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ArjoWiggins, Gep and STMicroelectronics to Cooperate on Advanced Solutions for Electronic Passports

Combination of Gep’s smart card software know-how with ST’s leading-edge secure microcontroller technology and Gep majority shareholder ArjoWiggins’ expertise in Security papers leads to state-of-the-art Electronic Passport solutions Geneva, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Naples, November 19, 2003–STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the world’s second largest supplier of smart card chips, ArjoWiggins, the world leader in Secure Paper technologies and Gep…
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Atmel Achieves World First with Industry’s First Flash Smart Card IC Certification to Common Criteria EAL4+

Rousset, France, November 26, 2003–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that its AT90SC3232CS crypto-controller has been granted Common Criteria certification to EAL4+ (Augmented to AVA-VLA.4. This vulnerability assessment corresponds to today’s highest known proven resistance against any security attack). The AT90SC3232CS developed primarily for the high security smart card market, features 32K Flash program memory…
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Datacard Debuts Inline Smart Card Production and Personalization Systems

From blank stock to personalized smart cards, completely inline Paris, France, November 18, 2003–Datacard Group today introduced an inline solution for the high-volume production and personalization of smart cards. The company introduced the Datacard® MPR5000 card production and personalization system today at CARTES 2003 in Paris. “This is the first system that takes the important…
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Datacard Launches Flexible Desktop Card Printer

Versatile card printer delivers fast performance, high-quality cards and optional print capabilities to energize card programs Paris, France, November 18, 2003–Datacard Group today introduced a new powerful desktop card printer with the speed and quality required to produce high-impact cards plus the flexibility and features needed to keep pace as card programs evolve. The company…
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MasterCard Records Sharp Increase in Smart Card Programs Worldwide

Financial Institutions Working With MasterCard to Manage More than 400 Chip Implementations–Double Last Year’s Purchase, NY, November 18, 2003–Registering a sharp rise in global demand for smart card services, MasterCard International today announced that it is now working with its customers on more than 400 individual chip implementations around the world. This figure represents more…
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New Datacard Profile Manager and Script Interpreter Brings Speed, Simplicity and Savings to Smart Card Issuance

New software based on GlobalPlatform profiling and scripting standards v1.1.0 Paris, France, November 18, 2003–Datacard Group today introduced smart card profile manager and script interpreter software that greatly simplifies and streamlines the issuance of both single- and multi-application smart cards. The company demonstrated these new products at CARTES 2003 today in Paris. The new profile…
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Orchestrating Next-Generation Mobile Phone Services

A cutting-edge SIM Card with enhanced capability unveiled by three industry leaders, TIM, Oberthur Card Systems and STMicroelectronics Third Generation mobile services get closer thanks to the 1Mega Chip Rome, Geneva, Milan and Paris, November 20th, 2003–As the transition to third-generation (3G) wireless communications continues to gather momentum, the world’s most advanced mobile phone SIM…
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OTI Named to Deloitte & Touche–Brightman Almagor Technology Fast 50 List Of Fastest Growing Israeli Tech Companies

Smart Card Technology Provider Highlighted By 364% Growth Over The Past Five Years Rosh Pina, Israel, November 24, 2003–On Track Innovations Ltd (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, has been recognized as one of the fifty fastest growing Israeli technology companies by the Deloitte &…
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Visa Negotiates New Smart Card Offers For Member Banks

Nineteen Technology Partners to Provide Cost-effective Solutions to Visa Cartes, Paris, France, 18 November 2003–Visa International today announced a number of special offers for Visa member banks from a range of smart card technology providers that belong to its Visa Smart Global Partner program. The offers–from 19 of the Visa Smart Global Partners–cover a wide…
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Atmel Corporation and OMNIKEY AG Reduce Time-to-market with Pre-certified Smart Card Reader Solutions

Nantes, France–November 19th, 2003-Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its partnership with OMNIKEY AG, to meet the PC market’s ever-growing demand for USB and PCMCIA smart card reader interfaces. To help customers reduce time-to-market, OMNIKEY and Atmel have worked in close cooperation to develop turn-key Integrated Circuits (ICs), firmware and associated drivers. Due to a…