Contactless Smart Card: Panasonic Develops Industry's First SD Memory Card With ...

From PressReleaseNetwork.com (press release) ... (TSE: 6752), best known for its Panasonic brand products, has developed the industry's first SD Memory Card with contactless smart card capabilities. ...

... Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6752), best known for its Panasonic brand products, has developed the industry's first SD Memory Card with contactless smart card capabilities. Called smartSD Card, the new SD Memory Card combines the convenience of contactless data communication capabilities with large storage capacity and high security. The company will position the smartSD Card as key to realizing the "ubiquitous network society" and will strive to create new business opportunities not only in the device sector but also in the system and solution service sectors. Sample shipments of the smartSD Cards will commence in December 2004. Commercial shipments are expected to follow in the fall of 2005. ...

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6752; NYSE: MC), best known for its Panasonic brand name, is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated sales of US$71.92 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. Matsushita's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, New York (NYSE:MC), Euronext, Amsterdam and Frankfurt stock exchanges.