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Gemalto’s U.S. Secure Production Center Awarded NASPO Security Assurance Certification

Austin, Texas, Sept 21, 2010–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced its advanced manufacturing and service center in Montgomeryville, PA., has received the security assurance certification from the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO). The audit renewed the certification of Gemalto’s security practices and procedures against the ANSI/NASPO Class II “Assurance Standards for…

Gemalto Delivers Complete New-Generation Solution for Moroccan Biometric Passport

Supply contract covers a three-year period Amsterdam – Sept 15, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the delivery of a complete solution for the Moroccan Mint: Dar As-Sikkah (Bank Al Maghrib), for the Kingdom of Morocco’s biometric passport program. The Gemalto solution includes the highly secure operating system Sealys…

Gemalto Launches New Multi-Application Reader for Contactless and Contact Versatility

Sleek design, light weight, ergonomics and remarkable ease of use by simply plugging into a USB port Amsterdam, September 8, 2010–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of the innovative PROX DU smart card reader for physical and logical access control. The dual-interface reader makes it convenient to securely access a…

ViVOtech teams up with DeviceFidelity to instantly enable popular smartphones into contactless payment and loyalty devices

Combining ViVOtech mobile wallet and over-the-air (OTA) provisioning software with DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay™ microSD technology brings payments, loyalty, transit, tickets and coupons to popular Blackberry and iPhone devices Santa Clara, CA and Richardson, TX, September 8th, 2010–Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless NFC readers,…

AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Software Portfolio Becomes FIPS 197 Certified

Torrance, CA, September 2, 2010–AMAG Technology, a security management and digital video solution provider, announces that its Symmetry Security Management software portfolio has obtained Federal Information Processing Standard 197 (FIPS 197) certification. FIPS 197 is the US Government specification for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has set up…

2010 Continues to Be an Award-Winning Year in Innovation for Oberthur Technologies

Chantilly, VA August 19, 2010–Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of smart cards technology and related services, has received several prestigious awards for its innovation in the first part of 2010 In June, Oberthur received two International Innovation Awards from ACT Canada, a non-profit association that focuses on smart card technology in Canada….

Are you still walking, or have you started cycling?

Zurich, August 2010–If you want to get around quickly and efficiently in Swiss cities like Lausanne, Vevey, Yverdon or Fribourg, then the hassle of looking for somewhere to park or wearing out the soles of your shoes could soon be a thing of the past. An innovative LEGIC based bike sharing system is taking over…

Chinese card manufacturer counts on LEGIC® security

Zurich, August 2010–Shenzhen Card Intelligent Science & Technology, Chinese manufacturer of IC cards and electronic tags, is a new licence partner of LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, a leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification. The Chinese card manufacturer will be able to offer to its customers contactless IC cards based on the innovative…

AMAG Technology Joins HID Global’s Channel Partner Program

Membership in Advantage HID Channel Partner Program solidifies AMAG’s commitment to enhancing customer value Torrance, Calif., August 12, 2010–AMAG Technology today announced that it has become a member of the Advantage HID Channel Partner Program (AHCPP). As an extension of Genuine HID™, the AHCPP is designed to assure the delivery of superior quality and service…