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MasterCard PayPass Trials and Survey Demonstrate Momentum of Contactless Payments

Results Reveal Strong Interest in a Simpler Way to Pay Purchase, NY, November 17, 2003–MasterCard International today announced initial results of its MasterCard PayPass contactless payment market trials taking place in Orlando, Florida and Dallas, Texas. MasterCard also announced results from a recent consumer payment survey, which showed that nearly half (49 percent) of consumers…
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MasterCard Introduces MasterCard rePower™: A New Way to Prepay

Opens Up New Acceptance Opportunities for Financial Institutions and Helps Reduce Prepaid Airtime Reload Costs for Wireless Carriers Purchase, NY, November 17, 2003–Continuing to strengthen its momentum in the prepay arena, MasterCard International today announced the introduction of MasterCard rePower™, a payment mechanism that provides cardholders with a new way to reload a prepaid or…
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U.S. Dept. of Defense Finance & Accounting Service Selects SCM Microsystems’ Reader Technology

RMW Enterprises, Inc. to Supply 24,000 SCM Smart Card Readers Under Partnership Agreement FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), a leading supplier of smart card readers to the U.S. government, today announced it has delivered to RMW Enterprises, Inc., 24,000 smart card readers for use by the Defense Finance…
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New Smart Card Interface Chips From TDK Semiconductor Set New Low-Noise and High-Current Standards for Smart Card Readers … at Very Low-Cost

Replacing the On-Chip DC-DC Up-Converter Used to Power Smart Cards With an Ultra Low-Drop-Out Voltage Regulator Yields a 10:1 Improvement in Noise Performance, up to 90mA Current Capability and the Smallest Package in the Industry IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–TDK Semiconductor Corp. now offers three new low-cost smart card interface ICs with outstanding noise and…
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Gemplus Joins Forces With Plastkart for Smart Card Production in Turkey; Industrial strategic partnership to respond to Turkish market needs

LUXEMBOURG, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and Nasdaq: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card based solutions, and Plastkart, only fully Turkish-owned manufacturer of smart cards, today announced the commencement of a strategic partnership for the local production of smart cards. The agreement aims to deliver Gemplus’ card technology to the Turkish…
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Atmel Adds Two More Security Certificates to Its secureAVR Family of Microcontrollers

Awards Acknowledge Atmel’s Security Expertise ROUSSET, France, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that its AT90SC9608RC and AT90SC9616RC crypto- controllers have 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). Both products, developed primarily for the high security…
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ActivCard Enables Trusted Secure Remote Access with New Digital Identity Devices and Industry Leading Authentication Performance

New ActivCard Keychain Token and ActivReader™ Solo Deliver Enhanced Mobility for Remote Access Users New ActivPack™ AAA Server 5.3 Performance Exceeds that of the Leading Competitor FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–ActivCard® (Nasdaq: ACTI), a leading global provider of Secure Digital Identity and Authentication solutions today announced the worldwide availability of new Secure Remote Access solutions…
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OTIAnnounces Installation Of Easyfuel™ Wireless Petroleum Payment Solution In Mexico

Initial Orders for Infrastructure to Reach Around $750,000 Cupertino, CA, November 11, 2003–On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, announced today the first installation of its EasyFuel™ wireless petroleum payment solution in Mexico. OTI is marketing EasyFuel with T@nque Lleno™, a local…
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Activcard Unveils Updated Smart Card Management System Delivering Unsurpassed Security For Corporate And Government Digital ID Cards

ActivCard Identity Management System™ (AIMS) Enterprise Version 3.5 Minimizes the Time and Cost of Issuing and Maintaining Trusted Digital Identities with Enhanced Interoperability for Microsoft® Environments FREMONT, CALIFORNIA–November 11, 2003–ActivCard® (NASDAQ: ACTI), a leading global provider of Secure Digital Identity and Authentication solutions for secure remote access, secure single sign-on and digital ID cards, today…