Category: NFC News

International jury selects finalists for Gemalto SIMagine Contest

Sponsored by Gemalto, Samsung, Sun Microsystems, and mobile operators Maxis, MTN, Telefonica and TIM, the ninth edition of the SIMagine Contest rewards the most innovative projects for wireless applications Amsterdam, the Netherlands, February 6, 2008–The SIMagine developer contest challenges Java™ developers worldwide to present innovative Value Added Services for the cell phone. Expanding over the…

China Mobile selects Gemalto for first commercial Multimedia SIM deployment in Asia

Beijing and Amsterdam, February 6, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the leader in digital security, announced today its selection by China Mobile for its multi-site deployment of Gemalto FullMultimedia SIM (subscriber identity module) cards. The project is taking place in the Guangdong, Shanxi, Beijing, Jiangsu and Shanghai provinces and is the first large-scale multimedia SIM commercial…

CPI Card Group Acquires Didier

Littleton, Colorado, January 15, 2008–CPI Card Group announces that it has acquired Didier Printing Company, a privately owned secure card manufacturer based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This acquisition will allow CPI Card Group to expand the services offered to its customers with highly flexible and responsive customer card solutions. The combined business will have three…

Gemalto and Nagravision Achieve a World’s First by Demonstrating an End-to-End OMA BCAST Smartcard Profile Interoperability Solution

First ever integration and testing of the complete value chain was implemented at Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)TestFest 21 Nagravision and Gemalto first to successfully demonstrate interoperability between head-end equipment and a Mobile TV card in full compliance with the OMA BCAST SCP 1.0 specifications Nagravision’s OMA BCAST SmartCard Profile head-end solution is available today and…

CPI Card Group Wins Élan Award for Card Manufacturing Excellence

CPI Wins Élan Award for Card Manufacturing Excellence CPI Card Group is pleased to announce receipt of another prestigious International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) Élan Award at the Annual Card Manufacturing EXPO. The winning card, the Victoria’s Secret–I Love You Card, was selected for the People’s Choice Élan Award for Card Manufacturing Excellence. This award…

Fidelica Microsystems Announces Biometrically-Authenticated Smart Card

Integrated Biometric ID Technology Now Embedded in a Fully Flexible ISO-Compliant Card Format Milpitas, CA, December 4, 2007–Fidelica Microsystems, Inc., a pioneering developer of fingerprint imaging and authentication technology, announces the availability of the company’s FSC-3012 Biometrically Authenticated Smart Card. This biometrically-authenticated credential features a fully-embedded biometric system. Fidelica’s smart card is the first in…