--- title: "NFC News Archives - Page 76 of 106 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/76/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/76/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)NFC News # Category: NFC News ### HAVERHILL, United Kingdom, April 28, 2006–HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it is set to host the company’s second “Be Secure” charity promotion at this year’s IFSEC tradeshow in Birmingham, UK on the 8–11 of May. This promotion follows the great success… ### Salzburg, Zurich–SKIDATA AG and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd jointly announce the market introduction of a SKIDATA Combi Card. The new contactless ‘keycard iso combi LEGIC advant’ combines the SKIDATA access solutions with the wide choice of LEGIC advant all-in-one-card applications. It will increase services and convenience for guests and partners in tourist destinations. The new SKIDATA… ### Amiga-enabled Mega memory GalaxSIM® cards provide content portability Munich/Prague, April 25, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a leading supplier of smart cards and system solutions for mobile communications, payment and identification, and Amiga, Inc., a provider of cross-platform enabling technology for digital multimedia, demonstrate on SIM 2006 exhibition in Prague the use of Amiga’s technologies with… ### High Security Multi-Application Device Expands Market for Hypercom LAS VEGAS, ETA Annual Meeting & Expo, April 20, 2006–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today introduced the new P4100 PIN Pad, the first universal RF-enabled multi-application PIN entry device designed to meet the rigorous new PCI (Payment Card Industry) security standards established by Visa International and MasterCard International… ### RFID Viruses Pose No Threat for Access Control Applications IRVINE, Calif., April 17, 2006–“RFID is a broad term that encompasses everything from simple devices that contain a few thousand transistors and feature little or no security to contactless smart cards which are tiny computers that contain several million transistors and incorporate military grade security,” said… ### Zurich. LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Intercard AG, the market leader in the personalisation of plastic cards in Switzerland, agree on a licence partnership and strengthen their joint position. Since 1988, Intercard AG has been a successful supplier of products and services in the… ### AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS and PARIS, (MARKET WIRE), 04/13/2006–Axalto, the world’s leader in microprocessor cards, today announced it has supplied the electronic covers for the new passports being issued as of today by the Hauts de Seine prefecture (issuing authority in France). Axalto, in coordination with a group of French industrial players, has worked alongside Imprimerie… ### Visa Launches Programs to Expand Card Acceptance and Usage in Small Ticket Segments SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2006–From morning coffee to laundry to parking, purchases less than $25 represent a significant share of U.S. consumer spending. Small is getting even bigger, as Visa is leading the way in making these everyday purchases faster, secure and… ### April 11, 2006–Card Technology reports that Tom O’Donnell, senior vice president of Chase Card Services, has stated that Chase hasn’t seen fraud related to contactless transactions and that customers have not called Chase with this concern. Click here to read the full story. ### New process eliminates time consuming need to “manually” personalize mobile Munich/Las Vegas, April 06, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and MasterCard International today announced, at the CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas, the launch of the world’s first full-scale over-the-air (OTA) secure personalization payment solution for mobile phone-based payments, developed and managed by G&D. The solution… [ ** ](#)