« Plug & play », multi-standard and multi-application

Paris, Cartes show, November 15, 2011: ASK, a worldwide leading actor in contactless technology, launches RDR518, a brand new desktop USB reader, based on CPL500 platform.
RDR518 includes the latest standards required by public transport, logical access control, identity and payment. From RCTIF V4 class B standard required by European transport operators to ISO10373 test-compliance which ensures universal interoperability, RDR518 support all ISO14443 contactless media, whether they be cards, tickets or mobile contactless media such as contactless-enabled cell phones.
4 SAM slots enable the various actors to separate security elements. A city or a region where the contactless network includes payment cards, transportation cards, multi-application city cards and contactless-enabled cell phone may then manage independently the security of each party. A high power RF interface gives RDR518 reader an optimized reliability for all contactless media. « Plug and play », it implements a USB CDC or CCID interface to be used with the standard drivers provided by most OS suppliers. Compact, easily integrated in various environments, with 4 leds and one buzzer, this new reader was designed to be user-friendly for system integrators and points of sales vendors.

About ASK

ASK, with over 200 million contactless products in circulation in more than 50 countries, is a worldwide leading provider of a full range of contactless products including smart cards, smart tickets, smart adhesive labels, readers, inlays for electronic passports or contactless smart cards and eDocuments. ASK is ISO9001 certified and holds a portfolio of 56 patents to date. ASK is a France-headquartered company with worldwide customers, and subsidiaries in China, India, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa and the US.

Contact:

Claire Boyer                                                                    

Tel.: +33 (0)4.97.21.48.56

Cell: +33 (0)6.72.14.01.46

claire.boyer@ask.fr