Category: Healthcare News

Bell ID Upgrades National ID Management System of Macao SAR

Rotterdam, September 29, 2009–Bell ID, the leading technology provider of smart card and mobile management solutions, today announced the successful upgrade of its ANDiS Management System at the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to further enhance the security and life cycle management capabilities of the Resident Identity Cards. The Macao SAR Resident Identity Card is…

Cardlogix M.O.S.T. Toolz Development Kit

Now a Standalone Solution Irvine, CA, August 25, 2009 – CardLogix, a leading manufacturer of smart cards and software, announced today that its M.O.S.T. Toolz™ is now a standalone Software Development Kit. M.O.S.T. Toolz enables the development of microprocessor-based smart card systems for Secure ID/Access, Healthcare, and many other applications. Now a full-featured development platform,…

VeriFone wireless payment scales new heights on Ben Nevis charity climb

London, July 15, 2009 – A VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), team put the company’s mobile payment system to unusually high stress recently: completing a debit card transaction wirelessly from atop snowy Ben Nevis during a fundraising climb organised by VeriFone customer Lloyd’s TSB Cardnet to benefit SportsAid. Cardnet’s climbing group numbered 30, including its…

CardLogix and charismathics have formalized their partnership

Irvine, California, June 22, 2009 – CardLogix, a leader in smart cards and software for secure digital authentication, and charismathics, a global leader in IT security components and identity management middleware, announced that they have formalized their partnership. charismathics is now a Smart Partner, supporting its solutions with CardLogix SIMs and smart cards. Together, these…

LaserCard Corporation Joins Smart Card Alliance

Mountain View, California, June 16, 2009 – LaserCard Corporation (Nasdaq: LCRD; (http://www.lasercard.com), a leading provider of identity (ID) solutions and services, today announced that it has joined the Smart Card Alliance. Through this initiative, LaserCard aims to enhance its collaboration with industry peers in delivering innovative, technology-inclusive solutions that meet the increasingly complex requirements of…

LifeMed Card, Inc. Announces Smart Card Platform Installation at The Memorial Hospital, North Conway, NH

Citrus Heights, California, May 28, 2009 – LifeMed Card, Inc. (“LifeMed”), announced today that it has successfully installed its new smart card-based patient access system called “LifeMedTM” at The Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH. LifeMedTM has been developed for hospitals to quickly and accurately identify patients and help manage them through the admissions process….

CTST 2009 Keynote Speech “Enabling End To End Trust,” May 6, 2009

In the CTST keynote address, Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof delivered an urgent appeal for businesses to put identity management first when enabling consumers and employees to execute digital transactions at home or at work. The speech opened with the popular YouTube video Did You Know 3.0, about world change. Vanderhoof used the…

VeriFone Announces QX1000 Plug-and-Play Advanced Contactless Solution

Future-Proof Investment Utilizing VeriFone’s SingleCI Architecture Provides Easy Upgrade for Existing POS, ECR and PC-based Payment Systems DUBAI, May 18, 2009 (Cards Middle East Conference) – VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced the QX1000 plug-and-play solution for adding contactless card payment acceptance to existing point-of-sale devices, electronic cash registers (ECR) and PCs. The QX1000…

Verizon Wireless Selects G&D as Supplier of Smart Cards for LTE Network Launch

Basking Ridge, New Jersey. & Dulles, Virginia, May 13, 2009 – Verizon Wireless announced today it has selected Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a technology leader in the field of smart cards, to provide special Java based SIM cards from the G&D SkySIM® product line for the industry’s first Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband network….

Gemalto, Microsoft, Nokia and Philips Team up to Advance ‘Trust in Digital Life’

Prague, Czech Republic, May 11, 2009 – At the Future of the Internet conference in Prague today, Gemalto, Microsoft, Nokia and Philips announced a new initiative that will address the fundamental societal issue of trust in new and emerging digital services. The initiative aims to bring European public and private stakeholders together to advance ‘Trust…