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Pets and Their Owners No Longer Have to Heel in Long Lines as PETCO Now Accepts MasterCard PayPass

Leading Pet Supply Retailer Joins Expanding List of Merchants Accepting Contactless Payment Technology to Offer Consumers Speed and Convenience Purchase, NY, September 13, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., announced today that MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, will now be accepted at all of PETCO’s nearly 900 stores located in 49 states…
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Atmel’s AT90SC256144RCFT Secure Microcontroller Qualified by FIME for ePassport Applications

Rousset, France, September 12, 2007–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that FIME, an external and independent third party laboratory, has certified that Atmel’s AT90SC256144RCFT secure microcontroller is compliant with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and ISO14443 specifications (contactless interface for smart cards). The FIME report is available from Atmel upon request. Jean-Pierre Enguent, Atmel’s Product…
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HID Global Offers “A Mullion Reasons to Upgrade” from Proximity to Contactless Smart Cards

Mullion-mount access control solution simplifies MiniProx® retrofit replacement IRVINE, Calif., September 11, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of the new mullion-mounted reader; the solution is ideally suited for upgrading from the popular MiniProx to iCLASS® (R15) or multiCLASS™ (RP15) access control readers….
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HID Global Expands multiCLASS™ Product Line to Offer Most Complete Multi-technology Migration Solution

“Ultimate Migration Tool” now includes keypad reader and solutions for simplified upgrade from mullion mounted MiniProx® to 13.56 MHz contactless smart cards IRVINE, Calif., September 10, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of new additions to the company’s versatile multiCLASS™ reader line. By…
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Central Bancompany is First Community Bank Holding Company to Announce it Is Issuing MasterCard PayPass Debit Cards

Tap & Go™ Payment Technology Provides Customers Speed and Convenience Jefferson City, MO, September 10, 2007–Central Bancompany, a community bank holding company based in Jefferson City, Mo., today announced it is providing customers with MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment technology. It is the first community bank holding company to announce it is issuing PayPass cards, the…
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Rollout of JCB Global Contactless Payment Program ‘J/Speedy™’ in Taiwan; World’s First Launch by Union Bank of Taiwan for Breeze Center JCB Card

Tokyo, Japan, Sept 7, 2007–JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), a major global payment brand and leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan, and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), JCB’s international subsidiary, announced the launch of the Breeze Center JCB Card with the J/Speedy™ contactless payment program in alliance with Union Bank of Taiwan (Union Bank)….
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Office Depot Becomes First Office Supply Superstore to Accept MasterCard PayPass

Growing List of Retailers Now Accepting MasterCard “Tap & Go™” Contactless Payments Purchase, NY, August 28, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide announced today that Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, will accept MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, in its more than 1,000 retail store locations nationwide. With a strong…
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Gemalto and NXP Join Forces to Boost Mobile NFC Solutions Deployment Around the Globe

Industry leaders to develop SIM products compatible with existing payment and public transport infrastructures AMSTERDAM and ARLINGTON, VA, August 21, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, and NXP Semiconductors, the independent company founded by Philips, today announced their collaboration on SIM-enabled Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions based on the Single Wire Protocol (SWP). Both…