21/10/2010
Vericlass embedded reader platform launched from HID
Irvine, Ca (USA)
The open vericlass platform supports all popular card technologies including Mifare, Desfire and iclass, a broad range of protocols and payment schemes including Felica, Emvco, Calypso, MasterCard Paypass, Visa paywave and American Express expresspay, and all major operating systems including Windows and Windows CE. Linux and Mac will be supported early 2011.
The scalable vericlass platform is designed for current contactless technologies and will accommodate contact cards as well as future payment technologies and functional requirements. Remote servicing, diagnostics, firmware upgrades and life cycle management of embedded vericlass readers are all enabled by the Embedded Device Manager. The platform includes full CE and FCC modular approvals, enabling OEMs, system integrators and manufacturers of cashless payment and ticketing systems to accelerate certification of their finished solutions.
“Our newly introduced vericlass platform is supported by HID’s unique and comprehensive integrator offering -- including our Developer Center, Embedded Device Manager and Developer Tool Kit – that leverage HID Global’s broad, industry-leading reader and card expertise,” said Dr. Selva Selvaratnam, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer with HID Global. “This offering gives developers the pre-certified hardware, firmware, tools and support necessary to build easily-upgradeable solutions that support the full range of cashless payment and ticketing applications, technologies, protocols and payment schemes.”
The vericlass platform can be embedded into a broad range of payment and ticketing equipment including handheld, point-of-sale (POS), kiosk and retail payment terminals, enabling applications such as automatic fare collection and ticketing, cashless payment, banking/ATM, vending and loyalty solutions. It includes three modules that are supported by HID’s comprehensive Developer Tool Kit, Developer Center and Embedded Device Manager: