SCM Microsystems has announced it will provide tens of thousands of smart card readers over the next 12 months to MPC Computers, an industry-leading PC manufacturer. SCM’s readers will be used in U.S.

GETAC, maker of rugged notebook, tablet, and handheld computers, are releasing two new models equipped with fingerprint scanner access control and a smart card reader for worry-free secure ...

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The readers meet both the ISO 14443 and ISO 7816 standards for contactless and contact smart card identify verification. "At Catcher we are seeing significant interest in our platforms from Department ...

Villepinte, France — At the recent smart card industry trade exhibition, Cartes 2004, TDK Semiconductor Corp. launched it TDK 73S12xx family of 8-bit system-on-chips for low-cost smart card readers.

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authentication--a way for financial institutions and merchants to make sure that the person using a card is its rightful owner. Smart cards cut down on fraud suffered by financial institutions because ...

Retailer Target Corp., in conjunction with Visa U.S.A. Inc., said this week that it will begin to offer smart card versions of its Visa credit cards to Target customers throughout the U.S. The smart ...

A credit card or ID card that contains a chip. When the card is inserted into a reader (contact) or held close to the reader (contactless), data are transferred to a central computer. Also called a ...