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• ACS addresses current market trends with versatile ACOS6 and ACOS7 smart cards

  HONG KONG, 26 Jul, 2010 -- 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 addresses the current market trends with versatile ACOS6 Multi-application & Purse (MAP) Card and ACOS7 Dual Interface Smart Card . Multiplicity is Key: ACOS6 Multi-application & Purse (MAP) Card Recently, the ACOS6 was deployed for two major projects in Eastern Europe - an e-purse card system for factories and an e-ID system for universities. More than 100,000 pieces of ACOS6 cards were deployed to the factories, which were used by workers to buy food and other items in their canteen without using any cash. Meanwhile, 60,000 pieces were supplied to the universities where the ACOS6 cards were developed based on its local government's specification for student ID cards. The viability of ACOS6 for various applications draws from its capability to address the requirements of multiple applications and multiple e-purses with secured access hierarchy of multiple levels. ACOS6 allows developers to incorporate more than one application in just one card, since individual applications are secured and use separate e-purses. This means that a single ACOS6 card can alternately fulfill the function of a membership card, a prepaid card and loyalty card, etc. Likewise, it can be enhanced by using the ACOS6-SAM (Security Access Module) Card that enables mutual authentication, secure messaging and key diversification to give applications added layers of security. Aboard AFC: ACOS7 Dual Interface Smart Card Introduced in the final quarter of 2009, the ACOS7 by ACS achieved the certification for compliance with China's Ministry of Construction (MoC) standard, a national "All-in-One Card" standard defined by the Chinese Government. The standard was established as a result of the MoC's vast involvement in nationwide "All-in-One Card" projects, which entailed the usage of a single smart card for multiple applications, for transit and/or non-transit. This certification provides testament to ACOS7's versatility, and gives it license to enter the booming Automated Fare Collection (AFC) projects in China and the rest of the world. A dual interface card, ACOS7 supports both contact and contactless interfaces. Optionally, it can be developed with only the contactless interface. ACOS7 is also compliant with the global ISO7816-4 standard. It supports secure e-purse and e-deposit transactions, and can be applied in transportation, retail, property and utility supply management, parking toll, and more. Learn more about these products at http://www.acos6.com/ and http://www.acos7card.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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers and winner of Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from 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.

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• ACS launches APG8201 and APG8202 dynamic OTP generators for e-banking security

  HONG KONG, 6 Sep, 2010 - 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 the launch of APG8201 PINhandy 1 and APG8202 PINhandy 2 One-Time Password (OTP) Generators. Both new products are designed to provide banking customers with an easy implemented solution to process bank transactions securely. Trusteer, an internet security firm, based in the USA, reports in a study involving more than four million respondents that 73% of internet banking clients share their online banking password with at least one non-financial website, while 47% share both their online banking username and password with at least one non-financial website. These numbers reveal an alarming trend in web activity, which makes it easier for internet crime groups to steal online identity (i.e. username and password) from those less secure non-financial websites and then carry out frauds in the financial service websites. (Source: Reuters, 2010) In order to provide banking clients a secure way to manage their bank accounts by internet, ACS offers OTP generators to authenticate cardholders. Utilizing two-factor mutual authentication, cardholder first inserts his banking card (something he has) into the OTP generator, either APG8201 PINhandy 1 or APG8202 PINhandy 2, and enters his PIN code (something he knows) via the built-in PIN-pad. Both factors must be verified in order to generate an OTP, which is a unique and non-reusable password. Using this OTP, clients can securely login their account or process a transaction. "The launch of these two new products signifies our commitment to providing security to the banking sector using smart card technology," stated Gilbert Leung, Sales Director of ACS. "We have found a way to provide banking clients with a solution that strikes a balance between the ease and security of managing their online accounts." Both devices, APG8201 and APG8202, function the same under standalone mode, and are compliant with major international standards, namely ISO 7816, EMV Level 1, MasterCardR CAP, MasterCardR PLA and Visa DPA. The only difference is that APG8201 PINhandly 1 offers the additional function to support PC-linked mode for other smart card applications. With its Secure PIN Entry (SPE) support, APG8201 PINHandy 1 ensures that every PIN code entered via its keypad will not be exposed to security threats even when it is connected to the PC. For more information, visit http://www.apg8201.com/ and http://www.apg8202.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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers and winner of Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from 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.

