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RFID Privacy Forum sets positive foundation for 2006

Host HID Corporation Brings Industry and Policymakers Together to Raise Awareness and Begin Dialogue On Critical Issues Sacramento, Calif., December 9, 2005–A recent privacy forum held in California is being hailed as a crucial first step in creating a positive framework for balancing public privacy concerns with the rapidly expanding uses for RFID technology in…
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CipherPass Licenses USB Tokens and Smart Cards From Raak Technologies

Agreement Enables CipherPass’ C~keys to Deliver Strong Two-Factor User Authentication Mobile Solution LOS ANGELES, CA, and AUSTIN, TX, December 7, 2005–CipherPass Corporation (OTC: CPHC.PK) announces an OEM licensing agreement with Raak Technologies, Inc., an emerging leader of strong authentication products and services. Raak’s RaakSign products will be integrated with C~keys, CipherPass’ latest release within the…
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OTI reinstated in US electronic passport project

Fort Lee, NJ, December 5, 2005–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments and other applications, said that the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. found in favor of OTI America, Inc. (“OTI”), in OTI’s protest…
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Indala Produces 22,000 SmartCards for Use by Microsoft Corp. Employees Worldwide

Leading Access Control Manufacturer Begins Production of Combination SmartCards Including 128KB.NET Chip for Network Access and Contactless Proximity Technology for Building Access San Jose, CA, December 5, 2005–Indala Corporation, an industry leading manufacturer of secure, contactless cards, tags, readers, and core electronics modules for physical and logical access control announced that beginning last week, the…
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New ID’s for Macedonia

Giesecke & Devrient awarded contract to provide e-passports, personal ID cards, driver’s licenses, and associated systems Munich, November 30, 2005–The government of the Republic of Macedonia has awarded international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) a contract to provide the country with electronic passports, personal identity cards, and driver’s licenses, as well as a corresponding,…
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Visa Facilitates Global Contactless Payments with New Specification

Provides Greater Flexibility and Ensures Cross-Border Interoperability PARIS, 15 November 2005–Visa International announced today the release of a global contactless payments specification that will ensure Visa cardholders can use their contactless cards worldwide while still providing issuers with the flexibility to customize programs to meet local market needs. The specification also provides additional security options…
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Duane Reade Implements Ingenico “tap And Go” Payment Solution

OTI Contactless Technology Integrated with Industry’s Leading Atlanta, GA–Ingenico, the world’s leading provider of electronic payment terminals, announced today the installation of the eN-Touch 1000 with contactless reading technology from On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5) at all Duane Reade locations by the end of 2005. The eN-Touch 1000 supports…
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Visa Offers Optimized Contactless Card

San Francisco, November 10, 2005–Visa today announced that it is expanding the Visa Smart Breakthrough program to include a new contactless chip solution. The program aims to improve the business case for chip technology worldwide by making cards, terminals and personalization solutions more cost effective to financial institutions, merchants and consumers. The new contactless chip…
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Wawa Customers Can Now Experience the Speed and Technology Of MasterCard PayPass

Convenience Store Chain Joins Growing List of Those Offering ‘Tap and Go’ Contactless Payment Technology Philadelphia, PA, November 10, 2005–Wawa, a leading convenience store chain with more than 540 locations in the mid-Atlantic region, today announced it will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™, a contactless payment option, in all New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware stores. Maryland…
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HID and Development Partners Demonstrate New iClass Contactless Smart Card Application Solutions at Cartes 2005

HID Showcases Seamless Integration of ID Badge Issuance, Logical Access, Mobile ID Verification, Biometric Authentication, and Cashless Vending Applications on iCLASS Contactless Smart Cards Haverhill, UK, November 9, 2005–HID Corporation, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it will demonstrate new 13.56 MHz iCLASS contactless…