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CoreStreet Takes Validation and Authorization “To the Edge”

New Solutions Extend CoreStreet’s Leadership in Providing Department of Defense with State-of-the-Art Validation Solutions, Cambridge, Mass., October 26, 2009–CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced the licensing of the CoreStreet Tactical Validation Authority (TVA) software, as well as the certification of the CoreStreet Tactical Attribute Repository Responder (TARR) software. The CoreStreet TVA is…
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MaxID Corp. and CoreStreet announce sale of handheld TWIC readers to the United States Coast Guard

Virginia Beach, Virginia and Cambridge, Mass., October 26, 2009–MaxID, a global manufacturer of biometric handheld equipment, and CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced the sale of ten iDLMaxG TWIC-accredited handheld biometric reader devices to the United States Coast Guard. The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet…
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INSIDE Contactless Debuts MicroPass 6000 Dual-Interface Payment Platform

Multi-Interface, Multi-Brand, Multi-Application, Multi-Form-Factor AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 26, 2009–INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today introduced the MicroPass® 6000 dual-interface intelligent payment processor, designed as an EMV-compliant platform for a new family of MicroPass products that will offer unmatched flexibility, efficiency and fast time to market for card manufacturers and…
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Payments and Identity – October 2009

For the last few months, I’ve been talking about payments and fraud in the U.S., and what I think we can do about it. I promised myself that I would get off this subject this month and talk about other important things–like next week’s 8th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference, in Washington, DC. I…
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NBK partners with Visa and Zain to launch the first EMV-Chip compliant NFC mobile payment trial in the Middle East

ViVOtech is providing the underlying technology, including the NFC wallet, over-the-air (OTA) card provisioning software, tap to download software for prepaid cards, smart posters and the mobile coupon application. SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 20, 2009–OctoberNational Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the largest bank in Kuwait and Visa Inc, the world’s leading payment solution provider have partnered…
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INSIDE and ADELYA Team to Bring Loyalty Cards to Mobile Phones

Largest Retail Deployment of Contactless Loyalty Sticker Technology in France AIX-EN-PROVENCE France, October 21, 2009–INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced a partnership with ADELYA, a Software-as-a-Service company specialized in contactless and mobile loyalty and relationship programs, to enable consumers to quickly conduct retail loyalty, ticketing, low-end ID and…
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Atmel Starter Kit Prevents Data Counterfeiting in Medical and Electronics Markets

Cryptographic authentication chip allows developers evaluation capabilities of CryptoAuthentication, While maintaining authenticity of end-product firmware and protecting sensitive transmitted data San Jose, CA, October 21, 2009–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced its CryptoAuthentication™ Starter Kit. The AT88CK109STK3 is a modular and versatile development kit for Atmel’s CryptoAuthentication™ AT88SA102S and AT88SA100S client security devices and AT88SA10HS…
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LaserCard Appoints Alex Giakoumis as Senior Director, Technical Marketing

Supports Company’s Enhanced Focus on Multi-Technology ID Credential Platforms MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 20, 2009–LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD; http://www.lasercard.com), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today announced that it has appointed Alex Giakoumis as Senior Director, Technical Marketing. In this new role, Giakoumis will be responsible for developing marketing initiatives that address the growing international…
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INSIDE Contactless Launches Initiative to Jumpstart Mobile Payment Market

New Class of MicroPass Solutions Promises to Enable Existing Mobile Phones to Make Contactless Payments AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 20, 2009–INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced an initiative to create a new class of mobile payment solutions that banks, brands, transit agencies and others can deploy quickly, easily and…