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Gemplus delivers SIM-based remote provisioning services to six additional wireless carriers in the U.S.

Gemplus’s Operation Center enables subscriber management services for a total of sixteen wireless carriers Luxembourg, Las Vegas, NEVADA, RCA Annual Convention, March 31, 2005–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces that U.S. wireless carriers Plateau Wireless, Douglas Communications, Endless Telecom, Farmers Wireless, Petrocom, LLC,…
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HID Ships VertX CS–Managed Access Control for Central Stations

VertX CS Delivers Fully-Functional Managed Access Control with Central Station Automation Software from Bold Technologies, DICE Corporation and GE MAS IRVINE, Calif., March 30, 2005–HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced the company has begun shipping VertX™ CS. This new family of access controllers is…
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Frost & Sullivan award recognizes ASK leadership in contactless smart cards

Sophia-Antipolis, March 21, 2005–ASK is the recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award in the contactless world smart card market. The award recognizes implementing superior market strategies and establishing itself as the market share leader. “The company has established itself as a leader in contactless shipments primarily through its successful participation in…
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Approximately 18 Million Contactless Chips Incorporating OTI’s Technology Delivered To The China ID Program

Fort Lee, NJ, March 15, 2005–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that approximately 18 million contactless ID smart card chips incorporating the OTI technology were delivered to the China ID…
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SCM’s Mobile e20 Reader is Certified for the MasterCard OneSMART™ Authentication Program

CeBIT, Hanover, Germany, March 11, 2005–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced that SCM’s e20 personal smart card reader for financial applications, has been certified by MasterCard International. The e20 reader was successfully tested against the MasterCard OneSMART™ Chip Authentication Program’s (CAP)…
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MasterCard and Visa Agree to a Common Contactless Communications Protocol

Purchase, NY and San Francisco, CA, March 14, 2005–MasterCard International and Visa International today announced that they have reached an agreement to share a common communications protocol and associated testing requirements for radio frequency-based contactless payments at the point of sale. This protocol is based on the MasterCard® PayPass™ ISO/IEC 14443 Implementation Specification. Contactless payments,…
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Alacris® Supports Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12

idNexus™ Identity Assurance Management System provides GSC-IS v2.1 compliant offering and planned support for FIPS 201 common identification standards Ottawa, March 8, 2005–Alacris® Inc., a leading developer of certificate management and identity assurance software products, today announced its planned commitment to support the U.S. Federal Government’s Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Federal Information…
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Smart System Technologies Adds Prepaid To Its Contactless Payment And

New York, NY, March 10, 2005–SMART System Technologies (SST), a leading provider of hosted contactless payment, loyalty and marketing solutions, announces a definitive agreement with Dexit Inc. (TSX: DXT), the creator and operator of the Dexit™ electronic payment facilitation service for everyday purchases. New York, NY, March 10, 2005–SMART System Technologies (SST), a leading provider…
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MasterCard and SK Telecom Sign Chip and Mobile Payments Service Agreement to Expand Acceptance

Development of Chip Based Services to Grow Mobile Payments Market Seoul, 7 March 2005–MasterCard International announced today that it has signed an agreement with SK Telecom of South Korea to further expand chip card acceptance and launch mobile payments services. Through this alliance, SK Telecom and MasterCard will upgrade the merchant network to accept MasterCard’s…
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SCM Microsystems presents new CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording Solution

Complete Solution for Small and Medium Enterprises Fremont, CA, March 7, 2005–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, complements its successful CHIPDRIVE product line with a new time recording solution that gathers, records and evaluates project data. The new Time Recording – Project Edition…