Category: NFC News

OTI is First Company to Receive Multi-Product Certification to Support MasterCard PayPass™

Receives MasterCard Certification for Both Card and Reader Solutions Full Solution to be Demonstrated at Cartes Show in Paris, November 2-4 FORT LEE, N.J., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (Nasdaq: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, for homeland security, micropayments, petroleum payments and other applications,…

STMicroelectronics Extends Contactless Secure MCU Family with 2-kbyte EEPROM Version for Cost-Sensitive High-Performance Applications

Financial institutions, mass transit operators, and card embedders will benefit from the latest addition to ST’s contactless ST19 smartcard chip range GENEVA, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has added a new contactless smartcard microcontroller with 2-kbytes of EEPROM–the ST19WR02–to its successful ST19 family of field-proven secure MCUs. ST is the world’s leading supplier of smart-card…

SCM Microsystems, OMNIKEY and Kobil Define New Standard for PINPad Smart Card Readers

Industry Leaders Standardize Implementation of Secure PIN-Entry for Smart Card Applications FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–SCM Microsystems (Nasdaq: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), OMNIKEY and Kobil Systems have agreed on a joint standard for developing smart card readers with integrated PINpads (Class 2 readers). The creation of a common specification for smart card readers with integrated…

Frost & Sullivan Honour Reiterates Gemplus’ Leadership in World Smart Card Readers Market

LONDON, England, October 28 /PRNewswire/–Gemplus has been presented the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in the highly competitive world market for smart card readers. The company was the number one smart card reader supplier in 2003, with a 21% market share, shipping some 1.9 million units. “Among the major smart card reader…

New 32-bit SIM Chip from STMicroelectronics Will Benefit Mobile Phone Multimedia Services

ST22N256 Doubles Multi-Media Message Storage Capability and Enables Advanced Phonebook and MMS Applications, Allowing Telecom Operators to Provide Enhanced 2.5G and 3G M-Services STMicroelectronics Will be At Cartes 2004, November 2-4, in Paris, Booth 3E14 GENEVA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new smartcard MCU in its ST22 range–based on the SmartJ™ Java-accelerated…

OATH Announces Charter to Drive Adoption of Open Strong Authentication

Cross-Industry Initiative to Drive Adoption of Strong Authentication Across Networks, Applications and Devices DENVER, Digital ID World, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/–More than 30 leading device, platform, and application companies supporting the initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) today entered into an agreement that forms a charter to drive the adoption of open, standards-based strong authentication technology. By…

ASK launches TanGO at Cartes 2004, a universal contactless platform

TanGO helps operators turn smoothly to multi-application Paris, October 26, 2004–ASK introduces TanGO a flexible Operating System for a new range of contact/contactless smart cards. TanGO addresses mass transit, access control and banking markets. It has been optimized to meet the three main requirements of contactless applications: speed, security and flexibility. TanGO is already available…

Cubic Awarded Contract for Smart Card System for Bus and Rail Transport in Modena, Italy

SAN DIEGO, (BUSINESS WIRE), Oct. 25, 2004–The Cubic Nordic branch of Cubic Transportation Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), has received a 3,500,000 Euro (US$4.287 million) contract from Azienda Trasporti Collettivi e Mobilita (ATCM) S.p.A. in Modena, Italy, to build, install and maintain an advanced fare collection and revenue management system that will…

J4 MediSmart and OTI announce first deployment of MediSmart™ in the U.S.

Installation to Start at HARMONEX® Outpatient Mental Health Services Planned Expansion in 2005 to Include Network of Affiliated Practitioners Fort Lee, NJ and Atlanta, GA, October 20, 2004–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, micropayments, petroleum payments and other…

JCB Develops Contactless Credit for MOPASS

Tokyo, Japan, Oct 19, 2004 (JCN Newswire)–JCB, a leading international payment brand, has developed contactless credit for MOPASS cards conforming to ISO/IEC14443 for Type B communications. The MOPASS card (MObile PASSport), created in cooperation with Hitachi Ltd., combines smart card microprocessor functions with the flash memory card format for use in PCs, mobile phones, PDAs…