--- title: "sca, Author at Secure Technology Alliance - Page 184 of 235" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/184/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/184/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Articles by: sca # Author: sca ### 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… ### 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… ### 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 &… ### CBA cardholders to use the MasterCard-approved product, GemInstant LUXEMBURG, May 18, 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a world leading provider of secure card-based solutions, announces its involvement in Australia’s first MasterCard PayPass pilot program, where Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) cardholders will simply place their card in front of the terminal to… ### Banks can now offer customers a handy, miniature-size contactless means of payment to hang on a key chain Munich, May 17, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) recently began offering MasterCard issuers conveniently-sized contactless payment cards and devices in smaller formats to be attached to key rings. G&D has developed an innovative Contactless Product Suite, which makes… ### Datacard® PB6500™ Passport Issuance System positioned to revolutionize passport security Minnetonka, Minn., May 17, 2006–Datacard Group today introduced the Datacard® PB6500™ passport issuance system at the Intergraf Security Printers’ Conference and Exhibition in Rhodes, Greece. This innovative and modular solution helps governments elevate passport security to unprecedented heights in an effort to help prevent fraud… ### InSeal SAS Provides Contactless Operating System for Payment Applications Fort Lee, NJ, May 16, 2006–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), today announced that it acquired 100% of InSeal SAS share capital for an aggregate of 243,800 of its ordinary shares and 180,000 warrants. The warrants, which have a nominal exercise price, become exercisable in… ### 45% of its data traffic comes from easy-to-use SIM menus Luxembourg, 16 May 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a leading provider of secure card based solutions, announces that Oi, the mobile wing of the Brazilian Telemar Telecoms Group, is delivering Gemplus 128KB SIM cards to all new customers in their Brazilian GSM… ### 2005 financial year brought to a successful close–Sales grow 7 percent–Group targets growth markets with its Government Solutions business unit and New Business division Munich, May 23, 2006–Fiscal 2005 was another successful year for Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). Consolidated net sales rose 7 percent from EUR 1.16 billion to EUR 1.24 billion in 2005. G&D… ### Gemplus SafesITeTM smart cards and software first to receive US government certification–now ready to help US federal agencies meet October 2006 deadline for physical and logical access LUXEMBOURG & ARLINGTON, VA (USA)–10 May 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a leading provider of secure card solutions, announces the launch of its SafesITe Government… [ ** ](#)