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| | Card Technology, The Smart Card News Source |
 | | The reader is compatible with DESFire, FIPS 201 (a U.S. federal government specification), ISO 14443 types A and B, ISO 15693 and FeliCa (a Sony-developed contactless product), all high-frequency technologies, in addition to the low-frequency products. |
 | | Among the potential customers may be U.S. government agencies, which are working to meeting a presidential mandate that they begin to issue a standardized ID card to employees and contractors this October. |
 | | The standard for that card, which includes FIPS 201, is distinct from the ISO 14443 specification in that it has a specific way the data must be structured, says Eric Widlitz, manager of government and technology applications at HID. |
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