Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

SMARTRAC to supply RFID inlays for Cairo Metro card

Monday, August 4, 2008

SMARTRAC N.V. has announced its selection as supplier of RFID inlay to the Cairo Metro’s contactless transit card project. SMARTTRAC’s PRELAM inlays will be incorporated by local partner MarsiaCard into finished, branded cards for the Cairo Metro Organization.

The PRELAM inlay is a trademarked product of SMARTRAC incorporating the core element of an RFID smart card and including all required electronic components. The inlays use a proprietary embedding technique that can withstand the further manufacturing and printing processes needed for branded smart cards. [end] 

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