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August 2005 • Volume 10 Number 8 |
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Member News
CardLogix, a leading U.S. smart card manufacturer, announced today that it has joined the Leadership Council of the Smart Card Alliance, the world's largest smart card industry association. A general member since 2003, CardLogix now takes a larger role in the shaping of alliance policy and activities, which accelerate the adoption of smart cards throughout the world. CardLogix manufactures smart cards, software and other components for the secure transaction of data and value for a variety of applications such as government, healthcare and transportation. As an alliance member, the company contributes to industry and technical White Papers and attends its annual conference as well. [ read the full release ]
The Smart Card Alliance, the authoritative voice for the rapidly growing smart card industry, will hold its 13th annual conference at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, October 11 – 14, 2005. This premier event for North America has been expanded to cover opportunities emerging in Latin America and will showcase leaders and innovators in the use of smart cards across all industries and market segments in the Americas. [ read the full release ]
The two leading card organizations Visa International and MasterCard international have certified the personalization process of EMV payment cards in GD Iberica, the Spanish subsidiary of the international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). G&D thereby fulfils all quality and security requirements for the card organizations that are required for the writing and processing of customer data on chip-based payment cards. [ read the full release ]
For network operators who want to launch memory intensive applications and offer an individual customer service portfolio, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), together with Samsung Electronics, is now the first to provide a 512 Kilobyte (U)SIM card. It is the latest member of the UniverSIM Callisto product family with a uniform chip platform for five different memory capacities, ranging from 32 up to 512 kB. Based on today’s Java Card technology, the new chip platform combines the advantages of an extended memory capacity with high flexibility and short time-to-market for new mobile applications and services. [ read the full release ]
Alacris® Inc., a leading developer of certificate management and identity assurance software products, today announced that Alacris idNexus 3.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is now available. idNexus for Microsoft 3.0 provides extended lifecycle management support for digital certificate, smart cards and USB token based identity assurance solutions in enterprise Windows environments. [ read the full release ]
OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, is pleased to announce that Patrick Comiskey has joined OMNIKEY Americas as regional sales director. Patrick will focus on growing and supporting OMNIKEY’s reseller, VAR, and distribution partner base in the Americas. [ read the full release ]
Today, international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will be opening its Government Solution Center (GSC) in Berlin, Germany. The heart of the GSC will be a presentation room showcasing innovative products and solutions for government agency related applications. The branch office, located in Berlin’s government district, also has conference and meeting rooms. Directly next to the GSC are located the Berlin offices of IT security service provider Secunet AG. Their proximity to G&D's new premises will allow visitors to acquaint themselves with the technologies and solutions offered by the G&D affiliate as well—all in one location. [ read the full release ]
Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 – GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces that it renewed its multi-year supply agreement with Cingular Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the United States, for Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards and was selected as one of Cingular’s primary suppliers of Universal SIM (USIM) cards. Cingular is currently using Gemplus’s SIM cards for Enhanced Network Selection and advanced data services for its GSM subscribers. [ read the full release ]
Secure electronic transaction solutions provider Keycorp Limited (ASX: KYC) today announced that its latest MULTOS smartcard technology had been selected for a new multifunction ID card for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and their families. [ read the full release ]
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