Category: NFC News

New York Times Technology Columnist David Pogue to Keynote CTST 2008

NEW YORK, February 6, 2008–Always known for ‘scoring big’ with audiences, New York Times technology columnist and Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent David Pogue is bringing his rousing mix of music, wit and technological expertise to a special keynote luncheon at CTST 2008 on Wednesday, May 14th. “David Pogue is ‘the’ authority that consumers look to…

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…

INSIDE Contactless supplies NFC chips for most of the trials under GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative

Major step towards a global interoperable mobile payments system January 29th 2008, Aix en Provence–Over the next few months, 12 mobile operators will run trials of contactless mobile payment services in Australia, France, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and the U.S. as a precursor to commercial launches. The trials form part…

INSIDE Contactless NFC Chip Powers Payment Transactions for Most Handsets in GSMA Pay-Buy-Mobile Trials

A Major Step Towards a Global Interoperable Mobile Payments System AIX EN PROVENCE, France, January 28, 2008 – Over the next few months, 12 mobile operators will run trials of contactless mobile payment services in Australia, France, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and the U.S. as a precursor to commercial launches….

INSIDE Contactless Chosen as Finalist for Mobile Innovation Global Awards 2008

Company’s MicroRead™ Chosen in Most Innovative Device-Centric Technology Category AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, Jan. 24, 2008 – INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that it was chosen as a finalist for the GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Awards 2008 in the category for Most Innovative Device-Centric Technology. INSIDE’s MicroRead™ product implements…

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…