Athena Smartcard Solutions Launches ASEDrive IIIe CL Contactless Smart Card Reader for High Speed Contactless Desktop Applications

ASEDrive IIIe CL is a state of the art reader and writer for contactless smart cards used in PC based applications. The reader offers ISO 14443 smart card support, PC/SC Interface, and flash upgradeability all packaged in an attractive and slim enclosure.

Tokyo, November 2 2008 Athena Smartcard Solutions

Athena Smartcard Solutions latest addition to its growing range of professional smart card products is the ASEDrive IIIe CL contactless smart card reader. Packaged in a slick black enclosure, the ASEDrive IIIe CL utilizes a 13.56Mhz RFID interface conforming to ISO 14443 A & B standards. The reader was designed to support demanding desktop applications such as Smart Card Logon, Digital Signature, Web Authentication, loyalty/payment and other applications that utilize contactless CPU smart cards.

Combined with Athena’s contactless and dual interface smart cards and contactless smart cards from leading smart card vendors, the ASEDrive IIIe CL provides reliable high speed read/write performance, and flash upgradeability, securing your investment for years to come.

All ASEDrive readers are supported by device drivers for Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003/8, Mac OSX, and Linux.

The Athena ASEDrive IIIe CL is available for delivery in November 2008.

About Athena

Athena Smartcard Solutions, one of the industry's fastest growing vendors,  is a leading provider of smart cards, tokens, smart card readers and smart card management systems  -  protecting computer networks  -  and an innovative supplier of cards and operating systems for banking and GSM. Athena's offices in the US, UK, EMEA, and Asia serve customers worldwide including some of the world's leading banks, manufactures, GSM operators and Government organizations.

Athena's products include Common Criteria EAL4+ and FIPS 140-2 and 201/PIV certified contact, contactless and dual interface open platform and file system based cryptographic smart cards for Windows Authentication, PIV, CNS/CIE, JICSAP, GSM, and EMV. The Athena ASEDrive line of smart card readers includes high performance USB desktop, internal, contactless and contact keyboard and biometric smart card readers. Athena's cryptographic middleware solutions including the ASECard Crypto Toolkit with support for all major desktop operating systems, and through the Athena CMS, our customers enjoy smart card life-cycle management solutions for contact and contactless cards.

©2008 Athena Smartcard Solutions. All rights reserved. IDProtect, ASEPCOS, ASECard Crypto and the Athena logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Athena Smartcard Solutions. All other product and brand names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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Jochi Fuchs

Athena

Tel: +1 408 914 2808

Email: press@athena-scs.com