ACS unveils new reader

Advanced Card Systems has released its next-generation high-speed smart card reader, the ACR39U.According to ACS, the ACR39 boasts greater speed than its predecessors. It has a read/write speed of up to 600Kpbs and has protocol and parameters selection (PPS). It also has short-circuit protection, increasing its suitability for highly demanding applications. To ensure versatility, ACR39U was designed to support ISO7816 Class A, B and C cards, microprocessor cards with T=0 or T=1 protocol, as well as most memory cards in the market.It is also CCID-compliant, and has a USB 2.0 full-speed interface which allows the reader to be integrated into any computing environment, such as Windows, Linux, and Mac. It can also be used with any mobile application that runs on Android 3.1 Honeycomb and higher.The ACR39U is among the US General Services Administration (GSA) Approved Products List, and is compatible with the DoD Common Access Card (CAC) and the HSDP-12 PIV card. It has also been approved as a Transparent Reader under GSA's FIPS201 Approved Products List.ACR39U is compliant and certified with major international standards, including: ISO7816, CE, FCC, VCCI, EMV 2000 Level 1, PBOC, Microsoft WHQL and RoHs 2. As the ACR39U is released into the market, ACS says it will work towards acquiring additional certifications."We have improved the world's first PC-linked reader," says Gilbert Leung, vice president for Sales and Marketing. "We hope that ACS will be able to exceed the innovation that we have displayed in our previous readers, and be of greater service to users of smart card applications."

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