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• ACS launches AET62 NFC Reader with Fingerprint Sensor for use in authentication and identification

  HONG KONG, 18 Oct, 2010 -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 launches the new AET62 NFC Reader with Fingerprint Sensor, a combination that enables convenience and trust for contactless smart card applications. ACS is the world's first supplier of NFC (Near Field Communication) and Felica card reader with compliance to CCID standard, and is one of the world's pioneering supplier of fingerprint scanner integrated with a contact smart card reader. With its dedicated R&D efforts to implement new technical solutions, ACS successfully added AET62 to its product portfolio. NFC is a type of contactless technology that has increasingly gained popularity in recent years. In Asia alone, the contactless card market is predicted to find widespread acceptance by 2012, with NFC-based e-Passport and mass transit projects being the key drivers propelling its unprecedented growth (Frost & Sullivan, August 2010). Capitalizing on this trend, ACS developed AET62 to provide a whole new level of security using fingerprint identification and verification in contactless applications. AET62 is designed by adopting the ACS ACR122U NFC reader core and incorporating the swipe fingerprint sensor. With these components, AET62 employs multi-factor authentication that requires a user to present something he knows (PIN or password), something he has (contactless card) and something he is (e.g. inherited, attributes, fingerprint). Either 2 or 3 factors need to be verified before allowing the user to proceed further, thus making it difficult for unauthorized individuals to bypass security and on the other hand helping with the combat of identity theft. Likewise, the match-on-device authentication is employed to verify the fingerprint template within the device itself, avoiding its exposure to PC's that are vulnerable to security attacks. "With AET62, fingerprint authentication can easily be integrated to increase the security of contactless applications," explained Mr. Gilbert Leung, ACS Sales Director. "It allows developers and system integrators to use biometrics even without an in-depth knowledge of the technology and without the need for a costly and complex setup of a full scale biometric authentication scheme." As a contactless reader, AET62 supports ISO 14443 Types A and B, MiFare and FeliCa cards, all four types of NFC tags, and all three modes of NFC (reader, card emulation, and peer-to-peer). Meanwhile, it can also support third-party fingerprint algorithms. The device comes with Application Programming Interface manuals and reference documents to facilitate its integration into new and existing systems. Learn more about AET62 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 number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers and winner of Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from 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/329/acs-launches-aet62-nfc-reader-with-fingerprint-sensor-for-use-in-authentication-and-identification/
• ACS in "Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion" companies by Forbes Asia

  HONG KONG, 24 Nov, 2010 - 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, has been named one of Forbes Asia's "200 Best Under a Billion" companies in 2010. Early in September, Forbes Asia released a list of Asia Pacific's top 200 well-managed enterprises. Selection criteria being profitability, growth, modest indebtedness and future prospects, ACS was chosen by Forbes out of a universe of 12,930 public companies in Asia Pacific with actively traded shares and sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. Of the companies included in the list, 71 are from China and Hong Kong, the most represented region, followed by 39 from India. ACS is one of 18 Asia Pacific companies classified under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry, and one of only two from Hong Kong in this category. Denny Wong , Chairman and CEO of ACS represented the company and attended the award presentation ceremony on 23 Nov, 2010. "I am very happy to learn that ACS is recognized by Forbes as a well-managed company," said Denny. "We will continue our long endeavour in developing smart card and reader technologies and providing high quality products and services to our customers worldwide. I am grateful to all the staff for their dedication and their good work. I appreciate the great support from other stakeholders including our customers, our other business partners and our shareholders." Incidentally, the special recognition from Forbes Asia came just in time as ACS commemorates its 15th-year anniversary in the industry this year. For fifteen years, the company has devoted itself to the smart card industry as one of the world's frontrunners in providing smart card and reader technology products. Get the whole list of Forbes Asia's "200 Best under a Billion" at http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/24/asia-under-billion-10_Asias-200-Best-Under-A-Billion_Company.html.         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 and winner of Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from 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 Forbes Asia Forbes Asia is the English language publication of Forbes magazine in the Asia-Pacific region. It publishes an extensive number of original articles on Asia and other regions. Forbes Asia complements the coverage of existing international editions of Forbes in the region including, Forbes China, Forbes India, Forbes Korea and Forbes Indonesia. Get the latest from Forbes Asia at http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/.      

