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Minneapolis / St. Paul becomes first U.S. transit authority to implement Philips’ contactless smart card technology

Minneapolis / St. Paul’s Metro Transit has chosen Philips’ MIFARE technology to improve transit ticketing in the nation’s first seamless, contactless smart card technology system Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that its world leading MIFARE® contactless smart card technology has been selected by Metro Transit in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota…

Datacard Introduces Contactless Smart Card Module for High-Volume Card Issuance Systems

New module for the 9000 Series card issuance systems provides critical capabilities for emerging financial, transit and government card programs Orlando, Fla., May 13, 2003–Datacard Group today announced at the CardTech/SecurTech 2003 Conference and Exhibition it will make available a contactless smart card personalization module for the Datacard® 9000, 7000 and 500 Series card issuance…

Datacard Introduces Advanced RFID Capabilities for Desktop Card Printers

Datacard® Select™ and Magna™ Platinum™ Series card printers now offer broadest range of contactless smart card personalization capabilities Datacard Group today introduced a universal smart card platform for the personalization of radio frequency identification (RFID) cards at the CardTech/SecurTech 2003 Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. The new platform, which supports the industry’s widest range of…

SCM Expands with Dual Interface Contactless/Contact Smart Card Reader

CardTech/SecurTech 2003, Orlando, May 12, 2003–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, expanded its line of smart card readers today with a dual interface device that reads and writes to both contactless and contact smart cards. “There is a lot of activity now in…

Gemplus gains market share in 2002 and confirms leadership position for fifth consecutive year

Analysts confirm Gemplus’ leadership position during a pivotal year for smart card technology Luxembourg, April 30, 2003–Industry analysts have today confirmed that Gemplus (Euronext: Sicovam 5768 and NASDAQ:GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, has continued to gain market share with an increase to 32% of the smart card market. According to Gartner…

First National Bank Omaha and Oberthur Bring Latest Generation of Smart Cards to the Midwest

LOS ANGELES, (BUSINESS WIRE), April 22, 2003–First National Bank Omaha, a division of First National of Nebraska, will over the next two years issue 100,000 Visa smart cards from Oberthur Card Systems, one of the leading suppliers of smart cards to American financial institutions. The smart card rollout is one of the first of its…

Schlumberger Releases Annual Smart Card Market Analysis; Momentum Returning with Key Developments in Mobile Communications, Banking and Public Sector Markets

PARIS, (BUSINESS WIRE), April 17, 2003–Schlumberger Smart Cards and Terminals (NYSE:SLB) released its annual smart card analysis today. After a year treading water, shipment rates of microprocessor cards surged back into double-digits with a 13% rise in 2002. Although the general economic climate impacted margins, there are still strong prospects: As a corollary of the…

TSA Selects Maximus as the Contractor for Testing Various Technologies for TWIC

Adm. James M. Loy, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator today announced the awarding of a contract to Maximus of Reston, VA. Maximus will lead the efforts to field-test various technologies that will lead to a common and universally recognized Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) for all transportation workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of…

JR’s POS Depot Awards Hypercom Contract for 10,000 High Speed Payment Terminals and Technology

New Multi-Million Dollar Contract for Hypercom’s Fast, Smart, Easy-Use Payment Technology Is Latest Win for Payment Technology Leader Global electronic payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that it has been awarded a 12-month, multi-million dollar contract for 10,000 card payment terminals and technology by JRs POS Depot, a full service transaction equipment…

Physical And IT Security Leaders Collaborate

CA, Gemplus, HID and TYCO Lead Initiative To Define Best Practices SAN FRANCISCO, CA, RSA Conference, April 14, 2003–Four leading security solutions providers today announced the formation of the Open Security Exchange, a collaborative group that is defining best practices and promoting vendor-neutral specifications for integrating the management of security devices and policies across the…