is this a plus for microsoft?
regards
---Zacks Newsbytes <prnews@zacks.com> wrote:
>
> LONDON, ENGLAND, 1999 FEB 23 (NB) -- By Sylvia Dennis, Newsbytes.
> At the Smart Card '99 show, which opened in London, England, this
> morning, officials with Gemplus revealed that the firm's smart card
> readers have now received Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] Windows
> certification.
>
> According to Gemplus, the move means that the company's products are
> the first in the industry to be certified to the Microsoft PC/SC
> (PC/smart card) and PC98 specifications.
>
> In plain English, this means that the Gemplus smart card readers are
> now certified as being API (application programming interface)
> compatible with the Windows NT and Windows 98 operating systems,
> allowing developers to assume that the devices will be plug and play
> compatible with standard-coded software running under these
> environments.
>
> Alendre Lorenzi, director of Gemplus' Reader Technology division, said
> that the company can now provide its customers with an assurance that
> its products conform to industry standards.
>
> This will, he noted, resolve compatibility issues and allow for quicker
> implementation of smart card technology.
>
> "This certification signals the convergence of the PC and smart card
> industries that will bring smart cards into the mainstream of
> information technology (IT) and enable a new era of trust plus
> convenience in e-commerce," he said.
>
> As a direct result of the certification, Gemplus will be able to add
> the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT" logo to its
> products.
>
> Gemplus' Web site is at gemplus.com .
>
> Reported by Newsbytes News Network, newsbytes.com .
>
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