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Datacard group introduces financial card printer ideal for decentralized issuance

Card printer provides features designed for the financial market at a desktop printer price Minnetonka, Minn., October 18, 2007–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today introduced the Datacard® FP65™ financial card printer. Designed specifically for the instant issuance of flat graphic or pre-embossed financial cards, the FP65 printer empowers…
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Corestreet Named “Best of Show” at 2007 Smart Card Alliance Conference

Smart Card Alliance Recognizes CoreStreet Technology for Two Consecutive Years Cambridge, Mass., October 18, 2007–CoreStreet®, a leader in software for smart credential and convergence programs, today announced that its applications to support the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) have been awarded “Best of Show” at the 2007 Smart Card Alliance Conference’s Emerging Technology…
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Gemalto Achieves Major Breakthrough in Security Technology with Java Card™ Highest Level of Certification

World’s first Common Criteria certificate of a smart card involving formal assurances from the utmost EAL7 level Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 10, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that its implementation of Java Card™ technology has been Common Criteria certified EAL4 using formal assurances from the EAL7 level, the…
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Gemalto and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. partner to start Asia’s first ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ trial

Amsterdam, Taiwan, October 4, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces a partnership with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd. to start Asia’s first mobile contactless SIM-based NFC (Near Field Communications) trial. This trial, starting in November and rolled out in phases, is part of the GSM Association’s ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ initiative…
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Gemalto First Company to Receive EMV and American Express Certifications for its Linux™-Based Payment Terminals in Italy

Strengthens Gemalto’s positioning in highly competitive Italian e-payment market Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 3, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces its MagIC³ range of Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminals has been EMV certified both by the Association of Italian Banks (ABI), in compliance with its Progetto Microcircuito specification, and by American…
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Texas Instruments Enters the Secure Electronic Government ID Market

Faster data-write and transaction read times will enable a new generation of secure passports and e-ID documents Dallas, Texas, September 27, 2007–To address the highly demanding requirements for secure identification documents, such as the electronic passport (e-passport), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is applying core capabilities in contactless and power…
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HID Global Announces Technology Breakthrough: Virtual Credentials

idBank™ revolutionizes delivery of secure identity IRVINE, Calif., September 24, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of the idBank System, a revolutionary vehicle for the delivery of virtual secure identity credentials. The idBank System enables the delivery of HID Proximity, HID Indala Proximity,…
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Gemalto’s Strong Authentication Deployment Solution

Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Arlington, VA, Sept 24, 2007–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that Info Security Products Guide has named Gemalto’s Live Provisioning solution a double winner of 2007 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Awards, in both the Mid-Size Enterprise Security and Two-Factor Solution categories. Live Provisioning enables enterprise security managers to quickly…
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New Visa payWave Issuers and Merchants Sign Up for Faster, More Convenient Payments

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 2007–Visa International, a global leader in electronic payments, announced continued progress in the adoption of innovative contactless-based payments around the world. Visa payWave, Visa’s name for its contactless technology feature, allows cardholders to wave their card in front of contactless payment terminals without the need to physically swipe or insert the…