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2011

  • MAY
    11

    ACI launches a device module Temperature Sensor Many installer is using our Door Access Control for server room control, they ask for if the Master Controller support Temperature monitoring, since they don't want to add few thousand dollars for another system. The answer is YES for today, the ACI143 temperature sensor module is a smaller device, just plug into Master Controller RS485 bus, now you have records for every degree changes. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • MAR
    1

    ACM Access Control Manager MySQL version Nowadays, many people are using MySQL because of its easy installation and free license. ACM SQL version now has MySQL database version. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • JAN
    8

    ACM Access Control Manager BDE version Access Control Manager BDE version is a standalone database program to configurate and communication with ACI devices, the previous version was installed under c:\Program Files\ACM. New ACM BDE will be installed under c:\ACMBDE. ACMBDE was tested without problem in Windows 7 platform. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • JAN
    1

    ACI wishes you a Happy New Year ACI wishes you a Happy New Year and a Successful 2011 Year.

2010

  • Nov
    1

    ACI launches Mifare Plus Card Writer MIFAREPlus core is security, the product is the only one based on similar products in the 128-bit key length AES strong encryption to provide authentication, integrity and confidentiality to ensure that the smart card chip. MIFAREPlus chip with a series of additional security features, such as the infrastructure has been optimized applications, can protect the system, to prevent personal information by others to identify and track. These features are 7 bytes unique identifier (UID) and security random identifier (RID) to support implementation. MIFAREPlus also has a unique function of smart card authentication can be improved and to take proactive measures to defense simulator. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • JUN
    2-4

    ACI joins Asian Securitex 2010 Asian Securitex 2010 will take place in the award-winning, multipurpose-built Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre which is one of the largest in Asia. Located in the heart of Wanchai on the Hong Kong Island, the centre is one of the world's most impressive, efficient and functional exhibition venues for exhibitors and buyers alike. For more information, please refer to http://www.asiansecuritex.com
  • APR
    15

    ACI Mifare Series Reader Got CE certificate Thanks for ACI engineer's afford, our Mifare reader series reader had successfully psss CE lab test.>
    CE Mifare Certificate
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  • APR
    4

    ACI launches mail box control management system Up to 640 mailboxes can be controlled by one single mailbox controller. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • FEB
    14

    ACI launches new standalone Time & Attendance Terminal This small terminal with self-memory which can keep 5000 card list with 5000 transactions.
    For more information, please refer to Reader Section
    ACI333 No Keypad Small Terminal

2009

  • NOV
    25

    ACI launches new reader for Time & Attendance with Entrance and Exit Keys New release of ACI reader allows user to press Entrance or Exit key for punch IN or OUT records
    For more information, please refer to Reader Section
    ACI333 With Entrance and Exit Keys
  • OCT
    15

    ACI launches new reader with Graphic LCD display New release of ACI Graphic LCD reader allows user to show their company logo on its display
    For more information, please refer to Reader Section
    ACI333 With Graphic LCD display
  • JUN
    1

    ACI launches new release of ACMSQL version New release of ACM SQL version add many features:
    1. Add 80 lift floors control
    2. Add Attendance Leave Handling in TA module
    3. Add ACI130 standalone TA terminal
    4. Add People Counting Report
    5. Add Switch user option
    6. Add ModBus IO interface
    7. Facial Room Registration Monitoring
    8. Peoplesoft TA interface
    9. Smart Card Issuing Module
    For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • FEB
    8

    ACM BDE version update. In order to continue supporting ACM standalone database software, the installation procedure will be split in two parts, one is the database engine setup, other second part is the ACM program and system files. Please visit distributor download page for download.
    For more information, please contact your sales representative.

2008

  • DEC
    20

    ACI launches new release of ACMSQL version support car barrier control and monitoring With new version of of ACI156 car parking slave controller IO module , ACM software :
    Can monitor:
    - Barrier Up
    - Barrier Down
    - Barrier Broken
    - Barrier Broken Fixed
    - Car Arrive Loop
    - Car Left Loop
    - Barrier Up Too Long
    - Manual Barrier Up
    - Manual Barrier Down

    Can Control:
    - PC Barrier Up
    - PC Barrier Down

    For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • OCT
    12

    ACI launches new USB keyboard interface reader Model:
    1. ACI206UKB Read Mifare 1 Series CSN
    2. ACI306UKB Read EM proximity card
    3. ACI606UKB Read Sony Felica SeriesCSN
    4. ACI706UKB Read ISO15693 SeriesCSN
    Each model of reader has HEX or DEC output, customs output format available upon request. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • SEP
    1

