(Source: PRNewswire)FREMONT, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, July 9 /PRNewswire- FirstCall/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced that its popular CHIPDRIVE(R) Time Recording solutions for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are now available in the United States. CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Mobile, CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Network, and CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Touch & Go are immediately available through leading technology distributor D&H Distributing (www.dandh.com).

CHIPDRIVE smart card-based time recording systems enable SMEs to quickly and easily record and review the current working hours of their employees. The solutions are flexible and portable and can be used independently of networks or power. This makes CHIPDRIVE Time Recording solutions ideal for organizations with multiple locations and/or employees that work outside of the office or on a job site, such as sales, service representatives or laborers. Unlike mechanical employee time clocks that require manual transfer of data, SCM's CHIPDRIVE solutions directly transfer all data - such as hours worked, project times, holidays, work absences and exceptions - from the time recording device to the software, so it can be reviewed, analyzed and exported into various payroll software systems. Diverse work projects can be defined and recorded, allowing additional differentiation and evaluation of project working times.

CHIPDRIVE systems include everything SMEs need to securely set up and manage portable time recording of employees and projects - time recording devices to clock employees in and out; smart card readers / dual interface readers to define projects, time parameters and personal data for each user card or token; CHIPDRIVE Time Recording software; and user smart cards or chip-based tokens. Starter kits provide the components to begin recording working times for up to 25 employees immediately and can be extended for up to several hundred employees. Mobile, networked and dual interface time recording devices are available.

CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Mobile

Smart cards are assigned to employees and used like time cards. A small, mobile smart card reader serves as a time clock and temporarily stores the data. Data is then downloaded to the CHIPDRIVE software, where all working hours can be viewed and managed.

CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Network

Employees receive smart cards that are used as time cards and can be personalized for each employee. The CHIPDRIVE terminal serves as a time clock and connects with the local area network to transfer all clocking data directly to the server.