Athena Smart Card News

Athena introduces the world's fastest PS/2 smart card keyboard and the first PS/2 solution to offer Flash upgradeability.

ASEDrive IIIe KB is the fastest PS/2 keyboard available and the first PS/2 keyboard to offer flash upgradeability. Supporting ISO7816 T=0/1 and memory cards. Windows 98, 98SE, Me, NT, 2000, XP, and Linux. Fully compliant with Financial card standards. The ASEDrive IIIe KB is the ideal smart card keyboard.

Tokyo, Japan, 15 August 2003 - Athena Smartcard Solutions, is introducing ASEDrive IIIe KB, PC/SC PS/2 smart card keyboards. The ASEDrive IIIe KB readers comply with the PC/SC workgroup standards, PC99 specifications, Me, 2000, and XP. In addition, ASEDrive IIIe KB supports Windows 98, NT, and Linux. The ASEDrive IIIe KB smart card keyboard readers, supports all ISO 7816 T=0/1 CPU cards, 2/3-bus and I2C, xI2C memory cards.

ASEDrive IIIe KB is the first PS/2 keyboard to offer Flash upgradeability. Such functionality is especially essential in keyboard readers since future updates to smart card technology do not require the replacement of the keyboard.

ASEDrive IIIe KB smart card keyboards are manufactured to the highest quality standards. They are thoroughly tested to support all major smart cards in the market. The ASEDrive Drivers have passed the Microsoft Hardware Quality Labs tests and are eligible for the ‘Designed for Windows XP’ logo.

About Athena:
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 card, 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.

For more information visit Athena's Internet site: http://www.athena-scs.com/

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Athena Sales North America
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Athena Sales International
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Company Contact- Japan:
Athena Sales Japan
Athena Smartcard Solutions Inc.
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