Brings Leading Edge Cellular Wireless Technology to the Market with Fast, Reliable, Always-on Solution for Portable Transactions
LAS VEGAS (ETA Show) - Axalto, a Schlumberger company, today launched its MagIC X1000 CDMA (code division multiple access) portable point-of-sale terminal. The latest addition to Axalto's comprehensive range of wireless terminals offers businesses a cost effective and reliable point-of-sale solution without the need for a land line. The new terminal will be introduced at merchant's this summer.
The MagIC X1000 CDMA is a long-range wireless terminal aimed at businesses that want to offer their customers flexible and secure capabilities for card payment. Enabling both off and on-line card payments to be transacted anywhere, the MagIC X1000 CDMA also ensures complete mobility, ideal for home delivery or taxi services. The use of 1XRTT, the leading-edge CDMA data wireless technology, enables great coverage at an affordable cost. And thanks to its always-on capability, the MagIC X1000 CDMA ensures transactions significantly faster than that of any regular modem terminals. The terminal's ergonomic, compact and practical design has been optimized for portability and can be adapted to different environments with its holster and car lighter charger. It is Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) approved, compliant with the latest PIN entry security standards, and fully compatible with the whole MagIC range.
"With the launch of the MagIC X1000 CDMA terminal, Axalto has yet again taken the lead in bringing innovative solutions to the fast-moving portable payment market," said Michel Lger, vice president e-payment at Axalto. "There was a real need for a reliable and cost effective long range POS terminal and we're confident that our new CDMA product will more than exceed our customer expectations."
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About Axalto
Axalto, a Schlumberger company, is the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2003, Frost & Sullivan 2003) - the key to digital networks - and a major supplier of point-of-sale terminals. Its 4500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries, with worldwide sales reaching 3 billion smart cards to date. The company has more than 20 years' experience in smart card innovation and leads its industry in security technology and open systems.
Axalto continuously creates new generations of products for use in a variety of applications in the telecommunications, finance, retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification, information technology and public sector markets. Smart card solutions provide convenience, security and privacy to public and private services operators, their customers and end users. For more information, visit axalto.com.
For further information, contact:
Emmanuelle Saby
Public Relations Manager
Tel: + 33 1 46 00 71 04
Mobile: + 33 6 09 10 76 10
esaby@axalto.com
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