--- title: "Member News Archives - Page 215 of 220 - Secure Technology Alliance" description: "The Secure Technology Alliance publishes members news from industry organizations and partners." language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/member-news/page/215/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/member-news/page/215/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Member News # Category: Member News ### PHOENIX, September 24, 2002–National Processing Company (NPCR), a leading provider of merchant credit card processing and a wholly owned subsidiary of National Processing, Inc. (NYSE: NAP), has signed a multi-year agreement with Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC), a leading global provider of electronic payment solutions, to provide Hypercom’s fast, secure and easy-to-use ICE? 5500Plus and T7Plus… ### MasterCard M/Chip, Version 4, Designed to Address Range of Industry Needs Purchase, NY, and Waterloo, Belgium, October 3, 2002–Responding to feedback received from its member financial institutions around the world, MasterCard today announced the release of MasterCard M/Chip, version 4 (M/Chip 4), a highly flexible smart card application for credit and debit cards. The new… ### LONDON, (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug. 20, 2002–SchlumbergerSema, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), today announced that it has signed a contract with Hutchison 3G UK Limited (Hutchison 3G) to supply USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) smart cards and provide training and support. The contract calls for SchlumbergerSema to deliver its Usimera(a) cards to Hutchison 3G… ### Now More Than 6 Million MasterCard Branded Smart Cards in the Region Singapore, August 26, 2002–MasterCard International today announced that it has issued more than 6 million MasterCard branded smart cards in Asia/Pacific to date. This is a 65 percent increase in smart card issuance within a span of six months. At the end of… ### Strategic Partnership Promotes Smart Card-Based e-Payments BRAINTREE, Mass. and SEVRES, France, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/–Caradas, Inc., a leading provider of smart card authentication technology, and XIRING, a global provider of smart card based-security solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to further increase consumer and merchant confidence in e-commerce payments through the use of smart cards. As… ### DynCom Licenses Smart Chip Technologies’ Loyalty Patent and Software For Multi-Application Smart ID Card IRVINE, Calif., SALT LAKE CITY, and FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Smart Chip Technologies (OTC: SCTN) is pleased to announce that DynCom, Inc., an innovator in the animal identification market, has contracted to license the SCTN loyalty patent (US Patent #5,806,045)… ### SAN DIEGO, (BUSINESS WIRE), Oct. 15, 2002–The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) today launches a new fare collection system, developed by Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB). “The rollout of this equipment will mean added convenience to our customers and will improve our station management,” said… ### MINNETONKA, Minn., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq: IDNX) and Northrop Grumman Information Technology (IT) announced today that the two companies have delivered to the Department of Defense (DoD) technical demonstrations to test and evaluate biometric technology as an added layer of security for the DoD’s new department-wide Common Access Card. Northrop Grumman IT is a… ### FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–ActivCard® (Nasdaq: ACTI; Nasdaq Europe: ACTI), the leader in IDentity Management (IDM) software, today announced that the ActivCard Corporate Access Card™ (CAC) solution–based upon proven technology developed initially for the U.S. Department of Defense–is now available for the enterprise. The Corporate Access Card solution is a modular suite of software products… ### AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/–Inside Contactless, formerly known as Inside Technologies, announced today the appointment of Stephen Riegel, former Texas Instruments Business Development Manager for the East Coast US as Vice President of Business development for the North American region. Inside Contactless has hired Mr. Riegel to drive business development activities in this region. Stephen… [ ** ](#)