Category: Healthcare News

Fargo Electronics Joins Open Security Exchange

MINNEAPOLIS, October 13, 2003–Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) announced today that it has joined the Open Security Exchange (OSE), an industry forum promoting the integration between disparate components of security infrastructure. Fargo manufactures card printer/encoders and systems that create personalized plastic identification cards. “Fargo’s mission is to build innovative card personalization systems,” says Kathleen Phillips,…

ERG teams up with T-Systems

ERG Group today announced it has teamed with T-Systems International, a division of Deutsche Telekom, for upcoming transit fare collections tenders in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The new consortium is actively working on the anticipated tender in Berlin, where ERG and T-Systems successfully completed a smart card trial in 1999. The trial involved 31,000 passengers…

ActivCard to Enhance and Extend the Security of Citrix Computing Environments

ActivCard® Now Offers Advanced Multi-Factor Authentication and Credential Management for Citrix® MetaFrame® Presentation Server FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–ActivCard® (Nasdaq: ACTI), the leader in IDentity Management software (IDM) and a Premier member of the Citrix Business Alliance™ (CBA), today announced that a variety of its strong authentication methods are now supported by Citrix® MetaFrame® Presentation…

Schlumberger Smart Cards and Terminals Aims for New Heights as Axalto

Austin, TX, September 22, 2003–Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, a division of Schlumberger, today announced that it has changed its name to Axalto to bring more visibility and reinforce the company image as a leading smart card player in a rapidly evolving market. For the past 25 years, Axalto teams have led the way in…

Identix Biometric Technology Now Available Through HID’s bioCLASS Product Offerings

MINNETONKA, Minn., (BUSINESS WIRE), Sept. 15, 2003–Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX), the world’s leading multi-biometrics security technology company, announced today that HID Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of contactless access control readers and cards for the security industry, has integrated Identix’ BioEngine® biometric fingerprint algorithms into HID’s newest 13.56 MHz contactless smart card offering, bioCLASS. The bioCLASS…

Schlumberger Announces World’s First Commercial Launch of 128K Java SIM Card; Globe Telecom the First Mobile Operator to Deploy the Advanced 3G-Ready Cards

MANILA, Philippines, (BUSINESS WIRE), Sept. 8, 2003–Schlumberger Smart Cards and Terminals, business unit of Schlumberger Limited, today announced the world’s first commercial launch of its 128K USIMERA (Java) SIM card with one of Asia’s leading mobile operator, Globe Telecom. The new 3G-ready 128K Java SIM card is set to create a substantial impact on the…

Cubic and LaserCard Systems’ New “Hybrid” Contactless Optical Smart Card Could Improve U.S. Border Security

SAN DIEGO, (BUSINESS WIRE), Sept. 3, 2003–San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB) and LaserCard Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Drexler Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:DRXR), announced they have developed a new type of smart card that combines contactless and optical memory technologies to support biometric identification. The next step is to offer this new product to…

Schlumberger Selected for China Unicom’s First Over The Air Project

The Schlumberger Simgo Service Management Solution will be deployed at Zhejiang Unicom BEIJING, (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug. 10, 2003–Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited, today announced it will supply Zhejiang Unicom, a subsidiary of China Unicom, with Simgo, its unique Java-based Over-The-Air (OTA) service management solution. Zhejiang Unicom will be the…

Fargo Electronics Launches The CardJet™ 410 Photo ID System

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, August 11, 2003–Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) announced today the introduction of the CardJet 410 Photo ID System. The CardJet System is a complete, integrated system for producing full color, professional ID cards. Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Fargo Card Printer/Encoders create personalized plastic identification cards complete with digital images and text,…

Schlumberger Wins Contract to Provide EMV Smart Cards to National Australia Group Europe

PARIS, (BUSINESS WIRE), July 28, 2003–Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited, today announced that it has signed a four-year contract with National Australia Group Europe to supply over 2.5 million of its top-level security e-Galleon(1) cards a year. National Australia Bank Limited ranks in the top 100 banks worldwide based…