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CTA Moves Open Fare Collection Project Forward

September 28, 2010–The Chicago Transit Authority is preparing the next phase of its move toward an open fare payment system that could introduce the use of contactless credit cards, debit cards and prepaid cards to ride the system. CTA is issuing a Request for Proposal today on the design, implementation, and operation of an open…

INSIDE Contactless First to Be Certified for STAR CertiFlash

MicroPass-Based Implementation Receives Type Approval from STAR Network Aix-En-Provence, France, September 28, 2010–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that its award-winning MicroPass® payment processor is the first implementation to receive type approval from the STAR® Network for its STAR CertiFlash™ contactless PIN debit security application. INSIDE’s MicroPass-based implementation…

LaserCard Corporation Receives $2.8 Million Order for Costa Rica Foreign Resident Cards

Optical Security Media ID Cards Bolster Border Security Mountain View, Calif., Sep. 16, 2010–LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, has received a follow-on purchase order valued at approximately $2.8 million to supply Costa Rica’s Immigration Authority with Foreign Resident Cards. The credentials feature LaserCard’s optical security media, the same technology at…

Gemalto’s U.S. Secure Production Center Awarded NASPO Security Assurance Certification

Austin, Texas, Sept 21, 2010–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced its advanced manufacturing and service center in Montgomeryville, PA., has received the security assurance certification from the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO). The audit renewed the certification of Gemalto’s security practices and procedures against the ANSI/NASPO Class II “Assurance Standards for…

ViVOtech teams up with DeviceFidelity to instantly enable popular smartphones into contactless payment and loyalty devices

Combining ViVOtech mobile wallet and over-the-air (OTA) provisioning software with DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay™ microSD technology brings payments, loyalty, transit, tickets and coupons to popular Blackberry and iPhone devices Santa Clara, CA and Richardson, TX, September 8th, 2010–Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless NFC readers,…

AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Software Portfolio Becomes FIPS 197 Certified

Torrance, CA, September 2, 2010–AMAG Technology, a security management and digital video solution provider, announces that its Symmetry Security Management software portfolio has obtained Federal Information Processing Standard 197 (FIPS 197) certification. FIPS 197 is the US Government specification for the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has set up…

Are you still walking, or have you started cycling?

Zurich, August 2010–If you want to get around quickly and efficiently in Swiss cities like Lausanne, Vevey, Yverdon or Fribourg, then the hassle of looking for somewhere to park or wearing out the soles of your shoes could soon be a thing of the past. An innovative LEGIC based bike sharing system is taking over…