SCM Microsystems is a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange. For organizations and individuals that need to secure their digital assets, electronic transactions and facilities, SCM provides solutions that cut costs and reduce risk and liabilities. SCM's broad and integrated offerings enable complete solutions that allow customers to turn to a single source to meet all their security and identity management challenges.

The company offers the world's broadest range of contact, contactless and mobile smart card reader and terminal technology, digital identity and transaction platforms, as well as systems that integrate physical and logical access control. Additionally, SCM is a leading provider of commercial digital media readers to the worldwide photo kiosk market.

SCM’s smart card-based products and solutions are utlized around the world to enable security and identification appliations, transaction systems, eHealth- and eGovernment programs and physical access systems. The company also offers a range of smart card-based security, productivity and time recording solutions for small and medium-size businesses under its retail CHIPDRIVE® brand.
SCM Microsystems has more than 400 distribution partners and customers in more than 50 countries worldwide, including major PC OEM and smart card manufacturers, system integrators, banks, security application providers, government agencies, distributors, and value added resellers.

SCM Microsystems is part of Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), a leading provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries.

• SCM Microsystems leverages its single chip smart card interface solution for integration into PCs, keyboards and other devices as well as within its own dedicated reader/writer products. SCM’s interface chips feature embedded FLASH for secure and convenient firmware upgrade in the field.
• SCM’s contact smart card reader portfolio supports all relevant host interfaces as well as all major operating systems. In addition, readers support the ISO standardized Smart Card Interface ISO 7816 (T=0 and T=1). EMV compliant cards as well as memory cards are supported up to 344 kbps.
• Contactless and dual-interface readers from SCM support applications such as authentication, physical and logical access, public transport, national IDs, and others. The devices support ISO/IEC 14443.
• The company’s secure terminals are used for smart card-based applications requiring high security, such as eHealth, eID and PoS.
• SCM’s Physical Access Control Terminals (PACT) support all international standards for access control systems.
• SCM offers a range of demo kits and SDKs for software and application developers as well as for system integrators.

• SCM Microsystems is a provider of commercial digital media reader technology to major manufacturers of digital photo production equipment for the worldwide photo kiosk market.
• SCM’s digital media readers for all common digital memory cards complying with the requirements of administrations, organizations and companies. Additionally, SCM is able to provide custom software and firmware where requested.
• SCM originated the modular reader drive concept that helps customers reduce repair costs by eliminating the need for a technician and significantly reducing the downtime of the kiosk.

• SCM’s CHIPDRIVE-branded packages for SMEs and individuals offer affordable, customizable solutions for smart card-based time recording and business productivity, as well as security, identification, home banking and eCommerce..
• CHIPDRIVE solutions include smart cards for the authentication of individuals such as employees; card readers/terminals for both fixed and mobile, contact and contactless environments; and highly sophisticated software to enable PC-based productivity applications such as clock in/clock out, time recording, network logon and password management.
• CHIPDRIVE Time Recording, DriverCard and MyKey@ solutions are offered at retailers throughout Europe.

SCM Microsystems operates globally, with headquarters in Ismaning, Germany. The Company also has a dedicated research and development facility in Chennai, India and maintains regional sales offices in Santa Ana, USA, Tokyo, Japan and Hong Kong.

SCM is committed to conducting business in a manner consistent with the efficient use of resources and materials, and the protection and preservation of the natural environment for future generations.

Through a policy of continuous improvement, the implementation of environmental management programs, and the setting of targets and objectives, SCM strives to meet and exceed all relevant environmental laws, regulations and agreements in reference to its activities, products and services. 

Year founded: 1990

Number of Employees: 130 at December 31, 2009

Locations:
Headquarters
SCM Microsystems GmbH
Oskar-Messter-Str. 13
85737 Ismaning
Germany

Regional Offices
Santa Ana, California – Sales
Hong Kong – Sales
Tokyo, Japan – Sales

Research & Development
Chennai, India

Portfolio:

• Contact smart card readers and modules (ISO/IEC 7816)
• Contactless and NFC reader and modules (ISO/IEC 14443)
• Dual Interface reader and modules  (ISO/IEC 7816 & ISO/IEC 14443)
• Physical access control terminals
• CHIPDRIVE security, productivity and time recording solutions for SMEs
• ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits)
• Development and Demo Kits
• Digital smart card reader for photo kiosks

Website:
www.scmmicro.com and www.chipdrive.net