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Creation of Gemalto and launch of the public exchange offer for Gemplus shares

Gemalto becomes operational with this new step in the combination Amsterdam and Luxembourg, June 2, 2006–Axalto (Euronext NL0000400653 AXL) and Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 – GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) announce that the contribution in kind to Axalto of the interests in Gemplus of TPG and the Quandt family entities, 25.2% and 18.3% respectively, in…

VMC: Multi function LEGIC smart card fuels efficiency for global oil company

Integrated smart card functionality is helping ‘fuel’ efficiency at the international headquarters of Petro-Canada, one of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies Around 250 staff benefit from the user friendly system that combines e-payment technology with access control at a newly refurbished London office block where workers could in the future also be using their…

The University of Technology and Economics in Chur opts for multi-functional campus card

Students and also professors and staff at the College of Technology and Economics in Chur (HTW Chur), Switzerland, are profiting from the contactless LEGIC smart card in the form of a student and staff ID. This has brought their identification IDs into line with the very latest state of the art, and also gives them…

The Porsche Arena and the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle use CES locking systems with LEGIC® technology

“No key leaves the building!” An events centre which is the only one of its kind in Germany is currently being created in the west of Stuttgart. Here for the first time, it will be possible to use two connected halls–Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle and the Porsche Arena–either individually or together for all types and sizes of events….

Integrated Engineering Introduces SmartTRANS Reader

Amsterdam, 31st May 2006–Integrated Engineering, a world leading powerhouse in the contact less smart card industry, announced the introduction of its new state-of-the-art in contactless Smart Card reader, the SmartTRANS reader. With the SmartTRANS reader, Integrated Engineering expands its product range with a dual technology ISO14443 and 125 kHz Prox reader. The SmartTRANS provides a…

Integrated Engineering and Océ team up to provide e-passport verification solution

Amsterdam/Chicago, 31st May 2006–Océ, a leading provider of digital document management technology and services, has chosen Integrated Engineering, a world leading company in the field of developing and manufacturing contact less smart card solutions, as technology partner to provide a solution for the ID-Star Color Security Reader (CSR). With the ID-Star, Océ is able to…

Gemplus wins contract for next generation e-healthcare patient cards in France

Gemplus to deliver smart cards and personalization services to GIE SESAM-Vitale for the French Nationwide health insurance application Luxemburg, 30 May 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294, GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a world leading provider of secure card-based solutions, has been selected by G.I.E. SESAM-Vitale as one of the main suppliers to issue the new generation…

Cubic’s Tri-Reader® now supports Innovision Research & Technology’s Jewel smart ticketing chip

Contactless low-cost ticketing technology moves a step nearer to reality for mass-transit applications Jewel®, the flagship, low-cost, smart ticketing chip developed by Innovision Research & Technology, the leading RFID design services company, is now supported by Tri-Reader® 2, the multi-protocol card interface device used in the newest automated fare collection equipment from the transportation segment…

Assa Abloy’s HID Global Corporation To Acquire Fargo Electronics, Inc.

Acquisition expands opportunities for both companies in secure card issuance and electronic access control Irvine, CA, May 23, 2006–ASSA ABLOY’s HID Global Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fargo Electronics, Inc. for an all cash consideration. The transaction is expected to close at the end of the third…

OTI Delivers Taipei Fubon Bank Key Fobs Enabling Quicker Purchases

Innovative Payment Tool–MasterCard® PayPass™ Contactless Payment Feature on 3-D Soccer Ball Key Chain Fort Lee, NJ, May 22, 2006–On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, announced today that it is providing Taipei Fubon Bank a ‘Tap &…