Category: NFC News

Gemalto and INSIDE Contactless Announce Availability of NFC Solutions Fully Compliant with Latest ETSI Standards

NFC chip and SIM card meet GSMA’s latest SWP handset requirements Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Aix-en-Provence, France, February 12, 2009 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, and Inside Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced availability of a Near-Field Communications (NFC) solution fully complying with the latest ETSI…

Thales to present leading edge government solutions as Platinum Sponsor of Citizen ID Forum in Abu Dhabi

Vélizy, France, February 11, 2009 – Thales, a leading international electronics and systems enterprise addressing security, aerospace and defense markets worldwide, is once again Platinum Sponsor of the Citizen ID Forum, the global summit on government-driven citizen ID programs, taking place at the Rotana Beach Hotel in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., on February 15-16, 2009. Thales…

International Jury Selects Finalists for Gemalto SIMagine Contest

Hosted by Gemalto in association with Samsung and Sun Microsystems, the tenth edition of the SIMagine Contest rewards the most innovative projects for wireless applications Amsterdam, the Netherlands, February 11, 2009 – The SIMagine developer contest challenges Java™ developers worldwide to present innovative Value Added Services for the cell phone. Expanding over the past nine…

T-Mobile Group Experiments Gemalto’s New SIM-Based Technology to Massively Deploy Mobile Applications

Smart Card Web Server makes high-end services available to more subscribers Amsterdam, the Netherlands, February 11, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that T-Mobile has selected Gemalto to develop prototypes of rich media applications based on Smart Card Web Server Technology (SCWS) in the SIM card. Gemalto…

LEGIC® at CeBIT: One card – a world of many applications

With the World of LEGIC the company presents at CeBIT 2009 its contactless smart card technology for personal identification in a large variety of applications, solutions and services. Zurich, February 10, 2009 – The focus of this year’s trade fair presence by LEGIC Identsystems Ltd from 3-8 March in Hanover/Germany is on the unmatched variety…

Gemalto Provides SIM-Based Windows® Live Mobile Instant Messaging to Personal Argentina

Customers of Personal Argentina can now access Windows® Live Messenger from their SIM card regardless of their type of mobile phone Buenos Aires, February 9, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the successful implementation of Microsoft’s Instant Messenger service built into Gemalto’s SIM cards. The innovation will…

INSIDE Celebrates Banner Year for MicroRead NFC Chip

String of Achievements Reinforces Company’s Leadership Role AIX EN PROVENCE, France, Feb. 6, 2009–Just one year since introducing its award-winning MicroRead® NFC device, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, will celebrate this innovative product’s outstanding series of successes and the company’s achievements in the NFC industry at next week’s Mobile…

Gemalto Wins Austin Business Journal Tech Innovation Award

AUSTIN, Texas, February 4, 2009 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has taken home one of the most coveted technology prizes in Austin with its Smart Enterprise Guardian (SEG) – the Tech Innovation Award for Hardware from the Austin Business Journal. “It is a great honor to be recognized by the Austin Business…

Gemalto and mChek Join Forces to Serve Mobile Payment Markets in South Asia

India-based mChek looks to offer its secured SIM-card-based mobile applications through partnership with Gemalto Singapore, February 2, 2009 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced its partnership with India-based technology partner mChek, a leading provider of mobile security, banking and payment applications, to bolster the range and choice of secured mobile banking…

Gemalto Teams Up with Venezuelan Bankcard Market Leaders to Accelerate EMV Migration

Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 30, 2009–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announced today that it is teaming up with two banking technology leaders to help banks in Venezuela move to a new, high-tech smart credit card that will better protect their customers from fraud and identity theft. Gemalto publicly declared an exclusive business alliance with…