Athena Smartcard Solutions Releases the Industry’s First Motorized PC/SC USB Smart Card Reader
ASEDrive IIIe MT, based on the performance leading ASEDrive IIIe smart card reader core is a multi-functional motorized smart card reader
Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) April 26, 2004 –- Athena Smartcard Solutions, an
affiliate company of Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN) and a leading
provider of smart card readers and smart cards, today announced the release of
ASEDrive IIIe MT USB/Serial.
ASEDrive IIIe MT, based on the performance
leading ASEDrive IIIe smart card reader core is a multi-functional motorized
smart card reader. Supporting both USB and Serial communication, with automatic
switching, the ASEDrive IIIe MT is the first motorized smart card reader which
is fully compliant with PC/SC in both the Windows and Linux environments and
supports all ISO 7816 CPU smart cards and the popular memory cards.
In
addition to industry leading smart card read/write performance, the ASEDrive
IIIe MT features relays for control of external devices, communication inputs
and output, all controlled via standard PC/SC commands.
The ASEDrive IIIe
MT is based on an extremely reliable motorized chassis, which is well tested
under harsh environmental conditions, in installations world-wide including in
bank ATMs, parking lots, vending machines and computer kiosks.
All Athena
products are made in Japan and are supported worldwide by Athena’s professional
distributor network. Athena products are also available from Athena’s web site
at: www.athena-scs.com .
About Athena Smartcard Solutions
Athena Smartcard Solutions, an
affiliate company of Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN), is a world leader
in the field of smart card integration platforms for PCs and embedded systems.
Athena's products include ASECard Crypto smart card, ASECard for Windows, the
ASECard Crypto SDK, ASECard Crypto PKCS#11 and CAPI middleware and smart card
infrastructure software, ASEDrive IIIe, the leading line of professional and
versatile smart card readers available in USB, Serial, Keyboard, PC Internal
version and a Motorized reader version; ASE-ES II, Athena's innovative solution
for integrating smart cards into any electronic device. Athena serves its
customers through offices located in Tokyo, North America, and Israel as well as
a network of professional distributors in selected countries.
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