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Certification Achievement for Service and Support Teams Provides Enhanced Standards of Customer Support

London, February 26, 2008–VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it has gained ISO9001:2000 Certification for the provision of post-delivery services for EFTPOS solutions for its EMEA client services group. The certification, the first of its kind for VeriFone, was awarded after a Surveillance Audit by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance, the UK’s top assessors for ISO certification.

Tokyo and Singapore, February 21, 2008–JCB and CASSIS International (CASSIS) announced today an agreement to collaborate in an experiment to test NFC over-the-air (OTA) services. JCB and CASSIS International will jointly demonstrate end-to-end secure contactless payment issuance services for NFC mobile phones. The demonstration will begin this April with the following services to ensure secure over-the-air registration of customer data:

• Application and security life cycle management
• Creation of security domain on-the-fly
• Secure EMV data processing for JCB application
• Load, install, block, un-block and delete application
• Customer service and audit

Vélizy, France, February 21, 2008–Thales is Platinum Sponsor of the seventh Citizen ID Forum, the global summit on government-driven citizen ID programs, taking place at the Rotana Beach Hotel and Towers in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., on February 25-26, 2008.

Objective is to increase customer value with the delivery of secure identification

Irvine, CA., February 21, 2008–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that it has joined forces with the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies Group (ITG). Leveraging the long-term trust customers have in the HID brand worldwide, the merged organization will now operate as one company: HID Global. The overall objective of the merger is to strengthen the value proposition to our customers by optimizing the combined resources and capabilities of HID Global and ITG, specifically in the areas of technology development, innovative identity solutions and enhanced worldwide delivery.

Princeton Junction, NJ, February 21, 2008–The Smart Card Alliance is accepting nominations for its “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) awards, recognizing those who have significantly impacted and influenced the market for smart cards in North America. The OSCA Awards will be presented during CTST 2008 - The Americas Conference, the newly combined Smart Card Alliance Annual meeting and SourceMedia’s CTST conference, being held May 12th through 15th, 2008 at the Orange County Convention Center West, in Orlando, Fla.

Validates Company’s Commitment to Customer Satisfaction

Aix en Provence, France, February 20, 2008–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that the company achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for quality management. Assessment was conducted by Bureau Veritas, the world’s second largest conformity assessment and certification services group, and validates the efficiency of INSIDE’s dedicated and systematic quality program. Bureau Veritas certification makes INSIDE one of an elite group of companies that have demonstrated continuous improvement of the quality policies specified by ISO 9001:2000 standards.

Advanced System Includes eStickers, Enrollment and Personalization Infrastructure, and Border Control System for ePassports

Fort Lee, NJ, February 19, 2008–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ- GM: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, announced today that it will supply its end-to-end ePassport and border control system to be implemented in a European country. OTI will be providing eStickers which enable the upgrade of existing passports to ePassports, and an advanced infrastructure for ePassport issuing and border control passenger inspection and verification. The system meets the latest standards for electronic passports set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the European Union. OTI has already received initial orders to supply the system to the country’s passport issuing National Center and border control stations following a successful pilot. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second quarter of 2008. Total orders are expected to reach several millions of dollars over the next few years.

First Java™ PKI electronic health insurance cards in Europe

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, February 19, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the leader in digital security, today announced that it will provide leading Health Sector specialists ZZZS and Cetis with a comprehensive solution for the latest generation of electronic health cards for Slovenian citizens. This new electronic health card is the first of its kind in Europe to feature a Java public key infrastructure (PKI) that will further secure the online health system via a digital signature for health professionals.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, February 14, 2008–The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council is off to an exciting start to 2008, with newly elected officers and steering committee, the first in a series of industry roundtables this month, and a new Web site full of educational resources.

MicroRead Chip Vaults Company to Industry’s Center Stage

GSMA MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13, 2008–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard, contactless chip technologies, today announced that its MicroRead® product was selected as the winner of the coveted GSM Association (GSMA) Mobile Innovation Global Award 2008 for Most Innovative Device-Centric Technology. The prestigious award showcases INSIDE’s innovation and increases awareness among leading industry investors and mobile operators of MicroRead as a technology with the potential to revolutionize mobile services. The award was presented on February 12 at the Annual Global Mobile Awards during GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, a global trade event featuring new wireless technologies and applications.