Technopuce applies its active intelligent tag technology to smart card applications in the areas of controlled access and security management.
The Acti-Tag™ smart cards are equipped with two IFF (Friend or Foe) encryption algorithms, providing a high degree of security in today's challenging access and security management fields.
 
Each card is programmed to create a unique identity profile, and operates on both transponder technology for short read ranges (up to 1 meter, or 3 feet), and RF technology for longer read ranges of up to 150 meters, or 450 feet.
 
Since there is no direct contact between the user access card and the access control device, Acti-Tag™ makes it possible to speed up and therefore increase traffic flow in public transport and highway systems.
 
In addition, Acti-Tag™ is also capable of analysing data related to traffic flow and user mobility, and can be fitted with an alarm system for emergency and security intervention measures.

As with all of Technopuce's products, these smart cards integrate Battery on Flex™ technology for optimum response performance during periods of peak current requirements.

> Typical applications include the following :

- Public transport systems
- Parking areas
- Secure or hazardous locations
- Schools
- Marinas
- Warehouses
- Factories

Active intelligent smart cards and tags are also perfect for use in limited-access recreational and entertainment applications, such as amusement parks, sports stadiums, ski resorts, concert halls, and any other venue catering to the entertainment and professional recreational industries.

> Acti-Tag™, the remote electronic ticketing solution for the R.A.T.P., the public transport operator of Paris.

Passengers have become the focus of public transport operators. This means providing courteous passenger service, increased comfort and safety, and offering customized services.

The Calypso electronic ticketing standards are at the forefront of customer-focused public transport applications.

Within the framework of the international Calypso electronic ticketing standards project, Technopuce is currently developing several projects in close collaboration with the metropolitan public transport authority of Paris, France, the R.A.T.P.
 
One of the initial testing phases has demonstrated the effectiveness of active RF technology when applied to contactless access control, in perfect harmony with the Calypso card. Acti-Tag™ has proven itself to be a valuable complement to passive cards used for access control and electronic ticketing, particularly in such applications as emitting emergency signals in case of danger, and in establishing and monitoring passenger-related statistics.