Smartrac Technology Group today announced an expansion of its recently introduced CIRCUS PRO series. The NFC product series is now also available with a white label chip called Smartrac OTP. Developed and manufactured by one of the leading global IC vendors, this Smartrac-exclusive chip provides a very cost-effective option for secure product authentication in areas such as premium consumer packaged goods (CPG), industrial components, retail, cosmetics and healthcare, as well as branded pharmaceutical products.

By embedding any of Smartrac’s CIRCUS PRO NFC inlays or tags into physical products or packaging, customers such as brand owners and branded product manufacturers can turn their products into highly secure digital platforms. All CIRCUS PRO family members provide real-time tag and message authentication based on state-of-the-art cryptographic algorithms which result in superior security. Smartrac’s new OTP IC generates one-time password values based on HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Codes) as published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF RFC 4226). To comply with the greatest possible array of individual customer requirements, the new chip supports a choice of digital verification services for secure product authentication and the delivery of exclusive digital content.

Counterfeit protection and consumer engagement for a broader range of products

Fully leveraging Smartrac’s IoT solutions portfolio, all CIRCUS PRO inlays and tags enable customers not only to easily and securely verify product authenticity with their smartphones, but also to enhance consumer loyalty and satisfaction. The introduction of this new CIRCUS PRO product with the OTP chip increases the business case viability for these capabilities in many more applications and for a broader range of branded products that are prone to counterfeiting.

“Only a couple of weeks after its introduction, Smartrac’s CIRCUS PRO series has now been expanded in terms of both its cryptographic characteristics and its scope of applications. With the new IC option available for many of our PRO inlays and tags, customers have access to the market’s most relevant and broadest portfolio of NFC products, which are reshaping the market with their superior security, quality and ability to provide consumers with highly secure product authentication and exclusive, dynamic digital content,” says Matti Tavilampi, Director Product Management at Smartrac.

Smartrac’s CIRCUS PRO NFC inlays and tags and CIRCUS PRO FLEX wet inlays with OTP ICs are available in high quantities as of now.

As regards its physical and performance characteristics, the new CIRCUS PRO series falls within the highly successful product line that features CIRCUS DURA, CIRCUS FLEX, CIRCUS ON-METAL and CIRCUS TAMPER LOOP NFC inlays and tags, which all combine small size, cost-effectiveness and superior performance.

Smartrac will present all the products within its NFC CIRCUS PRO series live at RFID & Wireless IoT Tomorrow 2019, booth #50, October 29-30, 2019, darmstadtium, Darmstadt, Germany.

Über die Smartrac Technology GmbH

Smartrac is a global market leader in RFID products and IoT solutions, providing both ready-made and customized offerings. We make products smart, and enable businesses to digitize, identify, authenticate, track and complement products and solutions. Our portfolio is used in a wide array of applications such as animal identification, automation, automotive, brand protection, customer experience, industry, library and media management, logistics, retail, supply chain management and many more. Leveraging our global Research & Development Centers, production and sales network, and IoT solutions platform Smart Cosmos®, we embed intelligence into physical products, empowering the ecosystem of connected things. Smartrac received ARC Quality Certification from Auburn University’s RFID Lab for the design and manufacturing of its RFID inlays. Smartrac has its registered headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.smartrac-group.com, follow Smartrac on Twitter, Linkedin or sign up for a quarterly newsletter.

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

Smartrac Technology GmbH
Karlsruher Str. 3
70771 Leinfelden – Echterdingen
Telefon: +49 (711) 656926-189
Telefax: +49 (711) 656926-11
http://www.smartrac-group.com

Ansprechpartner:
Karin Fabri
Head of Corporate Communications & Marketing
Telefon: +31 (20) 3050-150
E-Mail: media.relations@smartrac-group.com
Christian Achenbach
Corporate Communications Manager
Telefon: +49 (711) 656926189
Fax: +49 (711) 65692611
E-Mail: christian.achenbach@smartrac-group.com
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