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Inside and American Banknote Brazil Deliver Visa Approved Contactless Payment Cards

Flexible MicroPass-Powered Bank Cards Ready for Brazilian Economy AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, December 11th, 2008–Strengthening its presence in the Brazilian contactless payments segment, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, today announced it is expanding its relationship with American Banknote (ABnote) Brazil to produce Visa type approved contactless payment cards for this growing economy….

Gemalto Provides Combined Innovative Identity and Payment Card Technology for Santander Universities Global Division in Brazil

Anhanguera University students will be first to use the new multi-functional cards for secure payment, access to campus buildings, and more Amsterdam and São Paulo, December 11, 2008–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced it is providing Banco Santander with innovative technology for its university identity card program. It is Brazil’s first multi-functional…

Bell ID Makes NFC Experience Publicly Available

Rotterdam, 9th December 2008–Bell ID, the market leader in application and key management, today launched a mobile pilot offering that makes the NFC experience instantly available to any organisation at low cost. The pilot provides all components to implement an end-to-end solution, including an NFC phone, an on-the-phone wallet (midlet), an Over The Air (OTA)…

Gemalto confirms its intention not to raise its bid for Wavecom

Meudon, France, Dec 3, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, confirms that it will not raise its bid for Wavecom. Gemalto will inform the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) of its intention to terminate its public tender, in accordance with the timetable of article 232-11 of the AMF General Regulations….

Gemalto spells out its position following Wavecom’s publication of general shareholders’ meeting resolutions

Meudon, France, Dec 1, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, has informed the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) of its intent to withdraw its offer for Wavecom or to adjust the terms of its offer if the resolutions submitted to the Wavecom general shareholders meeting of 8 December 2008 are…

LEGIC moves forward in India gaining credential manufacturer APK-ID as new license partner

Zurich, November 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless Smart Card Technology for personal identification, is extending its partner network. With the Indian credential manufacturer APK-ID, the company gains the largest manufacturer of RFID products in India as a new licence partner. In future, APK-ID will increasingly purchase LEGIC transponders and provide contactless identification inlets…

Contactless LEGIC multi-application from Gantner in the new leisure pool Asia Spa in Leoben/Austria

High comfort level and efficient guest managment thanks to overall access control and cashless payment solution based on LEGIC technology Zurich, November 2008–“Let’s jump into the Au,” is, a few years ago, what children in the upper styrian university town Leoben used to say when they wanted some carefree fun in the water. Today, they…

LEGIC strengthens its presence in Austria and Eastern Europe through partnership with card manufacturer Inplastor

Zurich, November 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, continues to expand its partner network and agrees a licence partnership with the Austrian Inplastor GmbH. This will enable the card manufacturer in future to increasingly offer contactless identification media based on the modern LEGIC advant multi-application technology. With…

LEGIC continues its expansion on the Spanish market

LEGIC is extending its partner network in Spain with ELECTRÓNICA MEYSH. End-users will, as a result, get further security and flexibility through a broader range of advanced security systems using LEGIC technology. Zurich, November 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, has signed a licence partnership with ELECTRÓNICA…

Gemalto Expands Channel Partner Program to Asia

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, November 26, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the expansion of its Channel Partner Network to Asia to strengthen its presence in the region. The Channel Partner Network is an ecosystem of carefully selected channel partners who are given access to key Gemalto expertise and intelligence….