Zurich, June 2010–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, expands its partner network with Spain-based SALTO Systems to offer advanced contactless solutions. The partnership will result in a wide range of online and offline access control products based on the secure LEGIC advant technology and respond to the worldwide market’s growing demand for LEGIC applications.

Agreeing on the partnership, SALTO expands its product portfolio by the integration of the flexible LEGIC smart card technology. This further enlarges the product offering within the market place ‘World of LEGIC’. The new solutions will not only meet modern security requirements for access control but also allow the combination of many different functionalities on one single credential.

“The partnership is very important for SALTO in terms of strengthening our worldwide leading position in access control and locking solutions”, says Marc Handels, Vice President Global Marketing of SALTO Systems. “We are now able to provide our comprehensive security products based on a cutting-edge identification technology platform.”

Dr Otto Eggimann, Vice President Sales & Business Development of LEGIC, is convinced of the benefits for both sides: “The partnership helps us to cover the ever growing demand for our solutions. We can benefit from SALTO’s worldwide market presence and an international distribution network and its advanced offering, especially in contactless door locks based on our LEGIC advant technology. On the other hand we can offer a state-of-the-art identification technology that fulfils highest requirements in terms of security, flexibility and convenience.”

Further information

Mario Morger
Head of Sales Europe
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd
Tel: +41 44 933 6464
mmorger@legic.com

Press contacts

Marcel Brand
Manager Marketing Communications
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd
Tel: +41 44 933 6464
mbrand@legic.com

About SALTO Systems

Based in Oiartzun, Spain and with offices in the UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Australia, the Netherlands, the UAE and Malaysia, SALTO Systems was established in 2001 with the objective of creating a new advanced state-of-the-art access control concept. Products such as the SALTO Virtual Network have accelerated the company’s growth and this has now become the access option of choice on more than 600’000 doors in over 60 countries. Customer markets include airports, hospitals, government buildings, universities, corporate headquarters and hotels.

About LEGIC® Identsystems Ltd

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, with headquarters in Switzerland, is a leader in the design and manufacture of 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. The LEGIC product portfolio includes highly integrated LEGIC RF Standard, ISO 15693 and ISO 14443 compliant read/write chip sets, security modules and transponder chips.

LEGIC Identsystems currently works with over 200 external co-operation partners world-wide who offer compatible LEGIC all-in-one-card applications including access control, e-payment, parking, e-ticketing and other multiapplications. More than 2 million readers and over 100 million credentials are integrated in more than 60,000 work and leisure places worldwide.