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Gemalto Secures Exclusive (U)SIM Card Deal with Virgin Media

Deal builds on a 10 year relationship between leading Mobile Virtual Network Operator, and Gemalto Cartes & IDentification, Villepinte, France, Nov 18, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has secured a two-year exclusive agreement to supply Virgin Media with (U)SIM cards and its LinqUs™ Device Management solution. Virgin…
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Milestone: Four Million Students Now Use University Smart Cards Developed by Gemalto and Santander Universities Global Division

Multi-application card boosts digital signature adoption Cartes & IDentification, Villepinte, France, Nov 18, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced a milestone of four million students now using the university smart card it is developing for Santander Universities Global Division of Banco Santander. This university smart card (USC) acts as…
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Oberthur Technologies Announces Contactless Sticker Certification from Discover®

FlyBuy Sticker Now Available to Discover’s Card Issuers Chantilly, VA Nov, 17 2009–Oberthur Technologies’ contactless sticker product–FlyBuy Sticker–has been granted type approval by Discover Financial Services, a leading U.S. credit card issuer and global electronic payment services company. Discover’s type approval process ensures that the Discover Zip® contactless payment application properly operates on the FlyBuy…
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Gemalto Receives Two Sesames Awards–“Hardware” with “Contactless Very High Data Rate” and “Mobile” with “MASSIM”

Cartes & IDentification, Villepinte, France, Nov 17, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has won two Sesames awards at this year’s Cartes & IDentification tradeshow: “Hardware” with “Contactless Very High Data Rate” and “Mobile” with MASSIM. The Sesames awards are a key part of the annual smart card…
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SNCF and Gemalto Present Ticketing on Contactless Mobile Phones

Cartes & IDentification, Villepinte, France, Nov 17, 2009–SNCF and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), today presented a new service allowing travelers to purchase and recharge their transport tickets using a contactless mobile phone which incorporates NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. This innovation, in its demonstration phase, will be presented on the Gemalto booth during the Cartes…
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Oberthur Technologies and Todos Announce a Worldwide Partnership in the Field of Authentication

An end-to-end authentication solution for banks securing e-shopping and e-banking worldwide. PARIS, FRANCE AND GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, November 16, 2009–Oberthur Technologies and Todos are joining forces to create a complementary range of services and products such as authentication devices and back-end servers to improve security, usability and trust for online e-shopping and e-banking users. This fully…
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Gemalto Unveils World’s First Bio-Sourced Degradable Smart Cards

Innovation breakthrough answers strong demand from Gemalto customers around the world Amsterdam, November 16, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today launched the world’s first bio-sourced degradable smart cards. The card body is made from renewable material, is easily recyclable and compostable, and can be incinerated without emissions of toxic fumes….
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Gemalto Boosts Rollout of SIM-Based Mobile Contactless Services

Amsterdam, November 16, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Near Field Communication (NFC) SIM card product range successfully operates with Nokia’s contactless mobile phones. Gemalto is demonstrating interoperability of its SIM cards with NFC-enabled Nokia 6216 classic handsets at Cartes & IDentification this week. The company is…
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Authentication Methods for PACS

The U.S. Federal government is now issuing smart card-based electronic identity credentials–Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards–to all Federal employees and contractors to be used to access physical and information technology (IT) resources. Applying these electronic identity credentials to a physical access control system (PACS) requires both technical infrastructure and guidance policies. To assist agencies in…