Card Briefs: Oki Offers Low-Cost Smart Card Readers

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Oki Advanced Products Division of Oki America Inc., a Japanese owned company, announced the Value-Checker line of compact, low-cost, personal smart card readers.

The consumer product, which grew out of Oki's involvement with the Mondex electronic cash project of National Westminster Bank in London, can verify balances on stored value and other smart cards.

The unit provides storage and protection for the card. The front label can be used for custom graphics and advertising.

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