Category: NFC News

ASK RFID labels pass EPCglobal Inc’s Hardware Interoperability Test

Westport, CT, September 3rd, 2004–ASK, leading provider of RFID products, today announced its successful participation in the EPCglobal Hardware Interoperability testing. EPCglobal Inc. is a not-for-profit organization entrusted by industry to establish and support the EPCglobal Network™ as the global standard for real-time, automatic identification of information in the supply chain of any company, anywhere…

OTI & Atmel Receive First Commercial Orders To Support Mastercard® Paypass™

OTI/Atmel Solution Receives MasterCard Certification San Jose, CA, & Cupertino, CA, August 25, 2004–Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions, including secure microcontrollers and smart card ICs and On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, for homeland…

Axalto Named Cingular Supplier

Austin, TX, August 26, 2004–Axalto (Euronext NL0000400653 AXL), the world’s leading provider of microprocessor cards, announced today that Cingular Wireless has named Axalto a supplier of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards for its GSM-based wireless services. The new agreement extends the existing supplier relationship. “Axalto is pleased to support Cingular in the achievement of its…

SCM Microsystems Teams Up with Sharp on Contactless Smart Cards for Electronic Passport

ISMANING, GERMANY and FREMONT, CA, August 24, 2004–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard SMY) announced today that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with Integrated Circuit Group of Sharp Corporation for the development, sales and marketing of contactless smart card readers. Under the agreement, SCM will further develop its contactless reader/writers to be…

McDonald’s® Expands Cashless Payment Options For Customers With MasterCard Paypass

Oak Brook, IL, August 18, 2004–McDonald’s® today announced an agreement to accept MasterCard® PayPass™, a new “contactless” payment option utilizing radio frequency technology at select McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. Participating McDonald’s restaurants in Dallas and the New York metropolitan area will implement MasterCard PayPass later this year, with additional locations to be added in…

ASK contactless cards & tickets selected for the whole AFC Dutch system

Sophia-Antipolis, Aug. 1st, 2004–ASK was selected by Thalès, System Integrator for the global system, to supply the contactless cards and tickets for the Dutch public transports. The Netherlands will be one of the first countries in the world to have a full contactless AFC system on their whole public transportation network. The Dutch e-ticketing project…

NASA selects Philips’ advanced MIFARE DESFire contactless smart card chip technology to meet its secure facility access needs

Fast, Easy-Use Payment Technology for Drive-Thru Restaurants and Pharmacies–Speeds Check-Out Line, Boosts Profit Line Shorter lines, faster service, one less window stop and no need for cash are just some of the benefits that more consumers are enjoying at quick service restaurants nationwide thanks to global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation’s (NYSE: HYC) fast, easy-use…

HID Announces Support for United States Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification Version 2.1 with iCLASS™ Technology

GSC-IS V2.1 Compliant iCLASS Readers Output Federal Agency Smart Credential Number in Multiple Configurations Meeting Standard Communication Protocol IRVINE, Calif., July 14, 2004–HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced support for the United States Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification (GSC-IS) Version 2.1 (V2.1) based on…

“Global presence, local service” approach results in strong performance for leading provider of smart card solutions

Luxembourg, July 12, 2004–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces nine new customer wins in emerging smart banking markets in Asia Pacific, South America, and Europe. This growth is testimony to Gemplus’ improved market performance in a five year EMV drive, which has seen…

OTI Enters the U.S. Healthcard Market with MEDISMART™ Solution

Signs Distribution Agreement With J4 Technologies, Leading Healthcare VAR Medical Card Solution Complies With Recent DHHS Guidelines, First Installations Expected in August 2004 Cupertino, CA and Atlanta, GA, July 7, 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…