Category: Healthcare News

Bell ID’s GSA Approved Card & Management System Uses GlobalPlatform Card Specification V2.1.1

June 5, 2008–GlobalPlatform has announced that its Card Specification v2.1.1 has been used by smart card and application solution provider Bell ID in its ANDiS4FIPS201 Card and Application Management technology. The solution has recently been placed on the United States (US) Government’s General Services Administration (GSA) Approved Products List in recognition of its compliance with…

Highlights from CTST The Americas 2008 Conference

The Smart Card Alliance annual conference at CTST The Americas 2008 was a success! We had a great turnout, with Alliance members representing approximately one-third of the total attendance. “I personally am very pleased with how the event worked out,” said Randy Vanderhoof. The conference program, in particular, has received excellent reviews. With the new…

VeriFone Expands European Market Strategy

Announces Formation of Two Focused Management Teams Appoints Former Ingenico Executive to Key Leadership Position SAN JOSE, CA, June 2, 2008–VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) announced today a significant new market initiative in its European, Middle East and African business by reorganizing management and sales and marketing efforts into two market-focused teams, one focused on…

CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution Supports “Spring Blitz” Demonstration for Super Bowl and Hurricane Emergency Response Officials

CoreStreet PIVMAN Software Supports DHS Demonstration for Routine as well as Emergency Access Cambridge, MA., May 16, 2008–CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution served a critical role as part of the May 15 “Spring Blitz” Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)-201 interoperable credential usage demonstration, hosted by Tampa…

VeriFone Further Expands into West Africa

LONDON, UK, May 13, 2008–VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it has signed contractual agreements with leading transaction switching and electronic payment companies, Ferlo and Byte Tech, headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, for distribution of VeriFone payment solutions throughout the Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) countries as well as Cameroon. VeriFone’s GPRS-enabled…

Gemalto and McAfee, Inc. introduce simple two-factor authentication for full disk encryption

AUSTIN, Texas and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 12, 2008–Gemalto and McAfee (NYSE: MFE) announced today a new integrated solution that enables PC and laptop users secure and convenient access to fully encrypted disks through strong, secure, hardware-based, two factor authentication. Both the Gemalto .NET smart card and their Smart Enterprise Guardian (SEG) digital security device…

INSIDE Contactless Takes High-Profile Role at CTST 2008

Sponsorship, Trip Giveaway and Presentations Highlight Participation at Major Advanced Payment, Access Control, and Identification Event AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, May 5, 2008–Reflecting its dominance in the industry, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today revealed details of its high-profile participation in the upcoming CTST Americas 2008 Conference & Exhibition taking place…

TrustBearer OpenID to Support Belgium National eID Smart Card

TrustBearer Labs Broadens Strong Authentication OpenID Service for Electronic National Identity Cards Fort Wayne, IN, April 22, 2008–TrustBearer Labs, a leading authentication solutions company, has announced support for the Belgium eID, the Belgian national identification card, with its TrustBearer OpenID service. With TrustBearer OpenID support, the Belgium eID smart card can now be paired with…

Bell ID’s FIPS201 solution on Approved Products List

April 16, 2008–Bell ID is pleased to announce that its ANDiS4FIPS201 Card & Application Management solution has been placed on the GSA Approved Products List in recognition of its compliance with the ‘FIPS 201: Electronic Personalization’ standard. ANDiS4FIPS201 has been tested and approved as an electronic (card) personalization product which generates and loads mandatory and…

VeriFone Introduces Vx 810 DUET with Innovative Dual-User Design for Merchant and Customer Use

PCI PED and EMV-Approved System Combines Clerk and Customer-Facing Capabilities in a Sleek, Cost Effective, Feature-Rich Design LAS VEGAS (ETA Booth #519), April 15–VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced the Vx 810 DUET, a 2-in-1 payment system that incorporates a sleek and secure consumer-activated, hand-held device tethered to a clerk-facing base unit. The Vx…