Pleasant Prairie, WI -- Cherry's new SR-4300 ExpressCard reader and ST-1210 stand-alone smart card readers are now FIPS201 certified by the General Services Administration (GSA) for use with Personal Identification Verification (PIV) smart cards.
The ST-1210 is a CCID-compliant, low-profile USB contacting reader, designed for one-hand operation. At just 105mm x 70mm x 12mm high, it is easily transportable and fits in even small workspaces.
The SR-4300 ExpressCard reader is already being bundled with notebooks for applications in federal government agencies. The reader is also suitable for a broad range of non-government applications, and it is being adopted widely, as the ExpressCard interface displaces PC Cards in new laptop and notebook computers.
Cherry's new smart card readers are also PC/SC compliant and compatible with ISO7816 (Class A, B, C), so they are suitable for typical smart card applications in single sign-on (SSO) and logical access control. Both SR-4300 and ST-1210 carry 2 year warranties and have a typical operating life of 100,000 card swipes.
Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed the FIPS201 standard to define technical requirements associated with PIV cards.
For further information on the new smart card reader, contact a Cherry input device specialist at ZF Electronics Corporation, 11200 88th Avenue, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158. Telephone: 800-510-1689. Email: sales@cherrycorp.com. Website: http://www.cherrycorp.com. Product page: http://www.cherrycorp.com/
About Cherry:
Cherry is a brand of ZF Electronics Corporation, manufacturer of computer keyboards, standard and custom electrical switches, sensors and controls for the worldwide automotive, computer and consumer/commercial OEM markets. ZF Electronics operates offices and factories in Germany, England, France, Australia, Czech Republic, Mexico, Hong Kong and the United States.
Contact: Steve Hugener, Cherry Electrical Products, Inc, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 262/942-6679, http://www.cherrycorp.com
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