Apollo OS SmartCard - Windows 7 Plug and Play

On May 14th 2009, only two weeks after Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 released candidates became publicly available, SCsquare Ltd. has completed its new MiniDriver certification for Apollo OS Smart Cards.

The availability of the new MiniDriver is a result of a close cooperation between Microsoft and SCsquare under the Microsoft Logo Ready program.

The new MiniDriver, which is publicly and freely available via Windows Update, is automatically installed to any Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 machines upon the insertion of an Apollo OS Smart Card into any PC/SC compliant smart card reader.

Apollo OS Smart Card is the first high security, multi-application cryptographic smart card in the world to achieve the Compatible with Windows 7 and Certified for Windows Server 2008 R2 logos from Microsoft.

The new smart card Mini Driver complies with Microsofts MiniDriver version 7 specifications for plug-and-play operation in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and complies with Microsofts MiniDriver version 6 specifications for backward compatibility with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

Apollo OS smart card implement a large variety of advanced technologies including on-card asymmetric key generation, RSA and Elliptic Curve cryptography, digital signature, dual-interface (contact and contactless) communication and biometrics to name a few.

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