    ACI launches new release of ACMSQL version New release of ACM SQL version add many features:
    1. Add Octopus card reader connection
    2. Show up multiple security groups in card list brower
    3. Add USB dongle for software key lock
    4. Add Time & Attendance Module with Time IN OUT adjustment by operator
    5. Add Master Controller Disconnect / Connect time log
    6. Add connection with ACI205U Mifare card reader/writer connection
    7. Add individual LCD reader name setting
    8. Enhance IO module floorplan display module
    9. Update Holiday Calendar from text file
    For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • APR
    8

    ACI launches new ACI LCD display reader casing ACI launches new ACI LCD display reader casing, it was changed to round corner with membrane keypad, version with no keypad and customs logo printing sticker is available as well. This is good for customer wants their logo to be printed on the reader.
    For more information, please refer to http://www.aci-rfid.com/pdf/ACI333CardReader.pdf
  • FEB
    1

    ACI launches new series of ACI152 model Here is an update of ACI152 series:
    ACI152, Standard door slave controller
    ACI152T, Relay for Turnstile
    ACI152PF, Relay for Pass/Fail
    ACI152D2, Relay to control 2 doors
    ACI152S, Relay with serial input
    ACI152WS, Wiegand to RS232 converter
    For more information, please refer to Controller Section

2007


2006

  • DEC
    18

    ACI launches a new seris of reader reads Sony Felica CSN Reader As of today, Sony Felica card is widely be used in Public Transportation Cashless Payment System (eg. Metro System in Hong Kong ?K^(1)F^(3)q & Shenzhen China, Singapore, Thailand, Delhi India, Japan). ACI had developed a new series of readers model ACI6xx which enable the reading of Sony Felica contactless IC chip serial number. The reader has desktop RS232 interface, PC USB, wiegand 26/34 bits as well as ACI RS485 protocol. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
    ACI6xx Sony Reader
    Felica is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
  • DEC
    4

    ACI Controller with built-in USB interface As many requests from the market, ACI had commited to offer the market needs with USB interface connection. Today, 90% computer does not has serial port, customer cannot easily connect controller by one single cable. Now you can.
    ACI116 With built-in USB
    For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • OCT
    2

    ACI Door Slave Controller with difference features New ACI Door Slave Controller now has difference model with difference features as below:
    ACI152 Standard, one door controller with sensor Input and Output;
    ACI152T Turnstile Control with 2 relays for IN reader relay and OUT reader relay;
    ACI152PF with 2 relay for Pass Fail control, one door controller with valid card relay output and invalid card relay output;
    ACI152D2 Control 2 Doors, no door sensor control.
    For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • AUG
    10

    ACI Time Display Reader Support Auto Change IN and OUT mode New ACI Time Display Reader now enable user to pre-set time zone for IN and OUT via ACI-TA2 controller, user can also press "*" key to force the reader at IN MODE or "#" key to force the reader to OUT MODE. ACM (Access Control Manager) also enable user to define the ASCII file output format easily. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • JUN
    1

    New ACI Reader Shape New ACI Reader was launched from today. This new reader shape just fit on European Electric box size 85 x 85 mm, it is also available with black or beige color as well. The reader dimension is 85 x 85 x 20 mm. For more information, please refer to Reader Section
  • APR
    30

    New ACI Master Controller Case According to partners request, we have changed the Controller Case a little bit longer on the back side, new dimension is 155 x 205 x 48mm.
  • APR
    10

    ACI was moved its office ACI was moved its office to extend its business, thanks for ACI's partner support for business growing.
    New ACI office is Suite 513, 5/F, Shing Yip Industrial Building, 19-21 Shing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Telephone and fax number remain unchange.
  • MAR
    4

    ACI launches Display Reader support card holder name display Nowadays, more and more customer requests more feature that usually not included in the market. ACI commits its goal to make its customer happy. Thanks for ACI's R&D team hard working and continue offer what the market need. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • JAN
    5

    ACI launches HID iClass reader with LCD time display The LCD display reader embedded with HID standard 125KHz or iClass reader. ACI enable HID card user to have time & attendance reader with time display as well as door access control solution which is not available in most security system.
    reader.html#ACI333H
    For more information, please contact your sales representative.

