Category: Member News

JCB Prepares for Expansion

New Advanced Technology Team Propels Emerging Technology Business Forward LOS ANGELES, May 5 /PRNewswire/–JCB, one of the five international payment brands, announced a management realignment reinforcing the importance of advanced payment technologies. Masahiro Omoto was appointed executive vice president and general manager of the Advanced Technologies Department. His responsibilities include smart card migration, secure e-commerce…

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…