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/425/acs-in-asias-200-best-under-a-billion-companies-by-forbes-asia/
• ACS in "Asia's 200 Best Under a Billion" companies by Forbes Asia

  HONG KONG, 24 Nov, 2010 - 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, has been named one of Forbes Asia's "200 Best Under a Billion" companies in 2010. Early in September, Forbes Asia released a list of Asia Pacific's top 200 well-managed enterprises. Selection criteria being profitability, growth, modest indebtedness and future prospects, ACS was chosen by Forbes out of a universe of 12,930 public companies in Asia Pacific with actively traded shares and sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. Of the companies included in the list, 71 are from China and Hong Kong, the most represented region, followed by 39 from India. ACS is one of 18 Asia Pacific companies classified under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry, and one of only two from Hong Kong in this category. Denny Wong , Chairman and CEO of ACS represented the company and attended the award presentation ceremony on 23 Nov, 2010. "I am very happy to learn that ACS is recognized by Forbes as a well-managed company," said Denny. "We will continue our long endeavour in developing smart card and reader technologies and providing high quality products and services to our customers worldwide. I am grateful to all the staff for their dedication and their good work. I appreciate the great support from other stakeholders including our customers, our other business partners and our shareholders." Incidentally, the special recognition from Forbes Asia came just in time as ACS commemorates its 15th-year anniversary in the industry this year. For fifteen years, the company has devoted itself to the smart card industry as one of the world's frontrunners in providing smart card and reader technology products. Get the whole list of Forbes Asia's "200 Best under a Billion" at http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/24/asia-under-billion-10_Asias-200-Best-Under-A-Billion_Company.html.         About ACSAdvanced 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 and winner of Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from 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 Forbes AsiaForbes Asia is the English language publication of Forbes magazine in the Asia-Pacific region. It publishes an extensive number of original articles on Asia and other regions. Forbes Asia complements the coverage of existing international editions of Forbes in the region including, Forbes China, Forbes India, Forbes Korea and Forbes Indonesia. Get the latest from Forbes Asia at http://www.forbes.com/home_asia/.

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• ACS celebrates 15th anniversary

    HONG KONG, 28 Dec, 2010 - 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) , celebrates its 15th-year anniversary in the smart card industry this year. To commemorate its milestones, ACS launched its 15th anniversary website and organized an anniversary dinner to kick off the celebration among ACS staff, shareholders and partners. With the theme "Celebrating 15 Years of Global Excellence in Smart Card & Reader Technologies," the 15th-year anniversary celebration of ACS is a look back to the company's rich history and achievements in smart card and reader technologies through the years. Founded in 1995, ACS is one of the pioneers of the smart card industry, and is now Asia Pacific's no.1 and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. The company dedicates majority of its resources to the research and development of new products, in support of the world's expanding smart card revolution. As part of its commemorative activities, ACS launched an anniversary website, www.acsat15.com, dedicated to showcasing the company's 15-year milestones, memorable activities and other important events. Furthermore, ACS organized the celebratory dinner banquet at Palace - The One in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon on 30 November, 2010, with the attendance of ACS staff and guests. ACS Chairman and CEO, Mr. Denny Wong, welcomed the guests who graced the anniversary banquet, and shared his joy for the achievements ACS has made over the years. Denny said, "I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to our various stakeholders for their support over the years including our customers, suppliers, contract manufacturers, bankers, other business partners, shareholders, fellow directors and, above all, my colleagues. With their continual support and with the foundation built in the past, I have great confidence that ACS will do much better in the coming 15 years as in the past 15 years." Visit the ACS 15th anniversary website at www.acsat15.com or the 15th anniversary newsletter 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 Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of two hundred firms in Forbes "Asia's 2010 Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing firms selected from 12,930 publicly listed firms 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/446/acs-celebrates-15th-anniversary/
• ACS Introduces its new AET65 Smart Card Reader with Fingerprint Sensor

