LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the worldwide developer and manufacturer of secure, contactless smart card technologies for personal identification applications, has announced it has partnered with United States based RF IDeas, Inc. The leading provider of reader solutions for personal identification and access control will develop and manufacture cost efficient USB, RS-232, and Ethernet readers for a variety of access control applications for existing LEGIC customers.

RF IDeas develops and manufactures contactless reader solutions that significantly expand functionality of building access cards to hundreds of applications. The applications include employee identification, computer and LAN access solutions, time/attendance, enrolment and more, all using existing contactless smart cards.

"What makes our partnership so exciting is the flexibility that RF IDeas brings to existing LEGIC's customers," stated Dr Otto Eggimann, Vice President Sales & Business Development of LEGIC. "LEGIC's backward compatibility provides legacy customers the same ability as brand new customers to use their corporate credential for PC login from a proven leader. RF IDeas' innovative and easy to use offering further enhances the LEGIC's application range especially for customers seeking to combine physical and logical access on the same credential. We are very happy to welcome RF IDeas as a strong new partner in our expanding North American Partner network."

RF IDeas will be producing readers for LEGIC's contactless smart card technology. The RF IDeas reader AIR ID Enroll is a USB port based external reader of contactless smart cards for computer login access control. It eliminates the need for manual entry and provides error-free identification. AIR ID is compatible with LEGIC's 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology and allows users to apply their building access card or other LEGIC identification and security tags/devices throughout the workplace.

"Adding LEGIC support to our AIR ID product line was effortless and the partnership allows us to address the current increase in demand in addition to expanding our reach into new markets," commented Rick Landuyt, CEO and President for RF IDeas, Inc. "Including LEGIC based solutions in our offerings was an important advancement of our AIR ID product line."