Category: Member News

Gemalto Smart ID Card Approved for U.S. Government Deployment

GSA approved identity credential compatible with legacy and new physical access control systems Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, Washington, DC, April 13, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, today announced it is the first company with a smart identity credential for U.S. federal employees and contractors that works with both existing HID physical access…

Gemalto First with Complete Card Management and Personalization Solution Approved for U.S. Government Deployment

Now available on GSA Approved Product List Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, Washington, DC, April 13, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, is the first company with a complete solution for card management and personalization that meets the new U.S. federal identity credential requirements. Now government agencies and departments can obtain credentials and all…

Athena announces support for Microsoft Windows Smart Card Framework with its ASEKey Crypto Smart Card Token

ASEKey Crypto, the ASEPCOS powered Smart Card Token from Athena, successfully completes the pilot program for smart card minidrivers certification making it approved for Windows Vista deployments Tokyo, April 9, 2007–Athena Smartcard Solutions announced today that its ASEKey Crypto smart card token successfully completed the Microsoft certification program for smart card minidrivers. Minidrivers are essentially…

INSIDE’s recently announced partnership with Infineon and a strong involvement in the Smart Card Alliance place the company at the forefront of Contactless payment and NFC

Aix en Provence, France, April 12, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that the company will present its next generation Payment and NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies and services at Cards Asia on booth 4H05, from 25 to 27 of April, 2007. With over 10 years experience…

RSA and Hirsch Electronics Team to Demonstrate Physical and Logical Security Convergence

SMART CARDS IN GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE/Washington D.C., April 10, 2007–RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), and Hirsch Electronics, a leading provider of physical security management systems, today announced that they will be demonstrating the interoperability of their physical and logical access systems at the Smart Cards in Government Conference–to be held April 10-13 in…

Gemalto Technology Empowers World’s First Secure SMS-Based Mobile-Payment Service

Belgium’s BASE leverages Gemalto highly secure m-payment solution Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 10, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Belgian mobile operator BASE with a comprehensive solution which allows its subscribers to perform secure payment by just sending an SMS. This revolutionary service is extremely convenient,…

Electronic Passport Production Kicks Off in Macedonia

Giesecke & Devrient starts data acquisition for the first series of passports Munich, April 2, 2007–This month, Macedonia will become one of the first non-EU countries to equip its population with highly secure travel documents. A total of 45 data capturing and entry stations in 30 registration offices located throughout the country will be accepting…

New ‘MasterCard Nearby’ Service Delivers Content and Convenience to Cardholders’ Cell Phones

PURCHASE, N.Y., (BUSINESS WIRE)–MasterCard Worldwide today unveiled MasterCard® Nearby™, a trial of a new service that allows MasterCard cardholders to use their mobile phones to access a wealth of helpful information, including ATM and merchant locations, driving directions, rewards and special offers, and much more. All MasterCard cardholders in the United States are now eligible…