  HONG KONG, 1 Mar, 2011 – 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), today introduces AET65, a Smart Card Reader with Fingerprint Sensor that uses biometric technology to enhance the security in many smart card applications. Biometric authentication remains to be the most effective solution for applications requiring a higher level of security. A method that accurately identifies individuals by analyzing their unique biological characteristics-such as fingerprints and vocal patterns-biometric authentication practically eliminates the risk of identity fraud. There are two ways of implementing a biometric authentication system, or in this case fingerprint authentication system, using fingerprint recognition algorithm: the 1:1 and 1:N recognition algorithms. The 1:N algorithm compares the captured fingerprint with N number of fingerprints stored. This setup could be costly if high speed and high reliability are sought after, especially if N is a big figure. “ACS addresses the downside in setting up a security system solely based on biometrics by developing smart card readers with an integrated fingerprint sensor - AET65 devices. The AET65 device uses the 1:1 algorithm which compares the scanned fingerprint with the fingerprint template stored securely in the smart card held by the user. “There is a device in the existing ACS product portfolio that is similar to AET65, namely the AET63. The AET63 uses an area sensor whereas the AET65 uses a swipe fingerprint sensor. Through the integration of the smart card reader and the fingerprint sensor, ACS provides an effective solution in utilizing biometric authentication with high security,” explained Mr. Gilbert Leung, ACS Sales Director. “We have dedicated our efforts to expanding and improving this revolutionary product line to satisfy the multiple requirements of our customers.” Developed from the ACR38U SAM core and UPEK’S highly durable swipe fingerprint sensor, which has been tested to endure over 10 million swipes, AET65 is the latest addition to ACS’s smart card and fingerprint readers product line. It is capable of performing multi-factor authentication. Verification is done using a smart card (indicating what you have), a PIN/password (indicating what you know), and/or a fingerprint specimen (indicating who you are) before enabling an individual to proceed further. This way, security risks posed by dummy fingerprints or stolen cards are eliminated. Moreover, the match-on-device authentication feature prevents all sensitive data from being exposed to various security threats. With these capabilities, AET65 provides high security in applications such as e-banking, e-payment, network security and logical access control. AET65 supports ISO-7816 Class A, B and C cards, with the T=0 or T=1 protocol, and also has USB and PC/SC compliance for interoperability across various platforms and systems. Besides having an embedded default fingerprint algorithm, it can support many other popular third-party fingerprint algorithms, including those used in widely deployed national programs and those compliant with the most stringent global industry standards (such as the algorithm using Match-On-Card technology). To learn more about AET65, visit http://acs.com.hk/index.php?pid=product&prod_sections=0&id=AET65.   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 Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. One of two hundred firms in Forbes "Asia's 2010 Best Under a Billion" list, a prestigious list of 200 top-performing firms selected from 12,930 publicly listed firms 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/.

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• ACS introduces ACR122L VisualVantage NFC Reader

  HONG KONG, 23 Mar, 2011 - 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), introduces its first LCD-equipped Near Field Communication (NFC) reader-the ACR122L VisualVantage-which features a wide range of interfacing options for many contactless applications. NFC has increasingly gained popularity in recent years, with e-Passport and mass transit projects being its key drivers (Frost & Sullivan, August 2010). Barriers caused by the lack of infrastructure supporting NFC have nearly been removed, in view of the release of innovative products like NFC phones from leading handset developers, looming to unlock the boundless possibilities NFC applications offer. With a number of NFC commercial roll outs now in full swing, including the major European NFC city pilot in France that began in May last year, the promising outlook on the wide acceptance for NFC technology across the globe is finally coming to fruition. In response to this optimistic development, ACS has developed and launched commercially its new ACR122L with LCD specifically for e-payment applications with NFC phones or other NFC devices. “As one of the pioneer developers of NFC readers, we are proud to add ACR122L to our revolutionary line of contactless readers, ACR122 Series, which includes the world’s first CCID-compliant NFC and FeliCa card reader,” said Mr. Gilbert Leung, ACS’s Sales Director. “ACR122L provides users with the advantage of having an LCD, a visual guide on the contactless operations they are performing. Ultimately, it presents a more interactive experience for the users and caters for a wide variety of applications where such an advantage is important.” ACR122L was developed based on the ISO 14443 RFID and ISO 18092 NFC technologies, and supports ISO 14443 Type A and B cards, Mifare cards, FeliCa card, other NFC tags, and all three NFC modes, namely, reader/writer, card emulation and peer-to-peer. With its anti-collision and selective card polling features, it ensures smooth contactless operations by only communicating with the correct card, even when multiple cards are presented. It also has 3 ISO 7816-compliant SAM slots for enhanced security. Furthermore, besides its 2-line graphic LCD, the ACR122L also features multiple language support, 4 LEDs and buzzer capabilities, fully demonstrating its versatile interfacing options. ACR122L comes with a Software Development Kit (SDK) to facilitate development of various applications, including applications for payments, customer loyalty programs, public transportation, and network and physical access control. The SDK includes sample codes, tools and utilities, and application demos simulating payment and loyalty applications. Learn more about ACR122L 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/502/acs-introduces-acr122l-visualvantage-nfc-reader/
• ACS brings ACR101 SIMicro for application of digital signature