2005

  • DEC
    31

    Happy New Year! We ACI wish all of you a fruitful year of 2005 and a prosperous year 2006.
  • NOV
    21

    ACI Access Control Manager Software support multiple floor maps We are pleased to announce ACI Access Control Manager Software SQL version support multiple floor maps, this enable one software can monitor all floors for the buildings. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • NOV
    2

    ACI Controller now support multiple card format We are pleased to launch a new Master Controller firmware version 4.4.6 which support various card format. Eg 4 bytes HEX to 10 digits DEC, HID 26 bits format "123,12345", HID 34 bits format 12345,12345". The format can be changed upon your customer needs in ACM program.
  • SEP
    20

    ACI launches its Access Control Manager Software in MSDE SQL database We are pleased to launch a new Access Control Manager Software which is now support Microsoft MSDE SQL server. For more information, please contact your sales representative.
  • AUG
    1

    ACI launches new IO interface board with 10 inputs and 3 outputs We are pleased to launch a new IO interface board for alarm monitoring interface. There are maximum 16 IO boards can be connected to one Master Controller, that is totally 160 inputs and 48 outputs can be handled in one single Master Controller. Master Controller is working independently without PC online. Master Controller can also work with Door Slave Controller for Door Access as well as IO interface board for security monitoring. For more information, please refer to ACI141 in the Controller Section
  • JUN
    20

    New Product : ACI153 Low Cost Door Slave Controller ACI is pleased to announce a new design of door slave controller. It is a low cost solution for today customer only need to control their door entrance/exit. It is a very low cost door controller with built-in 1 door release button and 1 door relay output. For more information, please refer to ACI153 in the Controller Section
  • MAY
    10

    ACI launches new Master Controller support direct computer firmware upgrade We are pleased to launch a new Master Controller which support direct computer firmware upgrade via RS232 or RS485 or modem or network. According to the market needs, ACI committed and made effort for its partner to develop this feature. ACI provides free upgrade to its partner without require to send back the controller to us.
  • APR
    20

    ACI launches new reader series "Reader in Black" We are pleased to launch new ACI reader black series, Reader in Blank gives customer more professional look as well as confident. Light Gray reader will also be supply up on request. For more information, please visit Reader Section.
  • APR
    3

    A&S Security Magazine Editor visit ACI booth in SecuTech Taipei We are pleased to thank you SecuTech 2005 organizer to have this great exhibition. ACI aims to look partners for foreign company as well as local company. Most of them are surprised ACI is a Hong Kong company, they never know there is a company in HK has such great product for Access Control System. For photo preview, please visit http://www.aci-rfid.com/SecuTech2005.htm
  • MAR
    16

    ACI in SecuTech Taipei (www.secutech.com Mar 31 - April 2, 2005) SecuTech Expo (www.secutech.com) is Asia's most prominent marketplace for international security buyers and suppliers. With the principle of buy from Asia and sell to Asia, SecuTech Expo is geared to top the great success from the past years and provide the most interactive ground for industry players assembling in Asia. See you at booth A1004.
  • MAR
    3

    Door Slave Controller support 2 doors relay Since almost customer do not need door sensor input/output, thus in terms of cost saving. ACI had committed to our goal of cost saving. We had successfully modified our door slave controller to support 2 doors relays output
  • FEB
    5

    Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! We ACI wish all of you a Happy Chinese Lunar New Year. Furthermore, our office will be closed during the holiday from Feb 9 - 14.
  • JAN
    25

    Modem Dial Up Connection Today, not only RS232 / RS485 and Network connection were supported by ACI controller, but also telephone line modem connection as well. Since there are many customers ask for modem connection, thus ACI R&D people use 2 weeks time to develop it for our reseller for free. Thanks for ACI's commitment to the market needs.

2004

  • DEC
    29

    4-6 meters long range reading car parking system ACI is pleased to announce a new car parking controller which support 4-6 meters long range reader using 900MHz RFID technology. ACI offers car driver a true comfort environment. The system verifies the tag automatically when the car arrive the loop detector. For more information, please visit Car Parking Section.
  • DEC
    25

    Merry Christmas! We ACI wish all of you a fruitful year of 2004 and all the best in 2005.
  • DEC
    1

    ACI205 Mifare Reader/Writer update ACI205 Mifare Reader/Writer version 3.0 now support Mifare 1 S70 card for 4KB access. For more information, please refer to ACI205 in the Reader Section
  • NOV
    15

    New Product, Interlock Controller ACI is pleased to announce new product again, ACI keeps its commitment to design new product to their distributor all over the world. It is a new design of interlock for multiple doors. The design enable user to add unlimited doors for interlocking. For more information, please refer to InterLock in the Controller Section
  • OCT
    31

    New Product, Reader with LCD and keypad ACI is pleased to announce a new reader with LCD which enable user to have Date and Time display for Door Access Control System. Data can be fed to any Time and Attendance System for further TA processing. The display can also display customer name for personalization. For more information, please refer to Reader Section
  • SEP
    18

    ACI had succeed integrate HID ProxPro Keypad reader with wiegand interface ACI is pleased to announce our Door Slave Controller had succeed integrate HID ProxPro Keypad reader with wiegand. This enable many existing HID customer upgrade their backend controller in a very cost effective way, not only save money changing readers and cards, but also save admin cost for card issuing.
  • AUG
    31

