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New Smart Card Alliance White Paper Addresses Parking System Applications

Princeton Junction, NJ, January 13, 2006–Americans have been looking for the right change to park their vehicles ever since 1935, and the parking industry has been seeking the most cost-effective and convenient collection method just as long. Both the $17 billion parking industry and the American public are about to experience a sea change of payment using smart card technology.

Project implementation expected to start in the first quarter of 2006

Qadima, Israel, January 10, 2006–SuperCom (OTCBB: SPCBF.OB; Euronext: SUP), a leading provider of smart card and electronic identification (e-ID) solutions, today announced an award of a tender to provide the technology for a biometric passport issuing and control system for a country in western Europe. The implementation of the project is expected to start during first quarter of 2006.

High speed, low cost, universal readers respond to demand in emerging markets

Sophia-Antipolis, January 10, 2006–ASK launches the RDR 400 series of contactless USB readers, designed for performance, security and ergonomics. RDR 400 readers are ideal for contactless logical/physical access control, identity, banking and PC-based applications.

Munich, Germany, January 4, 2006–Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX) today announced that its 66PE family of advanced microcontroller ICs (integrated circuits) for security applications have successfully passed the world’s most stringent security tests for chip card applications. This includes all eight contact-based 16-bit security microcontrollers in the 66PE family, used for secure payment transaction and identification applications, as well as the contactless interface security controller Infineon developed specifically for use in electronic passports.

New OEM Module Offers iCLASS Developers the Ability to Embed and Integrate Contactless Smart Card Technology into Small Form Factor Devices with Multiple Serial Interface Options

IRVINE, Calif., December 23, 2005–HID Corporation, 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 iCLASS OEM150 module. The OEM150 is a fully-functional Wiegand/serial, low-power, 13.56 MHz contactless smart card read/write module with a remote antenna designed for embedding into small-format products to enable iCLASS contactless smart card technology.

Minneapolis, MN, December 14, 2005–Sig-Tec Corporation, a provider of logical access desktop and laptop solutions, has incorporated full support for the OMNIKEY CardMan 5121 contactless smart card readers into its’ suite of logical access products.

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 our society.

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 C~suite solution set. C~keys provides users strong two-factor authentication that is as easy to use as a banking ATM card.

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 against the Government Printing Office’s (“GPO”) elimination of OTI from the competition for the United States Government’s Electronic Passport program. The Court’s written opinion remains under seal, pending the preparation of a redacted version.

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 Company began production of 22,000 Multi-Technology SmartCards for Microsoft Corporation. This was the second of four phases designed to replace older 32KB-chip cards used by all Microsoft employees and contractors. The previous smartcards had also been produced by Indala.