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Datacard Ga-Vehren Introduces “One-Pass” Personalization and Print Finishing for Secure Gift-Card Package Production

Integrated system technology offers efficient solution for evolving gift-card packaging requirements Minnetonka, MN, USA, July 11, 2007–Datacard Ga-Vehren Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of DataCard Corporation, announces its one-pass secure gift-card package production solution that puts customers ahead of the fast-paced change in the growing gift and loyalty card markets. With the Datacard Ga-Vehren Attacher®…
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Gemalto to Deliver 35 Million e-Health Cards for German Citizens

Latest generation of patient cards will be produced in Gemalto’s site in Filderstadt near Stuttgart. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 11, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces it has been awarded the tender held by insurance organization AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse) to supply and personalize e-health-cards for their insured in Germany….
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HID multiCLASS™ Contactless Smart Card and Proximity Readers Now Support Indala Proximity and AWID Formats

Ideal for Companies Seeking “Ultimate Migration Tool” IRVINE, Calif., July 11, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in secure identity, today announced the launch of a new version of the company’s versatile RP40 multiCLASS™ reader. In continued support of the multiCLASS reader line, the RP40 now supports Indala 125 kHz proximity and AWID, in addition to…
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FreedomPay® Announces Full Integration with HID’s iCLASS® Contactless Smart Cards

WAYNE, PA, July 10, 2007–FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation’s largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its’ online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. “The FreedomPay cashless application, when…
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Gemalto Provides Morocco’s Méditel with Phonebook Backup Service

Easy-to-use solution allows Méditel subscribers to restore their personal contacts in just one click Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 5, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that Méditel has launched its phonebook backup solution that enables subscribers to retrieve their personal contact lists in a very simple and convenient way….
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Gemalto Rolls Out Unprecedented Nationwide Over-The-Air Campaign for Thailand’s Largest Mobile Operator, AIS

AIS updates nearly 8 million subscribers’ SIM cards across all of Thailand in record time thanks to Gemalto’s LinqUs* Over The Air Service Amsterdam, Bangkok, July 2 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the successful completion of an unprecedented campaign for Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile…
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Small Ticket Payments Get Boost From Federal Reserve Decision On Regulation E Requirement

Excluding Transactions $15 or Less from Receipt Requirement will Help Merchants, Consumers by Fostering Card Acceptance in Cash and Coin-Heavy Merchant Categories SAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2007–A Federal Reserve Board decision announced today will make it easier for merchants to accept cards at vending machines, parking lots and a range of other locations, giving consumers…
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Wells Fargo, Visa Launch Mobile Payment Pilot

Three-Phase Test Based on Visa’s Mobile Platform; Initial Phase of Pilot Designed To Shed Light on Consumer Preferences and “Road-Test” Technology SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2007–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and Visa USA today announced the launch of an extensive mobile pilot to test consumer mobile payments and services. The pilot has three phases…
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FINO Adopts Gemalto Smartcards to Accelerate Microbanking Deployment in India

Smartcard for microbanking promises to simplify access to funds and facilitate trade amongst under-banked in India Amsterdam, Mumbai, June 25, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the successful introduction of smartcard technology with biometric authentication for Financial Information Network & Operations Ltd. (FINO) in India. The Gemalto solution conveniently…
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Survey Results Reveal an Increase in Contactless Payments via New MasterCard Mobile with PayPass

A Majority of Trial Users Surveyed said they Enjoy Using a Mobile Phone to Make Daily Payments Taiwan, June 21, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide in collaboration with Taiwan Mobile and Taipei Fubon Bank today announced the initial results of a survey conducted in line with trial of MasterCard® Mobile with PayPass™. The survey results revealed that over…