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To: RTev who wrote (16851)	2/24/1999 9:22:00 AM
From: taxman	Respond to of 74651

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 . > > >