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SMARTRAC to supply RFID inlays for public trasportation tickets in Spain, Latvia

Friday, November 6, 2009

SMARTRAC has been selected as the supplier of contactless RFID inlays for the public transportation ticketing projects in Seville, Spain, and Riga, Latvia.

SMARTRAC’s credit card sized ChipLink inlays, which are produced in the company’s factory in Malaysia, will be delivered to Paragon Identification of France, the who will convert them into finished paper tickets and conduct printing and personalization of the tickets for the local transit agencies.

According to SMARTRAC, RFID tickets for mass transportation allow for ticket validation to be carried out without direct contact to a reader, thereby expediting the entry process for passengers and saving the public transportation agencies money on turnstile wear and tear. [end] 

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