Category: NFC News

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL APRIL 17th

WIMA NFC Developers Summit, Monaco, April 17, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, and leader in NFC technology, today announced its partnership with Mobile Distillery, a specialist java mobile porting Software Company, to develop an interoperable Java ME solution for NFC developers. INSIDE and Mobile Distillery’s partnership project aims…

Sports Fans to Catch More Action when Making Purchases with MasterCard PayPass

Several Arenas Join Football and Baseball Stadiums by Accepting Contactless Payments to Improve the Fan Experience Purchase, NY, April 16, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide today announced that three arenas, home to three National Hockey League (NHL), two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an array of special events are accepting MasterCard® PayPass™, a contactless payment option. Now…

INSIDE Names Rajesh Sharma its New Director of Technical Services

Aix en Provence, France, April 16th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Rajesh Sharma to its North America Operations, to help address the growing demand for its industry leading contactless payment technology. Rajesh Sharma joins INSIDE as Technical Services Director for the…

Gemalto Smart ID Card Approved for U.S. Government Deployment

GSA approved identity credential compatible with legacy and new physical access control systems Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, Washington, DC, April 13, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, today announced it is the first company with a smart identity credential for U.S. federal employees and contractors that works with both existing HID physical access…

Gemalto First with Complete Card Management and Personalization Solution Approved for U.S. Government Deployment

Now available on GSA Approved Product List Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, Washington, DC, April 13, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, is the first company with a complete solution for card management and personalization that meets the new U.S. federal identity credential requirements. Now government agencies and departments can obtain credentials and all…

Athena announces support for Microsoft Windows Smart Card Framework with its ASEKey Crypto Smart Card Token

ASEKey Crypto, the ASEPCOS powered Smart Card Token from Athena, successfully completes the pilot program for smart card minidrivers certification making it approved for Windows Vista deployments Tokyo, April 9, 2007–Athena Smartcard Solutions announced today that its ASEKey Crypto smart card token successfully completed the Microsoft certification program for smart card minidrivers. Minidrivers are essentially…

INSIDE’s recently announced partnership with Infineon and a strong involvement in the Smart Card Alliance place the company at the forefront of Contactless payment and NFC

Aix en Provence, France, April 12, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that the company will present its next generation Payment and NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies and services at Cards Asia on booth 4H05, from 25 to 27 of April, 2007. With over 10 years experience…

RSA and Hirsch Electronics Team to Demonstrate Physical and Logical Security Convergence

SMART CARDS IN GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE/Washington D.C., April 10, 2007–RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), and Hirsch Electronics, a leading provider of physical security management systems, today announced that they will be demonstrating the interoperability of their physical and logical access systems at the Smart Cards in Government Conference–to be held April 10-13 in…

Gemalto Technology Empowers World’s First Secure SMS-Based Mobile-Payment Service

Belgium’s BASE leverages Gemalto highly secure m-payment solution Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 10, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Belgian mobile operator BASE with a comprehensive solution which allows its subscribers to perform secure payment by just sending an SMS. This revolutionary service is extremely convenient,…