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OMNIKEY, manufacturers of smart card readers, has developed a PC-linked desktop reader designed to work with a standard HID proximity card.
The CardMan 5125, based on HID’s proximity card technology, reads the unique card number from a HID proximity card. Based on a 125 kHz RFID interface that reads the card number from HID proximity cards, the reader allows users to implement new PC-linked applications without the need to re-badge cardholders, the firms report. The product also offers contact smart card reading / writing capability in the same desktop device, the makers add. As the user’s needs change, the addition of contact smart card capability allows users to increase security and add functions without upgrading their desktop readers.
