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Cryptography Research Joins Smart Card Alliance

Patented Countermeasures Help Industry Protect Against Differential Power Analysis Security Risks SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 3, 2004–Furthering its mission to help the smart card industry understand, evaluate and implement differential power analysis (DPA) resistant solutions, Cryptography Research, Inc. today announced it has joined the Smart Card Alliance, an industry group committed to the development and…

NASA selects Philips’ advanced MIFARE DESFire contactless smart card chip technology to meet its secure facility access needs

Fast, Easy-Use Payment Technology for Drive-Thru Restaurants and Pharmacies–Speeds Check-Out Line, Boosts Profit Line Shorter lines, faster service, one less window stop and no need for cash are just some of the benefits that more consumers are enjoying at quick service restaurants nationwide thanks to global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation’s (NYSE: HYC) fast, easy-use…

Hypercom to Showcase Outdoor Card Payment Technology at MidWest Acquirers Convention

Fast, Easy-Use Payment Technology for Drive-Thru Restaurants and Pharmacies–Speeds Check-Out Line, Boosts Profit Line Shorter lines, faster service, one less window stop and no need for cash are just some of the benefits that more consumers are enjoying at quick service restaurants nationwide thanks to global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation’s (NYSE: HYC) fast, easy-use…

Frost & Sullivan Awards Hypercom Coveted 2004 Customer Value Enhancement Award

Hypercom Delivers Continuous and Enhanced Value to Customers with Innovative Technologies, High Quality Solutions, Unmatched Services and Faster Time to Market Hypercom “Highly Instrumental” in Driving New Business and Business Lines for Customers Frost & Sullivan today awarded Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) the coveted 2004 Customer Value Enhancement Award in recognition of the global payment…

HID Announces Support for United States Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification Version 2.1 with iCLASS™ Technology

GSC-IS V2.1 Compliant iCLASS Readers Output Federal Agency Smart Credential Number in Multiple Configurations Meeting Standard Communication Protocol IRVINE, Calif., July 14, 2004–HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced support for the United States Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) Version 2.1 (V2.1) based on…

MasterCard Launches OneSMART Club in Europe

Club to foster added-value chip card applications in Central and Eastern Europe Waterloo, Belgium and Prague, Czech Republic, July 15 2004–MasterCard International has launched its OneSMART™ Club programme in Europe–an initiative bringing together MasterCard customers and industry suppliers across a number of markets to foster and support the deployment of added value chip-based business solutions….

“Global presence, local service” approach results in strong performance for leading provider of smart card solutions

Luxembourg, July 12, 2004–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces nine new customer wins in emerging smart banking markets in Asia Pacific, South America, and Europe. This growth is testimony to Gemplus’ improved market performance in a five year EMV drive, which has seen…

OTI Enters the U.S. Healthcard Market with MEDISMART™ Solution

Signs Distribution Agreement With J4 Technologies, Leading Healthcare VAR Medical Card Solution Complies With Recent DHHS Guidelines, First Installations Expected in August 2004 Cupertino, CA and Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2004–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, micropayments, petroleum…

Giesecke & Devrient develops a New Generation of the Biometric Token Concept

Prototype planned for the end of 2004 Munich/Paris, 29 June, 2004–The international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is developing a new USB token with biometric authentication. This new Smart Token is the first key chain token to integrate a complete system for authentication, digital signatures, and biometrics in a single device. SuperToken provides unsurpassed…

OTI Restructures Its Marketing Strategy To The Chinese Markets

Will Directly Market its SmartID Products to China; Sells its 50% Stake in the e-Smart System Inc. Joint Venture to Partner Who Will Continue to Distribute OTI’s Micropayments & Other Products Cupertino, CA, June 29, 2004–On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions…