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Giesecke & Devrient and Samsung first to introduce 512 kB SIM-platform

UniverSIM Callisto offers five different memory configurations using one basis Munich, August 3rd, 2005–For network operators who want to launch memory intensive applications and offer an individual customer service portfolio, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), together with Samsung Electronics, is now the first to provide a 512 Kilobyte (U)SIM card. It is the latest member of…

The Smart Card Alliance Announces Opening of Latin American Chapter

Americas Security Expo, Miami Beach, FL, July 19, 2005–The Latin American smart card market is growing, due to many market factors including the migration of mobile telecommunications operators to GSM, the financial sector migration to EMV, the move to smart transit fare cards and new government and commercial secure identification initiatives. Responding to these market…

Raak Technologies and Open Domain Sphinx Solutions Team to Offer a Comprehensive Card-enabled Logon Solution With PKI Card Interface

Austin, Texas, July 11, 2005–Raak Technologies and Open Domain Sphinx Solutions announced today that they have teamed to offer a comprehensive card-enabled logon solution. This teaming effort will combine the technology strengths of both companies, providing the end-customer with a full-featured card-enabled logon solution that includes a built-in PKI card interface. The Sphinx Logon Manager…

Oti Contactless Reader Solution Receives Certification For Visa Contactless Payment Program

Saturn 5000 Contactless Reader Receives Approval By Major Contactless Payment Programs in the US Fort Lee, NJ, July 18, 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, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that its Saturn 5000 contactless…

Gemplus paves the way for future Java CardTM platform

Luxembourg and JavaOneSM Conference, San Francisco, 27 June 2005–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card-based solutions, today announced a new prototype for its future generation of Java Card™ products. This latest innovation responds to an industry-wide need for a multi-featured micro-application server platform that will benefit from…

Hypercom Terminals Star in MasterCard Promotion at Major League Baseball All-Star Game FanFest

80,000 Fans Tap for Prizes With Optimum T4100s and Smart Cards in Baseball Giveaway Event PHOENIX, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) took center field in a MasterCard International “FanFest Scorecard” promotion at the Major League Baseball John Hancock All-Star Game FanFest in Detroit. An estimated 80,000 attendees at the five-day event relied on Hypercom…

Gemplus Launches GemInstant™ PayPass™ and Enhances U.S. Production Capability for Contactless Payment

Gemplus Receives Full Certification From MasterCard® International for GemInstant™ PayPass™ LUXEMBOURG and Horsham, PENNSYLVANIA, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today launched its GemInstant™ PayPass™ solution for contactless payment. The company also confirmed that it received full certification from MasterCard® International for GemInstant™…

New German Passport to Contain Contactless Secure Chips from Infineon

The German government is using highly secure chips developed by Munich-based semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX) in an effort to make counterfeiting and unauthorized use virtually impossible in future electronic passports, which the German Passport Office intends to issue as of November 2005. Infineon will also be supplying a special chip package developed…