Category: NFC News

LaserCard Gets Green Light to Supply the Initial $8.8 Million of Secure Credentials for Angola’s National ID Program

Citizens to Benefit from Protection Offered by Optical Memory ID Cards MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, July 14, 2009 – LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today announced that the Angolan government has officially approved the design of its new national ID card, triggering production start-up by LaserCard for the initial supply of…

SCM Microsystems introduces popular CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording solutions to the U.S. market

Flexible Solutions Ideal for Organizations with Mobile Employees, Multiple Locations FREMONT, California and ISMANING, Germany, July 9, 2009 – SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced that its popular CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording solutions for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are now…

Universal Music and Gemalto Join Forces to Distribute Music Through Combination of DVD and SIM Card

Smart Video Card provides innovative combination of mobile connectivity and musical content Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 9, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has signed a partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, to jointly promote the Smart Video Card as a…

Italy’s National Police Force Selects LaserCard’s Secure ID Cards to Identify and Protect Employees

Second Italian Agency to Adopt Optical Memory Cards for Government Employee ID Program; Integrates Optical Memory, Contact, Contactless Chip and Biometrics Mountain View, California, July 7, 2009 – LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today announced that it has been awarded the contract to supply secure optical memory cards for the…

Gemalto to provide a new Queensland Driver License in Australia

Gemalto’s secure Sealys* eDriver License solution selected by Department of Transport and Main Roads in partnership with Prime Contractor Placard Pty Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Brisbane, Australia, July 7, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security announces that it will together with Prime Contractor Placard Pty Ltd provide several million…

InterSwitch Selects Gemalto’s Instant Issuance Solution to Accelerate Chip Migration for 30 Million Payment Cards in Nigeria

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 2, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that InterSwitch is deploying its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution to accelerate chip migration in Nigeria. InterSwitch is a leading provider of secure electronic payment solutions in Nigeria and comprises 25 member banks. Chip migration is ramping…

MTN Mobile Payment Program Operational in Uganda with Gemalto

Leading African operator makes m-payment accessible to the great majority Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 30, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has been selected by MTN Uganda for its nationwide mobile payment program. Service rollout started in March 2009 and to date, around 180,000 m-payment transactions…

New printers, cards and inlays based on LEGIC from card manufacturer BadgeCom

Zurich, Switzerland, May 19, 2009 – BadgeCom GmbH, a supplier of card printers, credentials and personalisation services, is a new partner of LEGIC Identsystems Ltd. The results of the partnership are new printer and chip card solutions which incorporate the LEGIC contactless smart card technology. BadgeCom is thus reacting to the constantly high demand in…