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10th Annual Government Conference A Resounding Success Throughout the year Smart Card Alliance members are kept abreast of industry news through emails, newsletters, fresh web content, white papers, conference calls and webinars. And then there are our annual events. Many of you comment to me that nothing can replace the experience of being present for…
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G&D to Focus on Subscription Management and NFC Trusted Service Management at this Year’s CARTES & IDentification Trade Show

Munich, November 10, 2011–At the international trade show CARTES & IDentification 2011 (to be held November 15–17), Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will be presenting a comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end solutions for ensuring the security of its customers’ digital applications. G&D’s activities at the trade show will center around the company’s NFC and Trusted Service Management…
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SecureKey Technologies Inc. to power the Government of Canada’s new online authentication service

Use of bank-issued credentials from TD Bank Group, Scotiabank and BMO Financial Group will enable secure, convenient access to online government services Toronto, Canada, November 7, 2011–Toronto based SecureKey Technologies Inc. today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Government of Canada to provide an innovative Credential Broker Service (CBS) that will…
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Cubic Integrates Video Interface in Next-Gen Ticketing Machines

Enhancements deliver richer customer experience, added revenue opportunities for transit agencies San Diego, California, November 3, 2011–Fare cards aren’t the only products that Cubic Transportation Systems’ self-service ticketing machines are delivering now that the company has integrated high-resolution video displays in its next-generation machines for public transit. According to the company, a subsidiary of San…
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Gemalto Trusted Services Manager Selected for Singapore’s Nation-wide Near Field Communication (NFC) Roll-out

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) awards call-for-collaboration to Gemalto-led consortium Singapore, Oct 25, 2011–Gemalto, (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by IDA as the trusted third party to deploy mobile NFC contactless services across Singapore. Gemalto will develop and operate its Trusted Services Manager (TSM) solution to securely…
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Sparkasse Suedholstein Secures eBanking with Gemalto’s Ezio Optical Reader

Credit card-sized reader solution replaces paper-based One-Time-Passwords Innovative optical screen-reading feature simplifies and shortens data entry by consumers Miniaturized format provides utmost portability and convenience Amsterdam, Oct 25, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Sparkasse Suedholstein is deploying Gemalto’s Ezio strong authentication optical readers to better protect its online…
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ActivIdentity Launches New Fraud Detection and Cloud Security Capabilities

4TRESS Authentication Appliance Enables Enterprise and Banking Customers to Deploy a New Level of Multi-Layered Strong Authentication More Quickly and Affordably Fremont, Calif., Oct. 18, 2011–ActivIdentity Corporation, a global leader in secure identity solutions, part of HID Global, today introduced 4TRESS Authentication Appliance that offers a complete multi-layered strong authentication, fraud detection and cloud security…
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Cubic Receives Contactless EMV Bank Card Type Approval for Next-Generation Tri-Reader 3

Smart Fare Payment Using Open Payment Contactless EMV Bank Cards, Account-Based Cards and Existing Closed-Loop Transit Smart Cards, All on One Innovative Device San Diego, CA, Oct 17, 2011–Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., the transportation unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), has received approval from the top four bank card brands for the Tri-Reader 3 to…
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Smart Card Alliance: A Mission Shared by All Last month, the entire nation paused for a day to remember the events of September 11, 2001. Watching the television programs and news specials leading up to the events marking the ten year anniversary of “9/11” reminded me of the horrors I felt inside watching the events…