Category: Member News

Gemalto to issue an additional 15 million eHealth cards in 2012 for AOK insurees

Germany’s largest health insurance fund to receive new batch of second-generation microprocessor cards Amsterdam, March 20, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will issue an additional 15 million second-generation eHealth cards (“eGK”, elektronische Gesundheitskarte) to AOK in 2012. AOK (“Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse”), the Health Insurance Fund, looks after around 25 million people,…

Watchdata WatchKey™ is the first PKI Token compliant with ICP in Brazil

RSA Conference, San Francisco–02 March 2012. Watchdata Technologies announced during the RSA Security Conference that one of its global products, the “WatchKey” USB PKI security token, has successfully passed all the NSH-1 compliance tests for ICP-Brazil. This is the first USB PKI security token fully compliant with the standards established in Brazil by the ITI…

Mobily Selects Gemalto for Machine-to-Machine Services in Saudi Arabia

First Middle Eastern deployment using M2M dedicated solutions Amsterdam, Mar 13, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces that Mobily, Saudi Arabia’s leading mobile operator, has selected Gemalto’s Machine Identification Module (MIM) for the deployment of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services. Gemalto’s MIM specifically meets the demanding and high durability requirements of…

Gemalto and Sony establish Global Agreement for FeliCa / Near Field Communication Technology

World Congress, Barcelona – Feb 28, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in Digital Security, and Sony Corporation have established an agreement to provide FeliCa / Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions globally. Under the agreement, Gemalto will incorporate FeliCa software technology into its UpTeq NFC SIM product lineup starting in 2012, offering mobile operators…

Gemalto Launches Highly Reliable, Next Gen-Ready Wireless Connectivity Solution for M2M, NFC and 4G LTE Services

End-to-end solution enables 100% coverage of operators’ subscriber base and provides a highly reliable environment for mission critical applications Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Feb 28, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the launch of the Advanced Connectivity offer, an end-to-end solution allowing 100% success rate for the download and…

G&D Selected by Intel to Provide Trusted Service Management of Embedded Secure Elements for Mobile Device Platforms

Munich/Barcelona, February 27, 2012–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a global security technology leader, has been selected by Intel to deliver lifecycle management of the embedded Secure Elements within Intel’s Smartphone Reference Device. G&D will manage the partitioning and key management of the embedded Secure Elements Over-the-Air. Embedded Secure Elements provide an additional protected area for security-sensitive…

G&D Provides NFC-Capable SIM Cards for Italy’s First Mobile Payment Pilot Project

Munich, February 22, 2012–Leading technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is supplying NFC-capable SIM cards to Nòverca, an MVNO, for Italy’s very first pilot project for mobile payments launched by Banca Intesa Sanpaolo. Six hundred employees and customers of Banca Intesa Sanpaolo can now use their mobile phones to make contactless payments in the northern…

Chase Selects Gemalto For Trusted Service Management

Chase expands business relationship with Gemalto to include its enterprise-wide mobile payments platform Wilmington, Del – Feb 27, 2012– Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced today that it has selected Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a leader in digital security, to provide its Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution for Chase’s enterprise-wide mobile payments platform. Gemalto’s TSM will provision…

Gemalto new Strong Authentication Solutions presented at RSA Conference

Delivers enhanced security and superior convenience for Windows DirectAccess users RSA Conference 2012, SAN FRANCISCO – Feb 27, 2012 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, will be demonstrating its broad range of strong authentication and one-time password (OTP) solutions, and the introduction of OTP login with Windows DirectAccess for remote and on-premise employees….

Gemalto Launches UpTeq NFC: the EMV-ready Advanced SIM Vault with Unmatched Security and Enhanced Post-issuance Servicing Capabilities

Increase ROI from post-issuance features enabling chip-payment level of protection for handling credentials and downloading applications after it is issued to consumers, and reduced complexity and risks. With the most comprehensive security certifications. Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Feb 27, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, launches the new UpTeq NFC…