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Cubic Awarded $72.5 Million Contract to Deliver Atlanta’s New Smart Card Fare Collection System

Replacing Magnetics and Tokens Will Save Agency Millions in Maintenance Costs SAN DIEGO, (BUSINESS WIRE), Oct. 30, 2003–Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), has been awarded a $72.5 million contract from the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to deliver a smart card-only multi-modal fare collection and revenue management…

Activcard Appoints William Crowell As Chairman Of The Board

FREMONT, CA, October 28, 2003–ActivCard® (NASDAQ: ACTI), a leading global provider of Secure Digital Identity and Authentication solutions for secure remote access, secure sign-on and digital ID cards, today announced that William Crowell has been appointed Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Crowell joined the ActivCard Board of Directors in March 2003. He…

ActivCard Appoints Two New Senior Vice Presidents To Lead Global Sales And Marketing

Enterprise Software Veterans, Frank Bishop and Glenn Cross, Join ActivCard Executive Management Team FREMONT, California–October 16, 2003–ActivCard® (NASDAQ: ACTI), a leading global provider of Secure Digital Identity and Authentication solutions for secure remote access, secure sign-on and digital ID cards, today announced the appointment of Frank Bishop as senior vice president of Product Strategy, Management…

Fargo Electronics Joins Open Security Exchange

MINNEAPOLIS, October 13, 2003–Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) announced today that it has joined the Open Security Exchange (OSE), an industry forum promoting the integration between disparate components of security infrastructure. Fargo manufactures card printer/encoders and systems that create personalized plastic identification cards. “Fargo’s mission is to build innovative card personalization systems,” says Kathleen Phillips,…

Cubic Technology Combines Public Transport with Third-Party Applications in Hanau, Germany; Cardholders Use “Get-In” Smart Card to Pay for Bus Rides and Municipal Services

SAN DIEGO & HANAU, Germany, (BUSINESS WIRE), Oct. 9, 2003–Thanks to multi-application smart card technology developed by Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX: CUB), residents in Hanau, Germany can now pay for municipal services, admission to cultural venues and other applications with the same dual-interface smart card they use…

ERG teams up with T-Systems

ERG Group today announced it has teamed with T-Systems International, a division of Deutsche Telekom, for upcoming transit fare collections tenders in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The new consortium is actively working on the anticipated tender in Berlin, where ERG and T-Systems successfully completed a smart card trial in 1999. The trial involved 31,000 passengers…

ERG and Northrop Grumman Begin Washington DC Metro Area Transit Fare Collection Project

SmarTrip® Regional Customer Service Centre will allow passengers one-card access to 17 transit systems Washington DC, 29 September 2003–ERG Group, a global leader in smart card-based transit fare collection and management systems, and Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Information Technology (IT) sector, announced that work has begun on the SmarTrip® Regional Customer Service Centre (RCSC),…

Gemplus Strengthens its Commitment to the Conventional Card Arm of its North American Operations

International Smart Card Leader Appoints Timothy Wright as Director of North America Conventional Card Sales LUXEMBOURG and HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and Nasdaq: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today reaffirms its commitment to the North American conventional card market and appoints Timothy Wright as Director of…

ActivCard to Enhance and Extend the Security of Citrix Computing Environments

ActivCard® Now Offers Advanced Multi-Factor Authentication and Credential Management for Citrix® MetaFrame® Presentation Server FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–ActivCard® (Nasdaq: ACTI), the leader in IDentity Management software (IDM) and a Premier member of the Citrix Business Alliance™ (CBA), today announced that a variety of its strong authentication methods are now supported by Citrix® MetaFrame® Presentation…

Activcard Names George Garrick As Chief Executive Officer

Digital Identity Management Software Provider Appoints Proven Industry Leader FREMONT, California, September 17, 2003–ActivCard® (NASDAQ: ACTI), a provider of Identity Management software for secure remote access, secure sign-on and digital ID card solutions, today announced the appointment of George Garrick as Chief Executive Officer, commencing October 1, 2003, as well as his election to the…