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Gemalto First to Achieve Saudi Arabia Certification on GlobalPlatform Banking Card Compatible with Visa and MasterCard

Optelio supports seamless EMV migration with dual issuance for financial institutions in largest Gulf Region market, with over 10 million cards in use Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 3, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Optelio banking card has been certified to the Saudi Arabian Monetary…
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First in France: LCL Chooses Gemalto to Launch a Banking Card with the User’s Photograph

Gemalto has developed a web-based solution to facilitate subscription to this service Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 2, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has been selected by Le Crédit Lyonnais (LCL) for the first banking card customized with a personal photograph in France. LCL is a…
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Senture and CoreStreet Join Forces for TWIC Implementations

CoreStreet to Partner with Senture at 5th Annual SecurePort® Conference Chesapeake, Virginia and Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1, 2009 – Senture Security Solutions, LLC, a full service security solutions integrator, and CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced they will team up to deploy national security programs for both the maritime and transportation industries,…
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LifeMed Card, Inc. Announces Smart Card Platform Installation at The Memorial Hospital, North Conway, NH

Citrus Heights, California, May 28, 2009 – LifeMed Card, Inc. (“LifeMed”), announced today that it has successfully installed its new smart card-based patient access system called “LifeMedTM” at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH. LifeMedTM has been developed for hospitals to quickly and accurately identify patients and help manage them through the admissions process….
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Staten Island Ferry Selects CoreStreet PIVMAN for TWIC Solution to Support TWIC Reader Pilot Test

CoreStreet PIVMAN TWIC Reader Ranked Highest by Transportation Security Administration in Initial Capability Evaluation Testing Cambridge, Massachusetts. May 28, 2009 – CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announces that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution has been chosen by the Staten Island Ferry for its Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) reader pilot program. Under terms…
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Gemalto acquires mobile software solution provider O3SIS

Leading provider O3SIS expands Gemalto’s software and solutions offering in Personal Data Management Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 26, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of O3SIS from its founders and funds managed by Duke Forest. The terms of the transaction…
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Wright Express Successfully Completes NFC Mobile Payment Pilot with Sheetz and ViVOtech

Participating Fleet Drivers Overwhelmingly Approve Mobile as “Easy, Fast and Convenient” Payment Method South Portland, Maine, May 19, 2009 – Wright Express Corporation (NYSE: WXS) has announced that its multi-city NFC mobile payment pilot with Sheetz and ViVOtech has been successfully completed. During the trial, drivers used their Sheetz Fleet Business Advantage card loaded into…
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CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution to Support Federal Emergency Management Agency “Spring Ahead” Demonstration

CoreStreet PIVMAN Software Supports FEMA Demonstration for Federal Information Processing Standard 201 Interoperability Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2009 – CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announces that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution will serve a fundamental role in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “Spring Ahead” demonstration, taking place the week of May 18th….
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VeriFone Announces QX1000 Plug-and-Play Advanced Contactless Solution

Future-Proof Investment Utilizing VeriFone’s SingleCI Architecture Provides Easy Upgrade for Existing POS, ECR and PC-based Payment Systems DUBAI, May 18, 2009 (Cards Middle East Conference) – VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced the QX1000 plug-and-play solution for adding contactless card payment acceptance to existing point-of-sale devices, electronic cash registers (ECR) and PCs. The QX1000…