Coges celebrates: we have just achieved the goal of 20 million keys produced and sold all over the world.
A record achieved in 21 years, thanks most of all to the MyKey.
It all began in 1987, when the famous electronic with-contacts, rechargeable key was introduced for use on all vending machines.
The innovative "Red key", which was available in more than 10 different colours,
released Italians from having to go around with a pocket full of coins, and it strongly influenced the vending market to become the benchmark for cashless systems in Italy for many years to come.
The sector took another important leap forward in the 1990?s, when the miniaturisation
of electronic parts made it possible to produce keys that were able to communicate with the vending machine using radio frequencies, with no need for exposed electrical contacts: this meant
that the information stored in the key was better protected than in the past and Coges yet again was on the leading edge, consolidating its leading position on the cashless market.
In recent years electronic payment systems have taken a further step forward
with the widespread adoption of transponder technology, which allows even more secure information transmission using radio frequencies, thanks to the presence of an antenna actually inside the key.
Coges has, therefore, been able to replace the historic grey and red keys with new, coloured MyKeys, which have a more streamlined design and guarantee an even higher level of security than previous keys. |
