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Gemalto, NXP and Infineon Demonstrate World’s First MIFARE Compatible SIM-Based Solution for Mobile NFC Services

Unlimited range of contactless services now available to consumers on their mobile phone Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 16, 2009–Gemalto, NXP and Infineon today announced they are demonstrating the first mobile contactless solution compliant with the Single Wire Protocol (SWP) standard and compatible with MIFARE™* infrastructures. NXP’s MIFARE contactless technology is widely deployed for transport…

Microsoft and Gemalto Partner to Bring Windows Live Messenger to the Mass Market of Mobile Subscribers

Customers can keep in touch with friends and communities on the go through any handset that allows SIM cards Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 16, 2009–Microsoft Corp. and Gemalto today announced they are collaborating to offer Windows Live Messenger services to the mass market of mobile subscribers through a new Windows Live Messenger client application…

Bearing supplier Miba banks on EVVA and LEGIC security

Zurich, Switzerland, February 12, 2009 – Miba’s main plant in Laakirchen in Austria employs around 700 staff producing complex friction bearings for use in machinery and engines. This means there are many people moving around the company day in, day out. This requires access control which can dictate precisely who has access to particular locations…

Campus in Austria with modern GANTNER access control based on LEGIC® technology

Zurich, Switzerland, February 12, 2009 – Keyless and yet extremely secure–such is the image of the access control for the new training and knowledge centre at the Scientific Research Institute (WIFI) at the Chamber of Commerce in Dornbirn. Central control, several tenants in a single building, a high volume of visitors, the widest possible range…

PYV new LEGIC partner in Spain

A new partner agreement will give end-users on the Spanish market access to a variety of multi-functional solutions covering access control, time & attendance, IT access and biometric applications, using LEGIC’s contactless smart card technology for personal identification. Zurich, Switzerland, February 12, 2009 – LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for…

IDmachines and Smart Card Alliance Point to FIPS 201 in Security Magazine Cover Story “Convergence 2.0”

IDmachines CEO Salvatore D’Agostino quoted on importance of using FIPS 201 Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 13, 2009 – In the recent February cover story Security Magazine, http://www.securitymagazine.com/Articles chose to focus on the continued evolution of convergence seeking industry experts to give their opinions, including Salvatore D’Agostino. In the article Mr. D’Agostino points out the need to…

Thales to present leading edge government solutions as Platinum Sponsor of Citizen ID Forum in Abu Dhabi

Vélizy, France, February 11, 2009 – Thales, a leading international electronics and systems enterprise addressing security, aerospace and defense markets worldwide, is once again Platinum Sponsor of the Citizen ID Forum, the global summit on government-driven citizen ID programs, taking place at the Rotana Beach Hotel in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., on February 15-16, 2009. Thales…