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• 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/press-release/106/advanced-card-systems-receives-frost-sullivans-world-business-development-strategy-leadership-award/
• ACR88 handheld portable smart card reader and its SDK

  ACR88 is a versatile handheld portable smart card reader, having a built-in keypad, LCD display, bi-color LED and buzzer features. It can also host the feature of non-volatile memory to give better support to your system. In addition, its onboard memory enables future firmware and application enhancements that guarantee against obsolescence. It is a line of secured electronic devices of pocket size designed primarily for multi-application. It is capable of performing secure authentication, displaying rich information from the card, conducting online or offline transaction. Also ACR88 is programmable through ACR88 ScriptBuilder. Users can now quickly build their own standalone applications according to easy-to-use and well defined script commands provided by ACS. There is no more need to program the device in lower level languages, nor to deal with development and other hardware platform dependent issues! With ACR88, you can have full rein of realizing the limitless possibilities, which your application will bring.   ACR88 Software development Kit is available now. The ACR88 Software Development Kit (ACR88 SDK) enables effective development of customized applications and systems using smart cards, card readers, and PCs. Reflecting ACS expertise in smart card technologies, the kit is a complete package containing all the vital components required for smart card application development. It is suitable for beginners to experienced developers. It also serves as an ideal training and development tool for those who are interested in knowing more about smart card technologies. ACR88 Features Dual operation modes: - PC-linked: powered through USB - Standalone: powered through 3x AAA batteries Accepts ISO-7816 Class A, B (5V & 3V) cards: two full-size cards and 3 SAM cards Ergonomic and highly durable keypad Easy-to-read, graphical LCD with backlight Monotone buzzer with software controlled ON/OFF 3 bi-color LED Real-time clock (RTC) with independent backup battery Field upgradeable for firmware (requires a firmware upgrade cable) On-board memory for standalone program (script loadable) Tamper switch which protect fraudulent intrusion Hand-held size and weight (Optional) Non-volatile memory for font storage For more information regarding this product, you can go to ACR88 or ACR88 SDK.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/107/acr88-handheld-portable-smart-card-reader-and-its-sdk/
• 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/press-release/108/advanced-card-systems-receives-ducotys-product-innovation-award/
• ACS will participate in CardExAsia2006

  ACS will participate in the CardExAsia 2006, the world's exhibition for smart card solution for work and life. Come to the ACS booth to see our new products and latest technologies. At CardExAsia 2006, ACS will be presenting the new generation of smart card readers which will meet the highest requirements by customers such as ACR88 mobile smart card reader, ACR38ET DualKey2 contactless Access USB reader, CombiWatch, ACR100 and ACR120 Contactless card reader. The 6th card technology Conference and Exhibition Date: Jul 24, 2006 - Jul 26, 2006 Booth No.: S13 Venue: PWTC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/109/acs-will-participate-in-cardexasia2006/
• ACS Contactless Smart Card Reader is adopted by a high-end Japanese Supermarket in Hong Kong for Customer Loyalty Program

  ACS, Hong Kong, 30 Jun 2006 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HKGEM: 8210) (www.acs.com.hk), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Research report issued by Frost & Sullivan), today announces that a Japanese high-end Supermarket chain in Hong Kong has decided to adopt ACS' Contactless Smart Card Readers for its customer loyalty program. The chain-store is one of the largest companies of its kind in Hong Kong. It mainly sells gourmet items and groceries from across Europe and Asia. Headquarters located in Japan, it has eight stores in Hong Kong and an overseas branch in Taiwan. Some of them even comprise food courts. It started its business in Hong Kong in 1996 and the loyalty program was launched in the following year.   In this loyalty program, customers involved can earn bonus points on their cards for every purchase they make and redeem them for cash coupons quarterly and yearly. The bonus points can even be redeemed as free parking, free delivery and free magazines. Moreover, card holder can store money into their card accounts and make cash-free purchases with additional rebate benefits. In other words, the more they purchase, the more benefits they will get. In this loyalty program, customers involved can earn bonus points on their cards for every purchase they make and redeem them for cash coupons quarterly and yearly. The bonus points can even be redeemed as free parking, free delivery and free magazines. Moreover, card holder can store money into their card accounts and make cash-free purchases with additional rebate benefits. In other words, the more they purchase, the more benefits they will get. The loyalty program was first employed contact smart card technology, and in year 2005, the supermarket started to shift the system to a contactless one. ACS' ACR120 is used in the new system of the loyalty program. The readers are installed at the customer service centers of each store and there are many cashier counters in the supermarket to input data (like bonus points) and to check record (like cash balance) to/from the contactless cards. Applying ACR120 to the existing loyalty program is beneficial to both the store retailer and the customers - the transaction time is now greatly shortened when compared to the purchases made with credit cards or cash. Now, the customers can enjoy fun and efficient shopping, at the same time feeling the privilege of enjoying this up-to-date contactless technology.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/110/acs-contactless-smart-card-reader-is-adopted-by-a-high-end-japanese-supermarket-in-hong-kong-for-customer-loyalty-program/
• Introducing ACOS5, a secure PKI smart card for strong authentication

