NFC Applications made possible with the ACR122 NFC Reader SDK

Nov. 11, 2008 - PRLog -- Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HONG KONG STOCK Exchange: 8210, http://www.acs.com.hk/), Asia Pacific's number one supplier in PC-linked smart card readers industry (Source: research report issued by Frost & Sullivan), spearheads in releasing a complete software package for developing Near Field Communication (NFC) applications with the ACR122 NFC Reader - the world’s first NFC Card Reader compliant with the Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices (CCID) Standard.

Effective and Comprehensive SDK -The ACR122 can be used for contactless smart card applications as featured in the Registration Demo Application included in the Software Development Kit (SDK). ACS also provides a comprehensive collection of sample codes for device and contactless card programming using the latest versions of powerful object oriented programming languages such as Java, Delphi, Visual Basic 6, Visual C# and Visual C++. The extensive set of development tools and reference materials in the SDK allows you to use the ACR122 for contactless based solutions, such as e-payment, access control, personal identity verification, mass transit, toll road fare collection, etc. With this complete ACR122 SDK, you can optimize the uses of the ACR122 for your NFC applications!

Peer-to-Peer Capability - As an additional feature, ACS provides you the option to experience a simulation of a real world NFC application - a Smart Poster Application. A supplementary kit with the second ACR122 will be provided if you decide to use this feature. Two ACR122 readers are needed for the Peer-to-Peer demo. The demo shows the capability of these two devices in exchanging data via the Peer-to-Peer Operating Mode.

For more information visit: http://www.acs.com.hk/acr122-sdk.php

About ACS
Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, Hong Kong Stock Exchange: 8210), founded in 1995, Asia Pacific's top supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Research Report issued by Frost & Sullivan) is one of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution. ACS develops, and distributes a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards, and related security products to over 100 countries worldwide, facilitating an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk.

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Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (HKSE: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: research report issued by Frost & Sullivan) is one of a select group of global companies at the forefront of the smart card revolution.