Category: NFC News

SCM Microsystems Introduces Physical Access Control Terminals

CardTechSecurTech, WASHINGTON and FREMONT, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today introduced the Physical Access Control Terminal (PACT), the company’s first products for the physical access market. The announcement came at the 14th annual CardTechSecurTech exhibition, taking place April 26–29…

OTI to Demo Homeland Security Solutions at CTST Show in Washington, D.C., April 26-29

Smart ID Products to be Displayed Include Electronic Passports, Border Entry/Exit Control Systems and More Ohad Bashan: VP Global Marketing Presents on Wednesday, April 28 Cupertino, CA, April 20, 2004–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, announced today that it will be…

Giesecke & Devrient awarded contract for Austrian e-card

Eleven million electronic social insurance cards to be issued Munich/Vienna, April 21, 2004. International technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been awarded the contract for Austria’s planned social insurance card, known as the e-card. This major order comprises supply of a total of 11 million chip cards plus operation of an electronic card system,…

Hypercom Introduces High Speed Optimum Countertop and Handheld Wireless Card Payment Terminals for US Retailers

Global Payment Technology Leader Introduces Ultra Fast, High Performance, Multi-Application T4100 Countertop Terminal & ‘Always On’ M2100 Handheld, Wireless Payment Device PHOENIX, April 15, 2004–Global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today introduced the Optimum T4100 and Optimum M2100, two compact, high speed and high performance Optimum card payment terminals designed to speed transactions…

Faster, More Secure ‘contactless’ Transactions For Merchants, Consumers With Oti And Hypercom Technologies

High Volume Retailers To Benefit From OTI and Hypercom’s Technologies That Enable New, More Convenient, Faster Payment Programs Such as MasterCard PayPass™ CUPERTINO, CA and PHOENIX, AZ, April 13, 2004–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card systems, announced that it has teamed up…

Drexler Technology Finalizes Acquisition of Two German Card Companies

Mountain View, Calif., April 1, 2004–Drexler Technology Corporation (NasdaqNM:DRXR) announced that on March 31, 2004, it successfully concluded the acquisition of two related German card companies, Challenge Card Design Plastikkarten GmbH of Rastede, Germany, and cards & more GmbH of Ratingen, Germany, including their sales operations in the USA and Korea. These acquisitions provide Drexler…

AOS-Hagenuk teams with SCB Solutions, Inc. for smart card and secure identity systems deployment in North America

Arlington, VA, USA and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, March 30, 2004–AOS-Hagenuk B.V., a leading worldwide innovator of security-based Internet appliances and secure smart card readers, appoints SCB Solutions, Inc. as a reseller of its secure smart card readers for North American market. AOS-Hagenuk B.V. has appointed SCB Solutions, Inc. as a prime reseller of the AOSHagenuk…

HID Expands iClass™ OEM Product Line with Low-Power, 13.56 Mhz Contactless Smart Card Read/Write Module

IRVINE, Calif., March 31, 2004–HID, http://www.hidcorp.com, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced the expansion of its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) product family with the OEM50 module, a low-power, 13.56 MHz contactless smart card read/write module designed for embedding into small-format products to enable iCLASS™ smart…

HID iClass&Trade; Contactless Smart Cards Fly With CATSA to Deliver Interoperability and Multi-Functionality for Security Access Program

Major Deployment at Canadian Airports Offers Physical Access Control and Biometric Authentication IRVINE, Calif., March 23, 2004–HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that their combination Prox and iCLASS 13.56 MHz multi-technology contactless smart cards will be deployed at major airports in Canada as part…

Nokia, Philips and Sony establish the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum

Forum will drive industry-uptake of intuitive NFC technology that enables touch based interaction with electronic devices Hannover, Germany, 18 March 2004–Nokia Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) and Sony Corporation establish the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum to enable the use of touch-based interactions in consumer electronics, mobile devices, PCs, smart objects and…