Princeton Junction, NJ, July 15, 2010–The Smart Card Alliance endorses the Obama Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), developed under the auspices of the President’s Cyberspace Policy Review by the National Security Staff and an interagency writing team.

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Princeton Junction, NJ, June 22, 2010–Today, at least one smart card has been shipped for every person on the planet, with the globally installed base of smart cards estimated to have surpassed eight billion in 2009. In the Americas, the number of smart cards is expected to grow to 1.2 billion by 2014. More research, and new information on the state of the smart card market in the Americas, can be found in a new study, ”Smart Cards & Smart Card ICs–Americas–2010,” created by IMS Research in association exclusively with the Smart Card Alliance.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, JUNE 14, 2010–The Smart Card Alliance has released a paper summarizing and highlighting key concepts in the new government document, “Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) Roadmap and Implementation Guidance.” The Alliance white paper, FICAM in Brief, is available on the Smart Card Alliance Web site.

Highlights From the Smart Card Alliance Annual Meeting

Princeton Junction, NJ, May 25, 2010–The need for trust in identity is at the foundation of our society and economy. How to establish that trust, protect it, and tie it uniquely to an individual, particularly in online transactions, were the topics that dominated the many identity sessions at the Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference, held last week in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Payments Highlights From the Smart Card Alliance Annual Meeting

Princeton Junction, NJ, May 25, 2010–The first U.S. financial institution to issue EMV chip cards, the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU), explained how it is responding to the needs of its international travelers, and Wal-Mart, the largest U.S. company, strongly advocated a move to chip and PIN at this week’s Smart Card Alliance annual conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, May 19, 2010–The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council announced today a June webinar reviewing the growing threat of medical identity theft and the policies and technology solutions that can address it. The free webinar, “Medical Identity Theft,” will be held Tuesday, June 8th from 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. Registration can be found at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/202974049.

Winners: Bank of America, ViVOtech, Gemalto, and Kelli Emerick

SMART CARD ALLIANCE 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SCOTTSDALE, AZ, MAY 19, 2010 – The Smart Card Alliance today announced the winners of its prestigious “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) awards. The awards were announced during the Smart Card Alliance 2010 Annual Conference, being held this week at the Camelback Marriott Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Princeton Junction, N.J., May 14, 2010–An essential element for effective U.S. immigration reform is providing a way to securely verify an individual’s identity, immigration status and employment eligibility. Currently, the system relies on the three basic American identity documents–birth certificates, state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards, and Social Security cards–which are easily and widely counterfeited. This conclusion is evident from the failure of immigration reform laws already in effect since 1986, and by reforms recommended in the report of the 9/11 commission as well.

Princeton Junction, N.J., May 5, 2010–The Smart Card Alliance today announced an additional smart card certification program for government identity and security professionals, the Certified Smart Card Industry Professional/Government (CSCIP/G) designation. The Alliance also announced its first two CSCIP/G exams, which will be held on June 29th and November 19th, 2010 in Washington, DC.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, April 20, 2010 – The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council released a new brief today on the rising threat of medical identity theft, calling for the use of two-factor authentication with smart card technology as the ideal way to protect patient identities and information.