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Gemalto Delivers First Smart Card Driving License Program in Mexico

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 13, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces that it has successfully delivered Mexico’s first smart card driving license to the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico. The contract includes 900,000 driving licenses over a period of 3 years. This new card also acts as…

ACS and MasterCard Worldwide Introduce Contactless Payments to Parking Areas at Major U.S. Airports

Customers will use MasterCard PayPass to ‘Tap & Go™ ’ and Quickly Exit Busy Airport Parking Lots Dallas, Texas, June 12, 2007–Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced that its airport parking applications in North America will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payments. ACS is the leader in large airport parking systems, with more…

Beep, Beep! Visa and Creative Mobile Technologies Partner to Bring Faster Payments to Thousands of New York Taxis

Taxis Install State-of-the-Art Visa payWave Readers; Passengers Avoid Fumbling for Cash, Pay Faster SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2007–Visa, a global leader in payments, and taxi innovation expert Creative Mobile Technologies (CMT), today announced the launch of a program to enhance the payment experience for New York taxi passengers. The initiative, which started in June 2007,…

New MicroPass Developers Kit for Contactless Payment Value-Added Applications is Available

Simplifies the process of incorporating microloyalty programs andtransit/access applications onto contactless payment cards Aix en Provence, France, June 12th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced the availability of a new software development kit that makes it easy for card manufacturers and other developers to incorporate MicroLoyalty and…

Gemalto Selected to Provide Citibank Taiwan With EMV Turnkey Solution

Amsterdam–Taipei, June 12, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces that Citibank Taiwan selected Gemalto as exclusive EMV (Europay, MasterCard, VISA) migration launch partner and to provide over 1 million banking cards, personalization services and turnkey solution. Delivering worldwide EMV migration projects, Gemalto serves the world’s financial community with banking…

Gemalto Wins First 3G-Ready, Over-The-Air Platform Project From China Mobile

Guangdong Mobile takes the lead with the next-generation SIM service platform deployment in China Amsterdam/Beijing, June 6, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, announces today that its Chinese joint venture, SAIT¹, is selected to deploy a new generation of service delivery platform for Guangdong Mobile, the largest subsidiary of China Mobile….

INSIDE Contactless Essential NFC Patents Now Available from Via Licensing Corporation Program

Leading patented NFC technologies from INSIDE have been recognized as essential and are now available from Via Licensing demonstrating strong technology leadership and industry foresight Aix-En-Provence, France, June 5th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a world leader for contactless semiconductor chips and hardware platforms, today announced that it has made its patents deemed essential to Near Field Communication…

IT Security Solutions from Giesecke & Devrient Successfully Complete Windows® Smart Card Framework Certification Program Pilot for Windows Vista

StarSign smart cards meet the criteria for Microsoft’s pilot certification program for smart card minidrivers for Windows Vista Certification generates tremendous market potential for smart card-based authentication solutions from G&D Munich, May 30, 2007–International technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has become one of the first companies meeting the quality criteria of Microsoft’s Ireland-based Smart…

Siemens Medical Solutions Patient Health Card Enables Secure and Portable Access to Medical Records

Enhances Information Transparency to Reduce Potential Errors Associated with Incomplete or Incorrect Patient Health and Identification Information MALVERN, PA. May 31, 2007–In an effort to alleviate preventable medical errors and insurance fraud, Siemens Medical Solutions (http://www.usa.siemens.com/medical) announces the general availability of the CardOS Health 2.0 Patient Health Card Solution, a highly portable, secure storage and…

Gemalto Wins Global Product Excellence in Digital Security Award

Customers name Protiva as most trusted digital security solution Amsterdam, Netherlands and Arlington, VA, May 22, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext 0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announced that Info Security Products Guide has named its Protiva™ solution the winner of the 2007 Global Product Excellence in Digital Security – Customer Trust Award. For this…