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Major Health Insurance Fund Awards Contract for Electronic Healthcare Cards to Giesecke & Devrient

Munich, July 16, 2008–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has won a contract from the German health insurer Kaufmännische Krankenkasse (KKH) and 28 corporate health insurance funds to manufacture and supply around ten million electronic healthcare cards. The delivery scope includes optical and electronic personalization of the smart cards with individual data relating to the insured persons…
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Over One Million Barclays Customers Bank Online with Gemalto’s Solution in the UK

Barclays observed that customer acceptance was higher than anticipated by 30% Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 9, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces it has surpassed the one million mark for Barclays customers using its convenient cryptographic smart card reader, called PINsentry™ by Barclays, that offers stronger authentication for online…
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ASK e-Passport inlays successfully pass PIRA’s ICAO tests

Sophia-Antipolis, July 07, 2008–ASK announces today that the SPID inlay, product of its Identity Business Unit, has successfully passed the ICAO PIRA International tests. PIRA’s well-known independent laboratories have built up a very broad range of chemical, physical and security testing services and in 2005 and expanded these into testing of electronic identification devices. ASK…
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Contactless Mobile Payment: Five Major French Banks Use Gemalto’s Secure Services for the “Payez Mobile” Program

Pegasus renews its contract with Gemalto as part of NFC mobile payment Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 2, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that five banks currently use its Allynis service offer as part of the “Payez Mobile” trial for contactless mobile payment: the BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole-LCL, Crédit…
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SCM Microsystems Breaks New Ground With New CHIPDRIVE Contactless Time Recording Solution

ISMANING, Germany, July 1, 2008–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, now offers a contactless version of its popular CHIPDRIVE® time recording solution for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Touch & Go allows employees to clock-in, clock-out and record time…
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INSIDE Contactless Receives Additional Funding from Samsung Ventures America

Top Three Handset Makers Endorse INSIDE’s Leadership in Nascent NFC Market AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, June 30th, 2008–Extending its previously announced series C funding round, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, today added Samsung Ventures America to its active investor community, which now includes the world’s top three handset manufacturers. Samsung Ventures’ participation…
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TrustBearer Labs Selected as HealthVault OpenID Provider

Fort Wayne, IN June 18, 2008–TrustBearer Labs, an Internet security and authentication solutions company, has been selected by Microsoft Corp. as an OpenID provider for the Microsoft® HealthVault™ online consumer health platform. TrustBearer Labs’ OpenID service will allow HealthVault users to login securely to their account using multi-factor hardware authentication devices, such as smart cards,…
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Gemalto Announces Delivery of One Million Electronic Student Cards in Poland

Provides convenient identity solution for ensuring secure access to universities premises, data and services European Campus Card Association Conference, Lodz, Poland, June 16, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces it has delivered one million electronic student cards that act as an identity credential in Polish universities. The company provided…