  HONG KONG, 26 Mar, 2010 – 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), today launches the ACR101 SIMicro, a USB token that combines a smart card reader and a MicroSD memory card slot. The ACR101 SIMicro is designed to access SIM-sized smart cards and provide secure data and application storage for various smart card applications. In recent years, flash memory has overtaken older data storage mediums like CDs and floppy disks. With their compact sizes and larger memory capacities, flash memory devices like USB sticks and memory cards provide users with more convenient and expandable data storage options. One drawback in using this medium for storing important files is its vulnerability to security threats when connected to a computer. However, combining smart card technology and flash memory into a single device can provide the latter with its needed protection from security breaches. The new ACR101 SIMicro is developed based on the success of the ACR100 SIMFlash, which won the 2006 D'ucoty "Product Innovation Award in Telecommunications”. Besides featuring a reader for SIM-sized cards, the device has support for MicroSD cards with memory of up to 8GB. As a SIM-sized smart card reader, ACR101 SIMicro enables signing documents electronically over a computer and ensures documents and data can be protected and exchanged in a secure manner. Meanwhile, it uses encryption to store files securely inside the MicroSD card, making the information inaccessible to unauthorized individuals. Specially designed for users who are frequently on the go, the ACR101 SIMicro requires no additional cable and driver installation, as its CCID and PC/SC compliances enable its hassle-free integration into a PC environment. It also supports ISO 7816 smart cards, memory cards, and GSM cards compliant with the 11.11 specification. Further, the device features an option to embed MiFare 1K chip, which can act as a contactless card for various contactless applications, including logical and physical access control. “Product innovation has been one of the major drivers of our growth in the industry,” said Mr. Tan Keng Boon, ACS Chief Technical Officer. “With the ACR101 SIMicro, we have achieved the marriage between the security provided by smart card technology and the viability of flash memory for data storage, thus allowing us to provide security and flexibility in various smart card applications.” 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/503/acs-brings-acr101-simicro-for-application-of-digital-signature/
• ACS exhibits NFC products at IC Card World 2011 in Japan

  HONG KONG, 12 Apr, 2011 – 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), participated in the 12th IC Card World Smart Card and RFID Technology exhibition held at the Tokyo International Exhibition Center “Tokyo Big Sight” in Japan from 8 to 11 March, 2011. As one of the 31 exhibiting companies in the four-day event, ACS showcased its latest NFC innovations, including the ACR122 NFC Reader product line and the WebTo FeliCa Reader. IC Card World is Japan’s biggest exhibition for smart card and RFID technology products and solutions, attracting 148,000 visitors this year. Organized by Nikkei Inc. since 1999, the annual event gathers experts in various smart card and RFID industries from around the world and gives them a unique platform to display their latest innovations to various industry stakeholders, including manufacturers, service providers, retailers, solution houses and end-users. For its 12th edition, IC Card World was aimed at promoting Japan’s smart card and RFID infrastructure to the international scene. The four-day event covered a wide range of exhibits, namely, Smart Cards, RFID Technology, Machinery, Software, Components, Applications and Other Services. ACS showcased its NFC reader products, including the FeliCa WebTo Reader which raised the greatest attention. A Li-ion battery-powered standalone device, the WebTo Reader supports applications using FeliCa technology by allowing customized URL links to be sent to FeliCa devices, such as to latest Android mobile phones supporting the FeliCa technology. With this feature, the WebTo Reader facilitates promotional programs aimed at spreading time-critical information and/or increasing brand awareness for businesses making use of direct mobile marketing. “ACS has been a part of the NFC scene in Japan as well as in other Asian and European countries for a couple of years now, with our readers being used in applications catering for public services, such as transportation and retail,” expressed Mr. Gilbert Leung, ACS Sales Director. “This year’s IC Card World has given us more opportunities to present the latest products we have developed as a contribution to the industry leaders' endeavour of extending the success of NFC to a global scale.” Learn more about ACS’s NFC readers at http://acs.com.hk/index.php?pid=products&id=6.   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/504/acs-exhibits-nfc-products-at-ic-card-world-2011-in-japan/