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Philips and Visa International Showcase the Potential of Contactless Payment and Connectivity at the Consumer Electronics Show

Universal Music France Working with Philips and Visa International to Demonstrate Exciting New Applications Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8, 2004–Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) and Visa International have joined forces to show how the latest contactless technology can change the way digital content and services are distributed, paid for and accessed by today’s…
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MARTA Proceeds with Cubic Transportation Systems’ Fare Collection Contract after Judge Denies Competitor’s Request for Permanent Injunction

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 8, 2004–Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB) today announced that a Fulton County, Georgia, judge has paved the way for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to proceed with a $72.5 million contract awarded to Cubic subsidiary, Cubic Transportation Systems, for a new smart card-based fare collection system throughout the Atlanta region. The judge…
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AMAG Technology Joins the Smart Card Alliance

Torrance, CA, January 8, 2004–AMAG Technology recently announced that it has joined the Smart Card Alliance (the Alliance), a not-for-profit organization formed in 1992 working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology in the U.S. AMAG’s membership in the Alliance marks another milestone in its extensive history pioneering the use of smart cards to…
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Changes to Gemplus Management and Board

LUXEMBOURG, December 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Gemplus International S.A. (Paris Euronext: Euroclear 5768) (NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, announces that it has adjusted its internal organisation in order to adapt to evolving market conditions, and to better serve its customers. With immediate effect the “Financial and Security Services Business Unit” is being run…
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STMicroelectronics Announces Norwegian License for its Proton Prisma Software Platform for Smart Cards

New Footprint for Proton Prisma Technology in Europe GENEVA, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) today announced that it has signed an agreement for the deployment of its Proton Prisma smart card system software technology in Norway with BBS (Bankenes BetalingsSentral AS). BBS is owned by and acts on behalf of the Norwegian banks–Den norske Bank,…
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Atmel and OTI Microcontroller Solution Selected for Use in MasterCard PayPass

San Jose, CA, USA, OTI, Cupertino, CA, USA, December 10, 2003–Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and On Track Innovations Ltd (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5) today announced that their contactless secure microcontroller solution has been selected by MasterCard International for use in its MasterCard PayPass™ deployments in the U.S. MasterCard PayPass™ is a new…
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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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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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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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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…