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Infineon for Bookworms: Complete Solution with 300,000 Radio Chips Creates New Reading Experience in Vienna’s Main Library

SAN JOSE, Calif., (BUSINESS WIRE), April 7, 2003–In the context of its “Agenda 5-to-1” strategy that is designed to position the company as the leading semiconductor solution provider within five years, Infineon Technologies (FSE:IFX) (NYSE:IFX) has developed a user-friendly self-service system for the users of Vienna’s new multimedia main library. 240,000 books as well as…

Transat and Gemplus to Extend secure WLAN access to Enterprise and Home Markets

April 3, 2003, Luxembourg/Southlake, TX–Transat Technologies, Inc. and Gemplus (Euronext Paris SA: GEPL.PA; Sicovam: 005768; NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, enter into a strategic relationship to extend smart card-based security to new markets such as WLAN in the home and enterprise. The solution will focus on implementing Transat’s WAIN (Wireless…

First Gas Pumps Accept MasterCard® PayPass

GREENSBORO, NC, March 31, 2003–Gilbarco Veeder-Root, http://www.gilbarco.com, retrofitted the nation’s first gasoline dispensers to accept MasterCard® PayPass “contactless” payment cards in late February. Working with MasterCard, Chevron, and Panasonic, the first four sites now accept the new MasterCard payment card that eliminates the need for swiping the card through a reader. Consumers simply tap or…

MASTERCARD and OTI Go to the movies with MasterCard PayPass

Faster Movie Ticket and Concession Lines Are Part of MasterCard’s Contactless Payment Trial in Orlando Cupertino, CA, April 2, 2003–On Track Innovations, Ltd., also known as OTI (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, today announced that it is providing integrated point-of-sale solutions to Loews Cineplex as…

ERG Announces Sale of Proton World

March 26, 2003–ERG Group of Australia (ERG) today announced it has finalised an agreement with micro-chip manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) for the sale of ERG’s 100% interest in Belgian-based Proton World (PW). Pursuant to the transaction, ST will grant ERG global rights to use the Proton technologies in ERG’s transit smart card systems for 20 years…