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Gemalto to Expand Operations in Singapore

Singapore, November 2, 2006–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announced its commitment to expand its operations in Singapore, one of the company’s largest facilities worldwide. “Gemalto has decided to expand its business here in Singapore because of the high quality of local staff, the excellent logistics, and strong support and…

Giesecke & Devrient Opens Smart Card Subsidiary in France

Munich/Paris, November 2nd, 2006–The world’s second largest smart card supplier, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), opened a subsidiary in Paris, France. The wholly owned G&D subsidiary offers complete smart card solutions for the country’s banking and telecom markets. With a market penetration of almost 80 percent each on average, nearly every citizen of France carries one…

Oberthur Card Systems’ Innovative VersaFOB Certified As An Approved MasterCard® PAYPASS™ 3D Fob

VersaFOB Offers Banks Cost-Effective Contactless Product Differentiation November 02, 2006–The smallest-ever card-based contactless payment fob, called VersaFOB, was certified by MasterCard Worldwide as an approved PayPass product, Oberthur Card Systems announced today. This new contactless payment form factor is just 28.5 mm by 23.6 mm (1.125” x 0.93”) in size. The sub-card is snapped out…

MasterCard Leads Nation’s First Market Trial of Personalized NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones for Payment

Dallas Trial Marks First Implementation of Giesecke & Devrient’s Secure Chip Management Platform That Allows Consumers to Wirelessly Enhance Nokia Cell Phones With MasterCard PayPass DALLAS, TEXAS, November 2, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide today announced that it has brought the promise of mass market availability of “Tap & Go”™ payments via mobile phones one giant step closer…

CoreStreet’s PIVMAN System Voted Best New Technology at Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference

PIVMAN System for Secure ID Checking Receives Top Votes From Industry Leaders Smart Card Alliance Conference’s Emerging Technology and Innovation Showcase, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., (BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreStreet, the leader in infrastructure and applications for smart credential and convergence programs, announced that the PIVMAN™ System was named “Best of Show” at the annual Smart Card Alliance Conference’s Emerging…

SmartTRANS with PIN readers from Integrated Engineering receive GSA approval

Amsterdam, 18th October 2006–Integrated Engineering, a world leading powerhouse in the contactless smart card industry, announced today that its SmartTRANS with PIN has also been approved by the US General Services Administration (GSA) for the FIPS 201 program. After the approval of Integrated Engineering’s standard SmartTRANS reader, the SmartTRANS reader with PINpad has been included…

LEGIC Identsystems supports FIPS 201 Federal Government Interoperability Specifications

October 16, 2006, Chicago, Illinois–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, announced that its contactless smart card technology supports the US government standard FIPS 201 for physical access control systems (PACS V2.2). FIPS 201 is a United States federal standard that specifies Personal Identity Verification requirements for federal employees and contractors. “We are very pleased to announce that with…

Virgin Mobile Fosters its Branding Strategy with Gemalto Advanced SIM cards

Gemalto announces 2-year exclusive agreement with Europe’s largest Mobile Virtual Network Operator MVNO Conference, Barcelona, October 10, 2006–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces an exclusive two-year agreement to supply its SIM cards to Virgin Mobile. Working in close partnership with the MVNO, the Gemalto teams have developed a customized…

Giesecke & Devrient Provides Cards For The First Contactless EMV Card in Europe

Staff at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s head office in Gogarburn, Edinburgh can now make payments by simply tapping their cards on a reader in a number of outlets on the Gogarburn site. Munich, October 5, 2006–This summer, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) began conducting a trial using dual interface EMV debit cards, the…

Integrated Engineering’s SmartTRANS readers receive GSA certification

Amsterdam, 5th October 2006–Integrated Engineering, a world leading powerhouse in the contactless smart card industry, announced today that its multi-technology reader, SmartTRANS, have been approved by the US General Services Administration (GSA) for the FIPS201 program. The SmartTRANS reader is the first contactless smart card multi-technology reader that is included on the GSA Approved Products…