Category: NFC News

Security across the Group: Endress+Hauser transnationally relies on time & attendance and access control from PCS Systemtechnik and LEGIC

The Endress+Hauser Group’s new Swiss corporate headquarters are located in Reinach near Basel. The “Sternenhof” Centre accommodates four divisions of the Group. A total of 400 staff are employed at the Centre. Zurich, March 2009 – When it chose a time & attendance and access solution, Endress+Hauser opted for the DEXICON Enterprise System with appropriate…

NXP to transfer its Mobile Services Business to Gemalto

Amsterdam and Eindhoven, March 6, 2009 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, and NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby NXP would transfer its mobile services business to Gemalto. The related unit based in Sophia Antipolis, France will continue to develop and…

LEGIC® technology in Spanish fitness centres Zest Health & Fitness provides security and flexibility

Madrid, Spain, March 5, 2009 – For around 10 years Zest has been offering its more than 11,000 members an exclusive service with a wide variety of offerings. Now with the contactless Smart Card technology from LEGIC the four fitness studios in Madrid are also optimising their infrastructures for visitors and staff. The first fitness…

Gemalto Personalizes and Distributes New CEPAS-Compliant Concession Cards Issued by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority

Amsterdam and Singapore, March 4, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is providing end-to-end personalization and distribution services for new CEPAS-compliant concession cards issued by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA). CEPAS stands for Contactless ePurse Application. It is an interoperable micro-payment platform for Singapore made…

Contactless Visa payWave cards of Cornèrcard go multi-functional with virtual LEGIC® all-in-one card

Zurich, Lugano, 3 March, 2009 – For the past year, Cornèrcard, one of the leading card Issuers in Switzerland, has offered a contactless Visa payWave credit card to its customers. It allows them to pay in glimpse of a second by simply waving the card in front of a reader. In the future, the card…

Gemalto Combines EMV, Contactless and Digital Signature for Banco Santander University Program in Spain

University Politecnica Catalunya is first to rollout this new technology Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 3, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is providing Banco Santander, a major European financial institution, with new technology for its well established university identity card program in Spain. The company is supplying…

Gemalto Finalist in U.S. SC Magazine Awards Program

AUSTIN, TEXAS – March 2, 2009 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been named a finalist in SC Magazine’s 2009 awards program for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. Gemalto’s Smart Enterprise Guardian (SEG) was named a finalist in the Excellence Award “Best multi- and second-factor solution” category, which recognizes companies…

New EDIsecure® CSM 2 Credential Scanning Module

Digital Identification Solutions launches new Credential Scanning Module at CeBIT 2009 in Hanover–can be now also combined with the LCP 9000 Laser Color Personalization System Stuttgart, Germany, February 25, 2009 – Digital Identification Solutions AG, a worldwide leader of identification solutions, presents at CeBIT Exhibition in Hanover, Germany, the new EDIsecure® CSM 2 Credential Scanning…

Utah Transit Authority Showcases Open Payment System for Transit

New electronic payment system unveiled at annual Smart Card Alliance event Salt Lake City, UT, February 23, 2009 – The Utah Transit Authority is showcasing its new electronic fare collection system this week at an event held in Salt Lake City by the Smart Card Alliance. The new electronic payment system for the transit agency…

Atmel and TazTag Collaborate to Offer the First Secure NFC Electronic Wallet

Rousset and Rennes, France, February 23, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and TazTag™, announced today that the two companies are collaborating to bring to market all-in-one contactless solutions to store and protect personal data. As a first step in their collaboration, TazTag is using the Atmel AT98SC016CU turnkey security module in TazCard™, the first…