Q2 2009.   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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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 www.acs.com.hk.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/196/acs-launches-its-health-card-reader-eh880-for-the-world-market/
• ACS will participate in Cards Asia 2009

  Hong Kong, 22 April 2009 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan) today announced that it will participate in Cards Asia 2009 in Singapore. It is one of the Asia’s largest smart card marketplace. During the exhibition, ACS will showcase its latest NFC (Near Field Communications) products – ACR122 NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader – the world’s first NFC reader with CCID-compliant, ACR122T NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader Token and ACR122L NFC Contactless Smart Card Reader with LCD. Developed based on ISO/ SEC18092 NFC Standard, the ACR122 series support not only ISO14443 A / B cards and Mifare ® cards, but also Felica cards. Come to ACS booth and experience the convenience brought by ACR122! Date: 22 – 24 Apr, 2009Venue: SUNTEC Singapore International Convention & Exhibition CenterBooth: 4G18   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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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 www.acs.com.hk .

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/197/acs-will-participate-in-cards-asia-2009/
• ACR122 - The world's First NFC & Felica Card Reader with compliance to CCID standard

  Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS) proudly presents its newest contactless smart card reader -- ACR122, the world ’s First NFC Card Reader compliant to CCID standard with an optional ISO-7816-3 SAM slot. The ACR122 is specially developed on the 13.56MHz contactless smart card (RFID) technology, supporting not only Mifare, ISO 14443 A and B cards but also NFC and FeliCa contactless technologies. Its proximity operating distance is up to 5 cm, depending on the type of contactless tag in use. With CCID compliance, the ACR122 is ideal for both secure personal identity verification and online micro -payment transaction. Typical applications of the ACR122 include access control, e -payment, e-ticketing for events and mass transit, toll road fare collection, network authentication, logistics and supply chain management. With ACR122, the existing service providers of systems using Felica cards can create new applications more readily. Currently, one of the most common applications for Felica contacless technology is automatic fare collection like those by Octopus in Hong Kong, EZ Link in Singapore and Pasmo in Japan. In addition, the ACR122 is also available in module form, which is extremely easy to design-in giving you maximum design and development flexibility. Own casing, logo, color, size can all now be materialized. For further details of ACR122 NFC Felica Contactless Smart Card Reader, please visit, http://www.acs.com.hk/en/products/3/acr122u-usb-nfc-reader/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/198/acr122-the-worlds-first-nfc-felica-card-reader-with-compliance-to-ccid-standard/
• ACR122T - the Token Version of ACR122U, the world's First NFC Card Reader compliant to Microsoft CCID standard

  HONG KONG, Jun 19, 2009 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, will launch its ACR122T NFC (Near Field Communication) Contactless Smart Card Reader Token in Q3, 2009. ACS continues to advance its research and development on NFC technology to expand its contactless reader product line . The ACR122T is specially designed for mobile applications. Its compact and extractable USB plug design is highly portable and easy to use, making it suitable for integration into fast-paced environments. It is ideal for a wide range of NFC applications, such as secure computer log-on with corresponding contactless cards or NFC tags in public places like a coffee shop or public library, balance-checking and reloading of an e-Purse, and online payment. “Our strategy is to keep building and strengthening our reader technology for the fast-growing global NFC and other contactless reader markets,” said Gilbert Leung, Sales Director of ACS. Adopting a well-proven NFC core technology with ACR122, the ACR122T was developed based on the 13.56 MHz RFID technology and the ISO/IEC 18092 NFC standard. It supports various types of contactless cards, including ISO 14443 Type A and B, Mifare® and FeliCa cards and NFC contactless tags. Compliant with CCID (Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices) and PC/SC (Personal Computer/Smart Card) specifications and supporting NFC peer-to-peer communication, the ACR122T facilitates smooth integration of a large variety of applications. A demonstration of how the ACR122T is used for computer log-on is available here. For further information about the ACR122T, please feel free to download the ACR122T Brochure. 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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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/199/acr122t-the-tokens-version-of-acr122u-the-worlds-first-nfc-card-reader-compliant-to-microsoft-ccid-standard/
• ACS launches its ACOS6 Multi-application & Purse Card (MAP Card)

