Category: Member News

Gemplus Awarded Contract to Deliver Smart Cards for Nationwide ID Program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Sagem Awards Gemplus a Contract in the Middle East to Deliver Over Two Million Cards to the UAE population Ministry of Interior of the UAE Deploying Smart Card-Based ID Program to its Citizens to Improve Quality of Public Service Sagem and Gemplus Collaboration Results in Second Successive ID Contract Win, Reinforcing Strength of Their Joint…

First Data and Hagenuk Join Forces to Provide Advanced Solutions for Secure ACH Transactions

Companies to Showcase aSuretee(SM) Digital Signature Technology in Hagenuk’s State-of-the-Art Smart Card Reader at CTST Show ORLANDO, Fla., CardTech SecurTech, May 14 /PRNewswire/–First aSuretee, LLC, a First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC) subsidiary, and Hagenuk USA, a leading innovator of secure smart card readers, today unveiled an Internet-based solution for Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment transactions….

ActivCard and Giesecke & Devrient Team to Deliver Comprehensive Java Card-Based Smart Card Solutions for Enterprise and Government

G&D’s Sm@rtCafe Expert Java Card Qualified as Compliant with ActivCard Secure Remote Access, Secure Desktop, and Digital ID Card Solutions FREMONT, Calif. and DULLES, Va., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–ActivCard® (Nasdaq: ACTI; NASDAQ EUROPE: ACTI), the leader in IDentity Management (IDM) software, and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a worldwide leading provider of smart cards and systems, today…

Minneapolis / St. Paul becomes first U.S. transit authority to implement Philips’ contactless smart card technology

Minneapolis / St. Paul’s Metro Transit has chosen Philips’ MIFARE technology to improve transit ticketing in the nation’s first seamless, contactless smart card technology system Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that its world leading MIFARE® contactless smart card technology has been selected by Metro Transit in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota…

Datacard Introduces Contactless Smart Card Module for High-Volume Card Issuance Systems

New module for the 9000 Series card issuance systems provides critical capabilities for emerging financial, transit and government card programs Orlando, Fla., May 13, 2003–Datacard Group today announced at the CardTech/SecurTech 2003 Conference and Exhibition it will make available a contactless smart card personalization module for the Datacard® 9000, 7000 and 500 Series card issuance…

Datacard Introduces Advanced RFID Capabilities for Desktop Card Printers

Datacard® Select™ and Magna™ Platinum™ Series card printers now offer broadest range of contactless smart card personalization capabilities Datacard Group today introduced a universal smart card platform for the personalization of radio frequency identification (RFID) cards at the CardTech/SecurTech 2003 Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. The new platform, which supports the industry’s widest range of…

SCM Expands with Dual Interface Contactless/Contact Smart Card Reader

CardTech/SecurTech 2003, Orlando, May 12, 2003–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, expanded its line of smart card readers today with a dual interface device that reads and writes to both contactless and contact smart cards. “There is a lot of activity now in…

Gemplus gains market share in 2002 and confirms leadership position for fifth consecutive year

Analysts confirm Gemplus’ leadership position during a pivotal year for smart card technology Luxembourg, April 30, 2003–Industry analysts have today confirmed that Gemplus (Euronext: Sicovam 5768 and NASDAQ:GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, has continued to gain market share with an increase to 32% of the smart card market. According to Gartner…

TSA Selects Maximus as the Contractor for Testing Various Technologies for TWIC

Adm. James M. Loy, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator today announced the awarding of a contract to Maximus of Reston, VA. Maximus will lead the efforts to field-test various technologies that will lead to a common and universally recognized Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) for all transportation workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of…

Schlumberger Releases Annual Smart Card Market Analysis; Momentum Returning with Key Developments in Mobile Communications, Banking and Public Sector Markets

PARIS, (BUSINESS WIRE), April 17, 2003–Schlumberger Smart Cards and Terminals (NYSE:SLB) released its annual smart card analysis today. After a year treading water, shipment rates of microprocessor cards surged back into double-digits with a 13% rise in 2002. Although the general economic climate impacted margins, there are still strong prospects: As a corollary of the…