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MasterCard PayPass Continues to be the Faster and More Convenient Way to Pay

Seven Million PayPass Cards and Devices Issued To Consumers and 30,000 Merchant Locations Accepting PayPass Globally Purchase, NY, May 01, 2006–The MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment solution continues to provide consumers with a faster and more convenient way to pay for their small ticket purchases. To date, approximately seven million PayPass cards and devices have been…

Arby’s Taps MasterCard PayPass For Speed And Convenience at the Register and Drive-Thru

Fast Food Restaurant Chain Joins Growing List of Merchants Accepting PayPass Atlanta, GA, May 01, 2006–Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., a leading quick service restaurant chain with more than 3,500 locations, today announced that it plans to accept MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, at registers and drive-thrus in its company-owned restaurants in the third…

HID Launches “Be Secure” Promotion at IFSEC 2006 to Benefit and Promote UK Charities

HAVERHILL, United Kingdom, April 28, 2006–HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it is set to host the company’s second “Be Secure” charity promotion at this year’s IFSEC tradeshow in Birmingham, UK on the 8–11 of May. This promotion follows the great success…

New SKIDATA contactless Combi Card combines the two worlds of SKIDATA and LEGIC®

Salzburg, Zurich–SKIDATA AG and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd jointly announce the market introduction of a SKIDATA Combi Card. The new contactless ‘keycard iso combi LEGIC advant’ combines the SKIDATA access solutions with the wide choice of LEGIC advant all-in-one-card applications. It will increase services and convenience for guests and partners in tourist destinations. The new SKIDATA…

Giesecke & Devrient teams with Amiga to offer high quality mobile

Amiga-enabled Mega memory GalaxSIM® cards provide content portability Munich/Prague, April 25, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a leading supplier of smart cards and system solutions for mobile communications, payment and identification, and Amiga, Inc., a provider of cross-platform enabling technology for digital multimedia, demonstrate on SIM 2006 exhibition in Prague the use of Amiga’s technologies with…

Datacard Group Introduces Innovative New High Volume Card Issuance System

Highly modular platform takes card programs to new levels of security, productivity and flexibility. Minnetonka, Minn., April 25, 2006–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, introduced the Datacard® MX6000™ card issuance system to the world’s leading card issuers at a private event held today in Miami, Florida. The MX6000 system…

Hypercom Unveils Market’s First Plug-and-Play Value-Added POS Application Platform

Telco-grade Appliance Speeds Deployment for End Users & Integrators; Adds New Revenue Stream for Hypercom LAS VEGAS, ETA Annual Meeting & Expo, April 20, 2006–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today unveiled a new network server appliance enabling the market’s first plug-and-play deployment of value-added applications for point-of-sale/point-of-service systems. The new telco-grade appliance will come pre-loaded with…

Hypercom Takes the Lead: Introduces First Universal Contactless Handheld PIN Pad

High Security Multi-Application Device Expands Market for Hypercom LAS VEGAS, ETA Annual Meeting & Expo, April 20, 2006–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today introduced the new P4100 PIN Pad, the first universal RF-enabled multi-application PIN entry device designed to meet the rigorous new PCI (Payment Card Industry) security standards established by Visa International and MasterCard International…

HID Global Addresses RFID Virus Concerns For The Physical Access Control Industry

RFID Viruses Pose No Threat for Access Control Applications IRVINE, Calif., April 17, 2006–“RFID is a broad term that encompasses everything from simple devices that contain a few thousand transistors and feature little or no security to contactless smart cards which are tiny computers that contain several million transistors and incorporate military grade security,” said…

Intercard AG and LEGIC®: The market leaders agree on a licence partnership

Zurich. LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Intercard AG, the market leader in the personalisation of plastic cards in Switzerland, agree on a licence partnership and strengthen their joint position. Since 1988, Intercard AG has been a successful supplier of products and services in the…