  HONG KONG, Jul 3, 2009 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, announces the launch of its ACOS6 Multi-application & Purse Card (MAP Card). ACOS6 is specifically designed to address the requirements of multiple applications and multiple e-purses with secure access hierarchy of multiple levels. Multiple Applications with Individual Secure EnvironmentCompliant with ISO7816-4, the file structures of ACOS6 can be either transparent, linear fixed, linear variable or cyclic. The unrestricted file structures allow developers to incorporate various independent applications into one ACOS6 card. In addition, the applications built in ACOS6 are separated from one another and are protected by individual secure environments. There are a maximum of 31 Global PINs, 31 Global Keys, 31 Local PINs and 31 Local Keys in a dedicated file in an application. All of these features ensure the highest security in each application.For example, you can use the same ACOS6 card for e-government services, accessing campus facilities, payment at retail shops and even for loyalty programs. The flexibility of ACOS6 facilitates the adoption of ACOS6 cards for current and future applications. The ACOS6 card serves multiple purposes and provides cost-effective solutions to developers as well as a convenient platform (single card, multiple uses) to end users. Multiple e-PursesACOS6 allows the creation of more than one e-purse in an application. As an example, ACOS6 can be used in a membership card of a supermarket. On one hand, the ACOS6 card is a prepaid card for payment. On the other hand, it is a loyalty card which stores loyalty points. The money debited in the card and loyalty points are stored in two individual e-purses.In order to assist the development of e-purse applications in ACOS6, some secure purse commands can be provided to perform secure messaging for data confidentiality and authenticity. Enhanced security with ACOS6 SAMFurthermore, the security of ACOS6 cards can be enhanced by working together with ACOS6-SAM (Security Access Module) cards, also ACS products, for mutual authentication, secure messaging and key diversification. For further details of ACOS6, please visit http://www.acs.com.hk/product.php?pos=ACOS6 or download its product presentation from 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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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/201/acs-launches-its-acos6-multi-application-purse-card-map-card/
• Manage the new Singapore ez-link card at home with an ACR122 NFC Reader

  HONG KONG, Aug 17, 2009- Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, announces today that its ACR122 reader, the world's first NFC reader compliant with CCID, now supports the EZ-Online system, allowing ez-link card users to manage their new ez-link cards at home. The new ez-link card, used for transportation and retail payment segments in Singapore, follows a standard based on ISO14443 contactless technology -- CEPAS (Contactless e-Purse Application Specification), set by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. The ACR122 is one of the first NFC readers supporting ISO14443 A&B, Mifare card, Felica card and other NFC tags in the market. With a wide range of cards supported, the ACR122 allows for a smooth transition from existing to new ez-link cards and is also ready for future mobile NFC applications. In addition, the ACR122 is CCID compliant (Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices) and minimizes the troubles of driver installation for end-users. With the ACR122, ez-link card users can do the following at home through the EZ-Online application on the Internet: Check and print the most recent 30 transaction records of the ez-link card Top-up the ez-link card from a MasterCard or Visa credit or debit card account Do online shopping "Since the ACR122 was launched in late 2007, its market penetration is very good. We are glad that ACS was chosen to take part in this groundbreaking EZ-Online project," said Gilbert Leung, Sales Director of ACS. "The ACR122 NFC Reader has been effectively proven in this project which also highlights again the competence of ACS products supporting contactless and NFC technologies." For more information on EZ-Online, please visit http://www.ezlink.com.sg/ez-online/ezonline_more.jsp; ACR122, please visit http://www.acs.com.hk/en/products/3/acr122u-usb-nfc-reader/   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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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/.   About EZ-Link A subsidiary of the Land Transport Authority, EZ-Link Pte Ltd was formed on 8 January 2002. Its core business is the clearing and settlement of all ez-link card transactions generated in transit and non-transit (retail/merchant) environments, as well as the sale, distribution and overall management of ez-link cards. Prior to CEPAS, EZ-Link had issued over 10 million ez-link cards. To date, the company has sold and replaced over 3 million new ez-link cards which are CEPAS-compliant. This is in tandem with the Singapore government’s plan to promote cashless payments in Singapore. In line with this vision, the new ez-link card is now also accepted as a mode of payment for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) and soon at carparks fitted with the Electronic Payment System (EPS) when used in the 2nd Generation In-vehicle Unit (2GIU). EZ-Link also introduced the FEVO card in 2009, marking the first time in Singapore that a non-bank entity is authorized to issue a pre-paid card that offers its customers an innovative payment option which has the convenience of a reloadable stored-value card that is accepted at over 28.5 million retailers and merchants around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.ezlink.com.sg/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/209/manage-the-new-singapore-ez-link-card-at-home-with-an-acr122-nfc-reader/
• ACS an Exhibitor and Speaker in IoTE 2016