  ACOS5 is an advanced cryptographic smart card that fully complies with ISO 7816-1/2/3/4/8/9 and is specially designed for public-key based applications. It is specially designed for enhancing security and performance for RSA public-key cryptographic operations that are essential in smart card PKI, digital signature and high level security requirements. ACOS5 provides up to 32KB EEPROM of secure data storage. Typical applications include payment system, e-banking, e-commerce, stock trading, network security, corporate identity, Microsoft windows logon, PKI application, and cryptographic middleware layers CSP and PKCS#11. For more information regarding this product you can go to ACOS5 ACOS5 Features: 32K bytes of EEPROM for application data Supports T=0 direct protocol High baud rate switchable from 9,600 to 115,200 bps Configurable ATR Supports ISO 7816 Part 4 file structures: Transparent, Linear Fixed, Linear Variable, and Cyclic DES / 3DES / AES-128 bits / RSA (up to 2,048 bits) capability Secure messaging Mutual Authentication with Session Key generation Multilevel secured access hierarchy Anti-tearing capability

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/111/introducing-acos5-a-secure-pki-smart-card-for-strong-authentication/
• ACS's smart card reader for Belgian National Electronic ID card project

  ACS, Hong Kong, 27 Apr 2006 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HKGEM: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one in PC-linked smart card readers industry (Source: research report issued by Frost & Sullivan), today announces the decision by the Federal Information and Communication Technology (FedICT) Department of the Belgian Government to deploy ACS' ACR38 smart card reader for their national electronic identity (eID) cards. The initial scope is the issuance of electronic identity card readers to the 12-year-old children when they obtain their eID cards for the first time. In order to use the revolutionary applications benefited from the smart card technology, e.g. safe chatting online, reaching secured sites and obtaining secured files online, tax on web information, etc., a high -performance smart card reader must be chosen based on its user-friendliness, multi-platform compatibility and reliability. As Belgium improves its information infrastructure by implementing e-Certificates for user authentication and for digital signatures, to be used by e-government and other public or private applications, etc., the government is tasked with protecting the access to sensitive information of the citizens' identities. Determined to meet their goal of improving overall services without compromising the citizen's security, the government must seek for alternatives other than the services based on the use of classic non-chip-based identity cards. In 2002, Zetes was appointed by the Belgian federal government as the main contractor and global coordinator for the prestigious development project of national eID cards in Belgium whose rollout started in September 2004 (10+ million cards to be delivered over a period of 5 years). ACS' ACR38 Smart Card Readers were used for this prestigious service project orchestrated by Zetes. The rollout in October 2005 involves more than 100,000 pieces of ACS' ACR38 smart card readers in the pilot run of the project "Belgian eID card reader for the 12-year-olds". By going to the site http://readers.eid.belgium.be, the users that are entitled can get a free ACR38 reader distributed and supported starting from October 1st, 2005. Comprehensive testing was done on several big brands of smart card readers on the market. ACS' ACR38 PC-linked smart card reader was fully tested to prove its compliance with all major ISO-7816 MCU cards in the market, in particular, the Belgian eID card; and so ACS was awarded the coveted honor in the project. As Ronny Depoortere, Senior Vice President of Zetes PASS, has commented, "The driving factors in winning this tender are based on our overall service level, and especially also the proven technical performance of the ACS' ACR38 smart card reader and the outstanding service level offered." ACR38 is unsurpassed as the true smart card reader with robust, technically superior firmware and driver; demonstrating the highest level of interoperability available in the market. With the remarkable performance of ACR38 and its ease in implementation, the great technical support and fine service of ACS, projects from small to large can be deployed with speed and confidence. Several schemes are implemented with this eID project: Safer Chat - To allow only people of similar age-group (e.g. from 12 to 15) to chat together. This is to prevent illegitimate use of online chat rooms in soliciting unlawful activities to the youngsters. There were also three separate chat rooms - one for boys only, one for girls only, and one coed. To enter either of these chat rooms, you must present your eID to the connected reader upon prompting, and must be authenticated with the correct secret PIN of the card. Doissier ('My Personal File') - There are several citizen-concerned private files held by the government, e.g. the personal file held by the National Register. The National Register can be perceived as a bank of data where all the inhabitants of Belgium are recorded. For each inhabitant, various confidential pieces of information are preserved: name, first name, place and date of birth, sex, registry office, etc. With the help of the eID card, you can post your personal data and view which public utility is requesting for your identity information. Similar to "Safer Chat", you must present your eID upon prompting, and must be authenticated with the correct PIN in order to use this service. Tax on Web - A sure and efficient means to declare your personal income tax, this service helps the citizens do the declaration steps online. This service saves a lot of time and money invested on redundant paperwork. Moreover, there are no more worries about lost post. Simply insert the card to the connected reader and verify your identity with the PIN, and you can enjoy this service anytime.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/112/acss-smart-card-reader-for-belgian-national-electronic-id-card-project/
• ACS launches ACR100 SIMFlash into the world market

