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ASK joins ITSO certified companies in the UK

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

ASK has joined the UK-based Integrated Transport Smartcard Organization (ITSO) and successfully passed the ITSO certification. This certificate strengthens ASK market presence in the United Kingdom and confirms the company’s strategy to offer clients and partners a portfolio of products compliant with international and regional standards.

ITSO contactless smart cards have been implemented in more than nine areas in the United Kingdom including the Greater Manchester and Merseyside regions. ITSO is a non-profit sharing organization owned by its members and supported by the UK department for transport. The system covers all components: cards, points of service and back office systems.

ASK invented and developed one of the first contactless paper ticket in the world, C.ticket, which has been used by more than 85 million passengers including the 14 million Beijing Olympic Games visitors. [end] 

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