Elatec are an international electronic components developer and distributor with headquarters in Germany and offices in 6 European countries.

Working with high quality suppliers, they provide industrial computing solutions to industrial customers as well as companies in the transport, aeronautics and gaming sectors. They also produce important computer components such as PCMCIA Cards - typically used for network cards, modems and hard disks. The latest development is the PCMCIA Reader, a compact smart card reader and writer, which could become an essential device for laptop and mobile computer users allowing them secure access to home banking and electronic payment facilities.

Smart cards are one of the innovative security products produced by Elatec. Their latest Net cards run a varient of the Microsoft .NET Framework and work seamlessly within Windows (including under the new Vista operating system). They provide companies and organisations with a simple and cost effective way to secure their networks. The cards have encryption abilities and can have applications built in.

Visit Elatecworld.com for more information on their range of electronics and computing products.