Acer TravelMate 350 notebook is the first notebook built with Smart Card security in the industry today. Addressing the data security concerns of the mobile user, the TravelMate 350 provides a smart security solution to the notebook computer and the data inside. Here are some tips to help you to understand Smart Card and utilize the Acer Smart Card security system. Back to TM350 Page InfoWorld - Acer unveils notebook PC with smart card slot Q1.
Smart cards are plastic cards the size of a credit card and contain one computer chip.
Smart Cards use a microprocessor resident on the card to store data, make calculations, process data, manage files, and execute encryption algorithms. It can reuse its memory by rewriting over its existing data. Acer Smart Cards are contact smart card which require insertion into a smart card reader already built into the TravelMate 350 notebooks. Smart Cards are different from ordinary magnetic stripe cards in their ability to process as well as store data. Smart cards make possible sophisticated and portable data processing applications, is proven to be more reliable than magnetic stripe card.