    ACI Access Controller support multi-groups for each card ACI is pleased to announce our Access Controller now support true multi-group for each card holder. Most of similar product in the market support only single group for each card. This limitation create a lot of hassles for administrator to maintain the access group level. ACI helps administrator to assign card more flexible thanks to ACI multi-group concept .
  • JUL
    28

    ACI Proximity Reader with keypad ACI is pleased to announce we had successfully developed a proximity reader with keypad for card + PIN operation, the reader is RS485 format which allow maximum cable up to 1200 meters. The reader has Green / Red LED for valid/invalid card response. For more information, please refer to ProximityReader.html
  • JUN
    19

    ACI in Asian Securitex 2004 - Hong Kong Exhibition Centre ACI is pleased to join Asian Securitex 2004. With strong demand of low cost and high reliability solution in door access control system. ACI is one of the best access control solution exhibitor in the show, thanks to the price competitive market. For more information, please refer to Asian Securitex 2004.
  • MAY
    25

    ACI Controller now in Metal Box ACI had tailor made a strong metal box for its controller. The metal box is a strong iron base with aluminum top cover. It is designed for easy installation for System Installer with strongest protection for end user. For more information, please refer to Controller Section
  • APR
    15

    ACI Door Slave Controller now support HID / Indala reader ACI Door Slave Controller was successfully tested with HID and Indala reader. It enable customer to upgrade their existing HID reader system by only change the backend controller and software.
  • MAR
    30

    New Product : 2 Door Access Controller In order to suit the market need, ACI is pleased to announce a new design of 2 doors Access Controller. It is a low cost solution for today customer only need to control their main door entrance/exit. It is a self-contained door controller with built-in 2 doors release buttons and 2 doors relay output. For more information, please refer to Controller Section
  • MAR
    1

    New Product : Door Access Controller ACI is pleased to announce a new design of Access Controller, unlike normal controller you found in the market, most of them are in 2 doors or 4 doors controller, all cables go direct to controller, this makes the controller connects too much wires and make it a mess. ACI controller utilities RS485 protocol to enable the maximum length from controller to the last door up to 1200 meters. Each door has its own door controller with 3 inputs for door release button, sensor and fire alarm, 2 outputs for door relay and alarm relay. ACI door controller also supports wiegand 26 / 34 bits inputs for both IN and OUT reader. For more information, please refer to Controller Section
  • FEB
    5

    New Product : 100cm LONG range reader ACI is pleased to announce a new EM long range card reader (model ACI309) which has 100cm reading range. Power only 12VDC. Interface available in RS232, Wiegand 26, Wiegand 32. Dimensions: 230 x 230 x 35 mm.
    ACI309
    For more information, please refer to Reader Section.
  • JAN
    17

    New Product : HID compact size reader look like ACI is pleased to announce that we had a new compact size reader (Dimensions: 80 x 44 x 17 mm) This reader is available in EM or Mifare type, output can be Wiegand 26/34 or RS485 or RS232 or Mag ABA track 2. Price is same as our standard type reader.
    ACI301s
    For more information, please refer to Reader Section.

2003

  • DEC
    5

    New Product : Mifare wiegand reader, read block memory New Mifare reader was launched; this new reader can read a user pre-defined card number from the Mifare card memory for Access Control System. The reader is programmable for download key for customer; the reader is wiegand 26/34 bit output.
  • NOV
    1

    New Product : Lift Controller ACI is pleased to announce that a new technology for lift access control was successfully developed. The lift controller can handle up to 48 floors, with supervisor mode, you can access to any floors you want. The controller is connected to a Mifare reader to read a Mifare card (user card), and to verify the card is valid and then activate the right floor for the user. User does not need to press any key.
  • OCT
    3

    New Product : RS485 interface reader ACI is pleased to announce that our EM and Mifare reader is now available in RS485 format, the reader interface is compatible with most Access Controller in the market. Tailor made RS485 format is welcome.
  • SEP
    5

    New Product : Low Cost Mifare Card Reader Mifare Smart Card is one of the most popular smart card in the world, ACI is pleased to announced that we have manufactured our own Mifare card reader with our own technology to read any Mifare card serial number, the reader can also read any ISO 14443 Type A card. The reader is wiegand 26 bit output which is suitable for most of Access Controller in the market.
  • AUG
    4

    New Product : Low Cost RS232 desktop reader According to the market need, ACI has just launched EM Proximity with RS232 format output. Both wall-mount and desktop version are available now.
  • JUL
    10

    New Product : EM Proximity Reader EM Proximity is the most common RFID card in the world, ACI has just launched their low cost EM proximity card reader. Wall-mount reader with wiegand 26 bit output, reader module is also now available.