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Gemplus Deploys First French EMV Banking Cards

World Looks at French Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM; NASDAQ:GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announced that it had become the first company to begin personalisation of EMV1 payment cards for the French financial market with the production of EMV-compliant payment cards for Societe Generale, one of the largest financial services…
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OTI to Provide MediSmart Solution to CareCross Healthcare Network

CareCross Health Is a Leading Primary Healthcare Provider in South Africa; OTI Will Generate Revenues on MediSmart Hardware, Software and Licensing Fees Cupertino, CA, February 17, 2004–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card systems, announced today that they have been awarded a contract…
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AOS-Hagenuk B.V. Joins Smart Card Alliance

’s-Hertogenbosch, February 6, 2004–In a long awaited first strategic step, AOS-Hagenuk B.V. joined the Smart Card Alliance as a full member in order to establish sales, marketing and support services in the USA. The Smart Card Alliance is a non-profit organization formed in 1992 working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology in the…
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Datacard Begins Shipping Versatile New Desktop Card Printer

Company accelerates shipments to meet strong demand for new Datacard SP55 card printer Minnetonka, Minn., January 26, 2004–Datacard Group today began shipping their new, technologically advanced desktop card printer that offers a variety of enhanced features, including 180 card-per-hour print speed, with edge-to-edge imaging as well as optional duplex printing, magnetic stripe encoding and smart…
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Philips and IBM Join Forces in the RFID and Smart Card Marketplace

San Jose, Calif., January 26, 2004–Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and IBM today announced a major initiative to jointly develop customer systems for radio frequency identification (RFID) and smart card applications. Working together, Philips and IBM will combine their industry expertise to address the growing need for advanced high-security smart cards and RFID…
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JCB Offica Solution Goes Mobile

Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 22, 2004, (JCN Newswire)–JCB Co., Ltd., the international payment brand, is offering a trial service for Mobile Offica™, a contactless chip and mobile solution that offers corporations cashless payment and office access control functions through ‘NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode® FeliCa Preview Service’ for mobile phones. The trial service, available until July 2004, marks…
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Datacard Introduces Two Image Capture Solutions for its Family of Photo ID Systems

Key features include single-click capture, auto-cropping and live video Minneapolis, Minn., January 22, 2004–Datacard Group today introduced two image capture solutions that offer smooth, seamless integration with the company’s best-selling digital photo ID systems. The new Datacard® Tru™ photo solutions greatly improve speed, simplicity and user control in the photo ID production process. The new…
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$93 million NASA smart card project awarded

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently awarded a $93 million task order to Maximus, Inc, Reston, Va., to assist NASA in developing a state-of-the-art smart card for agency employees and contractors to access facilities and information systems. NASA is spearheading this government pilot program, which has been in the planning stages for two years…