What Is a Smart Card Reader?
If you are planning to invest in a new security access system (better known as an access control system) and you don't have enough information to make a decision, you have come to the best place. In this article, we are going to talk about smart cards and smart readers, one of the latest technology developments that allow you to keep your information secure within an access control system. Smart cards, also referred to as a chip card or an integrated circuit card, are basically cards that have circuits integrated in their structure. Smart cards have the ability to provide authentication, application processing and data storage. This ability allows them to be used for a variety of purposes, such as security authentication for large companies, ATM cards, fuel cards, SIM's, identification cards, pubic transit cards and in education and healthcare. Although they are widely used in Europe, smart cards are now starting to take off in the United States and Canada. In North America,