Smart Card Talk

February 2005 • Volume 10 Number 2

Member News

Infineon and SPYRUS Partnership Delivers First Products Incorporating New

San Jose, Calif. - February 16, 2005 - SPYRUS, Inc. and Infineon Technologies today announced the availability of personal authentication and security products to support the Global Information Grid, utilizing the new suite of advanced crypto algorithms known as "Suite B." Suite B is expected to be the de facto standard to protect data for decades to come, for both government and business users. [ read the full release ]

Gemplus launches smart identity management systems for North American businesses
SafesITe Enterprise and SafesITe Corporate help companies consolidate security infrastructure and secure access to buildings and networks with a single smart badge

Luxembourg and San Francisco, CALIFORNIA – RSA 2005 Conference, February 14, 2005 – Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 – GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces the launches of SafesITe Enterprise and SafesITe Corporate, two new smart identity management systems tailored to meet the needs of large enterprises and growing corporations based in North America. The two systems are based-on Gemplus’s global smart card-based identity management solution suite, SafesITe, and combine network and building access control on a single, smart badge for enablement of two-factor authentication and the consolidation of security infrastructures. [ read the full release ]

HSPD-12, ePassports Headline Smart Card Alliance 4th Annual Smart Cards in eGovernment Conference

Princeton Junction, NJ, February 10, 2005 ˆ Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and chip-enabled U.S. passports headline the agenda at the Smart Card Alliance 4th Annual Smart Cards in eGovernment Conference and Exhibition on March 9th through 11th, 2005 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference brings government and industry leaders together in an interactive, educational forum to discuss and debate the important business and technical issues involving government adoption of smart cards. [ read the full release ]

Gemplus takes the SIM into the Multimedia Age with GemXplore Generations
A new range of cards from 128KB to 1 GB representing a breakthrough in SIM design and memory, generating value for all 3GSM networks

Luxembourg and 3GSM World Congress, Cannes, 11 February 2005, Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's leading provider of smart card based solutions, today launches its new range of SIM cards designed to support mobile network operators in their business and technology challenges arising from multimedia convergence. GemXplore Generations offers increased flexibility, larger memory and unrivalled performance as well as innovative services to help mobile operators build differentiating service offers for their customers. [ read the full release ]

SUPERCOM COMPLETES INSTALLATION OF DYNAGATE RAPID-DEPLOYMENT ACCESS CONTROL

New York, NY, and Ra'anana, Israel, February 1, 2005 - SuperCom Ltd. (OTCBB: SPCBF.OB; Euronext: SUP), a leading provider of smart card and electronic identification (e-ID) solutions, today announced that it has deployed the DynaGate portable, wireless access control solution for two new commercial U.S. customers: a shipping terminal located in the U.S. and a major U.S. based construction company with worldwide presence. [ read the full release ]

Expanded test phase for U.S. electronic passports will incorporate smart card technology from Giesecke & Devrient
G&D, through its partner EDS, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Government Printing Office

Munich, January 28, 2005. - The U.S. Government aims to begin issuing the world's most secure passport by the end of October this year. A chip embedded in the travel document will store information related to the passport holder. To ensure the most effective technology is selected, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) expanded the test phase by an additional round of contract awards. The GPO has requested that technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), together with its partner Electronic Data Systems Corp (EDS), supply covers for the electronic passport incorporating an RFID inlay. [ read the full release ]