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Tailor-made control for end-users and system suppliers with the latest LEGIC advant® technology

Zurich, October 7 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading provider of contactless Smart Card technology for personal identification, will be presenting new functionalities of its well-proven LEGIC advant technology at SECURITY 2008 in Essen/Germany (hall 3.0 / stand 306). The company is adding advanced functions to its Master-Token System Control™ (MTSC) physical security system, which provides…

LEGIC advant card-in-card solutions combine the worlds of logical and physical access on one single Smart Card Chip

Zurich, October 7th 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd will be presenting a host of new applications based on contactless smart card technology from its successful LEGIC advant product portfolio at SECURITY 2008 in Essen/Germany (hall 3.0 / stand 306). LEGIC card-in-card solutions allow to integrate applications on virtual LEGIC transponders into contactless or dual interface smart cards…

LEGIC credential via mobile network

Zurich, October 7th 2008–At SECURITY 2008 in Essen/Germany, LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, showcases a novelty on the world market, securely transferring a virtual LEGIC multi-application card via mobile network on an NFC mobile phone. With this innovation, LEGIC demonstrates an important further development of its proven…

CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution Completes TSA Evaluation

Leading Mobile Identity Verification Solution now Available for TWIC Pilot Programs Cambridge, Mass., October 6, 2008–CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution, running on multiple handheld devices, successfully completed each of the Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) scenarios as described in the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) of the Transportation…

BART Riders Embrace Paying with Mobile Phones–NFC Trial a Success

Mobile Payments Trial Shows High Transit and Retail Usage OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 6, 2008–Earlier this year a select group of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) riders took part in a first-in-the-nation trial to pay for their fares and food, receive discounts and check account balances using just their new mobile phone containing…

CPI Card Group Expands Into the Canadian Market

October 3, 2008–CPI Card Group (CPI), a global leader in financial and commercial card production and services, is expanding its presence in the Canadian marketplace by acquiring a Canadian facility formerly known as Metaca, located in Concord, Ontario, part of the greater Toronto area. This latest acquisition is keeping with the CPI strategic vision of…

Gemalto Advanced Card Personalization Center in Brazil Received ISO 9001 Quality Certification

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct. 1, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that its advanced card personalization center located in Barueri, São Paulo has been awarded ISO 9001 certification. Gemalto adds this qualification to existing certifications from Visa and MasterCard, demonstrating its commitment to delivering premium quality products and services…

INSIDE Contactless Targets MicroPass-Based “ICAO-Lite” Solutions for Growing ID Market

New Lightweight ICAO-Compliant Solutions to Satisfy a Broad Range of Secure Identity Applications AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, September 29, 2008–Anticipating the need in the market for faster, lighter-weight versions of ICAO-compliant identity chips, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, today announced it is building upon its MicroPass® platform to support a variety of…

VeriFone Puts Vx Solutions into Unattended Payment Environments

Small-Footprint Vx 700 Payment Solution is Outdoor-Ready for Use in Kiosks, Vending Machines, Ticketing Devices and Other Unattended Systems SAN JOSE, CA, September 29, 2008–VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced the Vx 700, an electronic payments module that delivers the power and security of the Verix V architecture to kiosks, vending machines, ticketing devices…

eHealth Terminal from SCM Microsystems Approved for German eHealth Card Program

World’s Largest eHealth Program Scheduled to Begin Rollout in Autumn 2008 ISMANING, Germany, September 24, 2008–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, announced today that its eHealth200 BCS terminal has been approved by the gematik–the German healthcare organization overseeing the implementation of Germany’s eHealth…