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Product and Service Guide version 3.9 June 2005
1. Company Background
Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS), a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, is a leading
developer and producer of smart cards, card readers and security hardware such as biometric devices and
logical and physical access control devices. ACS has won its reputation as a supplier of quality products at
reasonable prices. Its products are sold to over 60 countries in the world. It is ranked in Year 2003 by Frost
and Sullivan as the world’s 4
th
largest supplier of smart card readers and is ranked first among Asian
suppliers. ACS is specialized in developing customized products and has co-operated with several global
players in developing such products.
Founded in 1995, Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS) started its business as a developer of smart card and
card reader technologies. Then its business has been extended to security hardware including biometric
devices and logical and physical access control devices.
ACS always endeavours to keep itself abreast of technology development in its core products and services.
It is the world’s first company to introduce the PC/SC compliant USB smart card reader, back in 1999 in
CeBIT in Hannover. It is also the world’s first company to have a reader based on a single-ASIC solution
compliant to EMV level I (Europay, Mastercard, Visa) standard.
ACS products are sold to over 60 countries in the world. In particular, its smart card readers have been
qualified and used by the world’s top six smart card suppliers. ACS won the “Growth Strategy Leadership
Award” by Frost & Sullivan for its outstanding performance in the world smart card reader market in 2002.
Advanced Card Systems Ltd.
Unit 2910-2913, 29/F, The Center
99 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Website: www.acs.com.hk Email: [e-mail]
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