  HONG KONG, 17 August, 2016 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 2086), 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 an exhibitor in the 2016 Shenzhen International Internet of Things and Smart China Exhibition (IoTE). This year, the event will be held in the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center on August 18 to 20. ACS will present a talk entitled, "Non-Payment NFC" for the exhibition’s forum session. Attendees are encouraged to visit our booth at B57 in Hall 2 and exchange information. A frontrunner in the smart card industry, ACS will display its newly launched products including: ACOSJ, a cryptographic smart card solution that is powered by Java and compliant with GlobalPlatform Card specifications; ACR1255U-J1, a smart card reader that combines NFC and Bluetooth® technology; ACR1256U, a USB contactless reader that supports PKI management; ACR123, an EMV level 1 and level 2–certified terminal for MasterCard® PayPass™, Visa payWave® and American Express® ExpressPay contactless payment applications; ACR3901U, a Bluetooth® Smart Card Reader, which supports contact smart cards without a physical connection to any terminal; ACR900, a banking point-of-sale (POS) terminal; ACR35, an audio jack reader for magnetic stripe cards and NFC tags; and CryptoMateNano, a cryptographic USB token that weighs only a little over four grams. ACS will also display a reader module for the second generation ID card in China - the ACM1283U-Y3. This product is designed to support contactless card/ second generation ID card dual applications. For more information on IoTE, visit at http://eng.iotexpo.com.cn/. For more information on smart card products and solutions, email [email protected] or visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 2086), 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.A leader in the smart card industry, ACS has the technology, expertise and global resources to facilitate an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries across the globe. ACS Technologies (Shenzhen) Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Ltd.) focuses on offering services to customers in China. It seeks for cooperation with various types of Chinese partners. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/2155/acs-an-exhibitor-and-speaker-in-iote-2016/
• ACS devotes more resources in developing its ACOS smart cards

  HONG KONG, Sep 26, 2009- Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), a global supplier of card and reader technologies, launches its new ACOS smart card – the ACOS3X eXpress Microprocessor Card. This new card is the fruit of ACS’s continual efforts in developing its COS (Card Operating System) technologies and was achieved by enhancing the security level and increasing the reading/writing speed of the cards. The ACOS3X contains a powerful microprocessor and is fully compatible with the other members of the ACOS3 product line. The ACOS3X card supports a wide range of applications such as loyalty program, parking registration, network access control and electronic purse. Furthermore, ACOS3X is built with a hardware crypto-engine which substantially shortens the processing time of crypto commands like Secure Messaging. The processing time of ACOS3X is less than 1/3 of that of standard microprocessor cards, improving the security of various smart card applications. Together with the larger memory size of 256K EEPROM and the support of a maximum of 128 user files, ACOS3X is believed to offer you the most secured and flexible solution for your smart card applications. “We foresee that there will be a substantial increase in the demand of the types of smart cards in our product portfolio in the coming years,” said Gilbert Leung, Sales Director of ACS. “We exert continuous efforts on the development of ACOS. We strongly believe that with our expertise in COS development and with more resources allocated to it, we can address better the needs of our customers and work together with them to make their smart card applications successful.” For further details, please visit http://www.acs.com.hk/product.php?pos=ACOS3X.   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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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/261/acs-devotes-more-resources-in-developing-its-acos-smart-cards/
• ACS's Smart Card Readers now support MAC OS X Snow Leopard and Windows ® 7

  HONG KONG, Oct 20, 2009- Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, today announces that its smart card readers are now ready to support the latest MAC OS X Snow Leopard and the to-be-released Windows ® 7. By providing the latest smart card reader drivers for the most up-to-date operating systems on the market, ACS demonstrates its unwavering commitment towards our present and future customers. Not only is this a cost-effective solution for our customers to use their current ACS products without the need of re-purchase or exchange, but this is also in line with our vision of promoting environmental protection. Rest assured, we will continue providing our highest quality of support towards interoperability of ACS smart card readers so our customers and end users can continue to access their smart card and smart card applications for today and tomorrow’s operating systems. By simply performing a Windows update or downloading the corresponding driver from the ACS website, the ACS smart card reader is able to work seamlessly with the latest operating systems. "Thanks to the efforts from our software development team who reacts quickly to the market, since the release of the Windows ® 7 Beta and the MAC OS X Snow Leopard, we have been developing our software drivers to cope with them," said Gilbert Leung, Sales Director of ACS. "ACS will keep ahead in the market trend by delivering high quality of products and services." The smart card readers which support MAC OS X Snow Leopard include – ACR38 series, ACR88, ACR122, ACR128 and ACR100 CCID; whereas those supporting Windows ® 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) include – CryptoMate, ACR38 series, ACR92, AET60, AET63, ACR83, ACR88, ACR122, ACR128 and ACR100 CCID. The MAC OS X Snow Leopard and Microsoft Windows® 7 signed drivers of the remaining readers will be released soon. For further details, please refer to http://www.acs.com.hk/index.php?pid=drivers.   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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan). One of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution, 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/271/acss-smart-card-readers-now-support-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-and-windows-®-7/