--- title: "sca, Author at Secure Technology Alliance - Page 175 of 235" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/175/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/175/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Articles by: sca # Author: sca ### Amsterdam, Netherlands and Arlington, VA, November 27, 2006–Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces that the highest ranking agency within the U.S. Executive Branch of Government has chosen Gemalto to provide card management services, including two-factor authentication technology, in compliance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). “As… ### San Jose, CA, November 27, 2006–VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it is providing the integrated payment solutions being used in the contactless subway trial underway in New York. VeriFone’s solution includes the VeriFone Secura system with contactless smart card capabilities, together with management software. The current pilot is being managed by the… ### Toronto, November 27, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide today announced that Rabba Fine Foods, Your Neighbourhood Marketplace, will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™ at its 30 stores across the Greater Toronto Area. Rabba customers will be able to purchase great food and a host of other items by simply tapping their PayPass-enabled MasterCard card on a specially equipped payment… ### Cost of MasterCard® PayPass™ M/Chip 4 Card Reduced by Approximately a Fifth of the Price to USD$2.99 Singapore, 23 November 2006–MasterCard Worldwide and Keycorp Limited (ASX: KYC) today announced the availability of a US$2.99 MasterCard PayPass M/Chip 4 Combi Card, a dual-interface smart card for card issuers in Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA). The… ### Microsoft Tech-Ed IT Forum, Barcelona, November 21, 2006–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, announced the winners of SecureTheWeb 2006 during an awards reception at the Microsoft Tech-Ed IT Forum in Barcelona. The worldwide contest awarded $30,000 in prizes for the best new development in secure personal devices for Web services, such as smart cards… ### DENVER, (BUSINESS WIRE), Nov. 20, 2006–A group of U.S. Bank customers in the Denver area will soon be able to use a new “contactless” feature with their U.S. Bank Visa Credit Cards that allows them to quickly pay for purchases by holding their card in very close proximity to a secure reader at checkout instead… ### OAKLAND, Calif., November 17, 2006–The Bay Area’s TransLink® transit fare smart card today began the first stage of its regionwide expansion with the activation of TransLink equipment on all AC Transit and Dumbarton Express buses, all Golden Gate Transit buses and in Golden Gate Ferry terminals. The TransLink system will expand in phases over the… ### PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) opts for contactless all-on-one-card solutions at its new prestige Swiss offices using LEGIC technology PricewaterhouseCoopers, the renowned and trustworthy partner of financial accounting, audits, financial and legal advice, and management consultancy decided for LEGIC. One of the challenges facing the new system was to provide a cleverly devised access system, to provide optimum… ### Zurich, Bronschhofen–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card systems for personal identification applications, and Atron Systems AG, international supplier of ticket sales systems and administration software for transport companies, sign a license agreement. Using LEGIC smart card technology will allow Atron to equip its existing products for contactless operation and take another… ### Purchase, NY, November 16, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: USAT) today announced that 5,000 additional self service point-of-sale terminals, including vending machines, will be equipped with the e-Port® cashless transaction solution to begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. The deployment is the largest rollout to date of contactless technology in self service point of… [ ** ](#)