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FreedomPay® Announces Full Integration with HID’s iCLASS® Contactless Smart Cards

WAYNE, PA, July 10, 2007–FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation’s largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its’ online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. “The FreedomPay cashless application, when…
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Gemalto Provides Morocco’s Méditel with Phonebook Backup Service

Easy-to-use solution allows Méditel subscribers to restore their personal contacts in just one click Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 5, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that Méditel has launched its phonebook backup solution that enables subscribers to retrieve their personal contact lists in a very simple and convenient way….
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Gemalto Rolls Out Unprecedented Nationwide Over-The-Air Campaign for Thailand’s Largest Mobile Operator, AIS

AIS updates nearly 8 million subscribers’ SIM cards across all of Thailand in record time thanks to Gemalto’s LinqUs* Over The Air Service Amsterdam, Bangkok, July 2 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the successful completion of an unprecedented campaign for Advanced Info Service Plc. (AIS), Thailand’s largest mobile…
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Wells Fargo, Visa Launch Mobile Payment Pilot

Three-Phase Test Based on Visa’s Mobile Platform; Initial Phase of Pilot Designed To Shed Light on Consumer Preferences and “Road-Test” Technology SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2007–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and Visa USA today announced the launch of an extensive mobile pilot to test consumer mobile payments and services. The pilot has three phases…
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Survey Results Reveal an Increase in Contactless Payments via New MasterCard Mobile with PayPass

A Majority of Trial Users Surveyed said they Enjoy Using a Mobile Phone to Make Daily Payments Taiwan, June 21, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide in collaboration with Taiwan Mobile and Taipei Fubon Bank today announced the initial results of a survey conducted in line with trial of MasterCard® Mobile with PayPass™. The survey results revealed that over…
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Atmel’s AT90SC12872RCFT Secure Microcontroller Qualified by FIME for ePassports Applications

Rousset, France, June 20, 2007–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today that FIME, an external and independent third party laboratory, has certified that Atmel’s AT90SC12872RCFT secure microcontroller is compliant with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and ISO 14443 specifications (contactless interface for smart card). The FIME report is available from Atmel upon request. Benoit Makowka, Atmel’s…
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ACS and MasterCard Worldwide Introduce Contactless Payments to Parking Areas at Major U.S. Airports

Customers will use MasterCard PayPass to ‘Tap & Go™ ’ and Quickly Exit Busy Airport Parking Lots Dallas, Texas, June 12, 2007–Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced that its airport parking applications in North America will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payments. ACS is the leader in large airport parking systems, with more…
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Beep, Beep! Visa and Creative Mobile Technologies Partner to Bring Faster Payments to Thousands of New York Taxis

Taxis Install State-of-the-Art Visa payWave Readers; Passengers Avoid Fumbling for Cash, Pay Faster SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2007–Visa, a global leader in payments, and taxi innovation expert Creative Mobile Technologies (CMT), today announced the launch of a program to enhance the payment experience for New York taxi passengers. The initiative, which started in June 2007,…
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New MicroPass Developers Kit for Contactless Payment Value-Added Applications is Available

Simplifies the process of incorporating microloyalty programs andtransit/access applications onto contactless payment cards Aix en Provence, France, June 12th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced the availability of a new software development kit that makes it easy for card manufacturers and other developers to incorporate MicroLoyalty and…
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Gemalto Wins First 3G-Ready, Over-The-Air Platform Project From China Mobile

Guangdong Mobile takes the lead with the next-generation SIM service platform deployment in China Amsterdam/Beijing, June 6, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, announces today that its Chinese joint venture, SAIT¹, is selected to deploy a new generation of service delivery platform for Guangdong Mobile, the largest subsidiary of China Mobile….