Category: NFC News

Gemalto Web-Services Enable Leading European Financial Institution to Launch its Picture Card Program

A simple and convenient online tool for creating a unique personal card Cartes tradeshow, Villepinte, France, November 13, 2007–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announces that a leading European financial institution has selected its service offering to implement a large-scale picture card program. Gemalto’s CardLikeMe™ is a web-based solution that allows cardholders to…

HID Global’s Crescendo™ Smart Cards Receive “Works with Windows Vista” Logo

The only off-the-shelf credential to offer both logical and physical access control compatibility IRVINE, Calif., November 13, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity and an ASSA ABLOY Group brand, today announced that its CrescendoTMsmart cards have earned the “Works with Windows Vista” logo for the Smart Card…

Gemalto to Provide NFC-SIM Platform for JCB’s Mobile Contactless Payment Solution

SIM-based NFC technology adds enhanced user experience, improved branding and greater market penetration Cartes tradeshow, Villepinte, France, November 13, 2007–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announces the successful integration of JCB’s contactless payment solution, J/Speedy™, onto its NFC SIM. In this way, Gemalto has provided both NFC-embedded mobile and SIM-based NFC options supporting…

World’s First: Gemalto and Lexar Launch Microsoft Vista™-Compliant Security Device for Digital Identification and Data Storage

Smart Enterprise Guardian incorporates smart card security and advanced Flash storage encryption technology to strengthen trusted business mobility Cartes tradeshow, Villepinte, France, and Arlington, VA, November 13, 2007–Gemalto, world leader in digital security, and Lexar Media, Inc., a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE: MU), a leader in advanced digital media and accessories, today introduced…

Texas Instruments Selects Certicom to Secure Next-Generation of Government-Issued Identification Documents

Certicom’s Elliptic Curve and RSA Cryptography to increase security and performance of TI’s smart IC platform MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and DALLAS, Texas, November 11, 2007–Certicom Corp. (TSX: CIC) today announced that Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) is licensing Certicom’s Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) technology to deliver enhanced security as part of the TI RF360 next-generation,…

Texas Instruments to Support MULTOS as First Secure OS on its RF360 Smart IC Platform for Government IDs

TI leveraging the StepNexus open-standard OS for its proven security and global prevalence in smart card applications Dallas, Texas, November 12, 2007–Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that MULTOS will be the first chip operating system supported on its advanced RF360 smart Integrated Circuit (IC) platform for electronic passport (e-passport) and government ID…

Athena announces first major win for its ASECard Crypto for ILM smart card

ASECard Crypto for ILM, the ASEPCOS powered Smart Card from Athena, was selected for a 10,000 user, Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, physical and logical security deployment. Tokyo, November 9, 2007–Athena Smartcard Solutions announced today that it has started delivery of its ASECard Crypto for ILM smart card for a 10,000 user customer, following successfully…

INSIDE Contactless, exclusive suppliers of “Pay by Mobile” NFC components

At the end of November 2007, six major banks, four mobile phone operators,, Visa Europe and MasterCard Worldwide will be launching the “Pay by Mobile” operation, an experimental contactless payment system. 1000 test customers will have mobile phones fitted with INSIDE Contactless’s MicroRead NFC component Paris, 9 November 2007–INSIDE Contactless, the leading NFC technology and…

Bell ID signs first South African partner

Bell ID is pleased to announce Opengate as its first partner in South Africa Rotterdam, 8th November 2007–Bell ID and Opengate have concluded a partnership agreement that will see Opengate operate as a reseller of Bell ID’s leading card and application management system: ANDiS. Opengate, formerly known as Intelliform, is a South African based company…

INSIDE Contactless ranked in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list for South of France

INSIDE Contactless named winner of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 OSEO prize in the Innovation category Aix en Provence, November 9th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, and leader in NFC technology, today announced the company has been awarded the Deloitte Fast 50 OSEO prize in the Innovation category….