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Athena Smartcard Solutions Readers Achieved: "Designed for Windows Server 2003" CertificationAthena Smartcard Solutions ASEDrive IIIe Readers certified by Microsoft for Server 2003Tokyo, Japan. December 3, 2003 – Athena Smartcard Solutions, a leading manufacturer of smart card solutions, smart cards and smart card readers, today announces that ASEDrive IIIe readers received the: "Designed for Windows Server 2003" Certification.Continuing the tradition of providing the market with the best performance and reliability possible, ASEDrive IIIe USB and ASEDrive IIIe Serial Smartcard Reader in Desktop as well as in Keyboard format have been certified by Microsoft for Server 2003. This certification by Microsoft ensures the user and administrator with full compatibility and ease of deployment. The ASEDrive IIIe Smartcard Readers firmware is fully upgradeable through Flash memory ensuring that it will not become obsolete. Landing contacts ensure over 300,000 insertion/removal cycles, protecting both the reader and the smart card used. ASEDrive IIIe Smartcard Readers support all ISO7816 CPU smart cards including Java Cards, Cryptographic smart cards, such as the Athena ASECard Crypto, as well as the most popular memory cards. As an additional feature, a write protected E2PROM area for user-defined information such as serial number, user code, etc. is provided within the reader’s internal memory. ASEDrive IIIe Smartcard Readers are ideal for large corporate and national deployments, supporting both Windows and Linux platforms with identical performance and reliability. Other smart card reader products from Athena include embedded smart card readers, motorized smartcard readers and chip sets. All of Athena’s products are made in Japan and supported worldwide by Athena’s offices and professional distributor network. Athena ASEDrive IIIe smart card reader 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 cards, 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, and PC Internal 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. Press Contact Athena Smartcard Solutions Press@athena-scs.com www.athena-scs.com |
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