  ACR100 combines the power of a smart card reader and a flash drive. It is designed to access SIM-sized smart cards (Plug-in cards) and to store data or application software. It is ideal for GSM solutions such as GSM management software and VoIP applications, electronic payment systems, home banking, computer/network access and transportation. The first version of ACR100 has built-in 256MB flash. i) As a Plug-in (SIM-sized) Card Reader, ACR100 is a PC/SC smart card reader. It supports MCU cards with T=0 and T=1 protocols and GSM cards conforming to Spec 11.11. ii) As a mass storage device, ACR100 is bus powered - no need for additional cable and power supply. The ACR100 is Mass Storage Device Class compatible - no need for additional drivers in win2000 & XP. For more information regarding this product you can go to ACR100

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/113/acs-launches-acr100-simflash-into-the-world-market/
• ACS Participates in CeBIT 2006

  ACS will participate in the CeBIT Hannover 2006, the world's exhibition for digital solutions for work and life. Come to the ACS booth to see our new products and latest technologies.   Date: March 9-15, 2006 Booth No.: Hall 7, Booth E52 Venue: Hannover, Germany At CeBIT 2006, ACS will be presenting the new generation of smart card readers which will meet the highest requirements by customers such as ACR88 mobile smart card reader, ACR38ET DualKey2 contactless Access USB reader, CombiWatch, ACR100 and ACR120 Contactless card reader.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/114/acs-participates-in-cebit-2006/
• HK Leading Banks Are Adopting ACS Smart ID Card Reader For 2-Factor Authentication In Secure E-Banking Services

  Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HKGEM: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one in PC-linked smart card readers industry, is happy to announce that ACS has successfully secured orders for over 60,000 ACR30 Smart ID card readers for 2-factor authentication in HK secure e-banking project. Following the guidelines of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), starting from July 2005, local banks will employ two-factor authentication tools like e-Cert for high-risk online banking transactions. Two-factor authentication strengthens the security of e-banking by offering stronger online identity authentication. Hong Kong Post e-Cert embedded in smart ID card and ACS ACR30 smart ID card reader are readily available two-factor authentication tool. It uses a combination of two different factors to verify a user's identity. The first factor is "something the user knows" the e-Cert password, and the second factor is "something the user has" the e-Cert embedded in the smart ID card. The e-Cert password (first factor) is used to generate a digital signature for identity verification and the password does not need to be transmitted over the Internet. The e-Cert embedded HK smart ID card (second factor) is physically held by the user and thus it cannot be stolen by fraudsters over the Internet. Therefore, the identity of e-banking user can be securely protected against theft and fraud over the Internet. The following banks have already accepted ACR30 smart ID card reader and the e-Cert embedded in smart ID card in their e-banking services: Bank of America (Asia) BOC Credit Card (International) Limited Bank of China (Hong Kong) Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited Nanyang Commercial Bank Bank of Communications (Hong Kong Branch) The Bank of East Asia CITIC Ka Wah Bank Dah Sing Bank

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/115/hk-leading-banks-are-adopting-acs-smart-id-card-reader-for-2-factor-authentication-in-secure-e-banking-services/