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Oberthur Technologies and STMicroelectronics Team Up for NFC1 MIFARE DESFire™ SIM Card

Transport goes mobile with NFC MIFARE DESFire™ SIM from Oberthur Technologies and ST Paris, December 6th, 2010 – CARTES and IDentification–Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest provider of smart card based solutions, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in secure microcontroller ICs, today announced that they are working together to provide a new highly…
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Gemalto Wins 2010 Innovation Award at European Nanoelectronics Forum

Madrid, Spain, Dec 3, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that the CATRENE* Trusted Secure Computing project has won the “2010 Innovation award” at the Nanoelectronics Forum in Madrid. The forum is the largest European event in microelectronics and embedded applications and this award demonstrates Gemalto’s innovation capacity in the…
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LaserCard to Speak at Third Central European Electronic Card Conference in Warsaw, Poland, December 1 – 2

Mountain View, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010–LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD; http://www.lasercard.com), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, will take part in a panel discussion on “Modern European ID documents as tools for building an information society and trans-border services” at the Third Central European Electronic Card Conference (CEEC) being held December 1-2 in Warsaw, Poland. Uwe…
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PKO Bank Polski Selects Gemalto for First Large-Scale Rollout of EMV Contactless Payment Cards in Poland

Amsterdam, Dec 1, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has been selected by PKO Bank Polski for the migration of its entire portfolio of Visa debit cards for individual clients, from magnetic stripe technology straight to EMV contactless. PKO Bank Polski S.A. is the largest financial institution in Poland…
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Oberthur Technologies launches a PaperSIM Card

Paris, December 1st, 2010–Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has launched the PaperSIM, a premium sustainable plantbased SIM card body made from 100% paper. The PaperSIM is a natural high-tech card body composed of recyclable and biodegradable wood fibres designed to respect…
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INSIDE Sampling 0.13-Micron Family of EMV Smart Card Microcontrollers

New Devices Deliver Higher Security Level, Full Software Compatibility, Lower Cost Aix-En-Provence, France, November 30, 2010–INSIDE Contactless, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced it has started sampling new versions of its popular AT90SC secure EMV smart card microcontrollers based on 0.13-micron process technology. With performance and other improvements…
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Giesecke & Devrient brings Stronger Authentication to the Secure Voice Market with the Mobile Security Card VE 2.0

Munich, November 30, 2010–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is introducing a new microSD card to prevent cell phone tapping. The Mobile Security Card VE 2.0 contains a cryptocontroller which encrypts cell phone conversations and securely authenticates the user. Thanks to keys that are up to 521 bits long, based on elliptical curves, this one-of-a-kind cryptocard makes…
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INSIDE Contactless Passes 250 Million Unit Milestone for MicroPass Shipments

Sees Strong Growth, Opportunity Ahead as Dual-Interface Cards Emerge Aix-En-Provence, France, November 30, 2010–As INSIDE Contactless continues to build on its success in the contactless payment processor market, the company announced today that shipments of its award-winning MicroPass® intelligent payment platform have surpassed 250 million units worldwide. Regarded by most in the industry as the…