Smart Card Talk

January 2008 • Volume 13 Number 1

Member News

INSIDE Contactless Chosen as Finalist for Mobile Innovation Global Awards 2008
Company’s MicroRead™ Chosen in Most Innovative Device-Centric Technology Category

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, Jan. 24, 2008 - INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that it was chosen as a finalist for the GSMA Mobile Innovation Global Awards 2008 in the category for Most Innovative Device-Centric Technology. INSIDE’s MicroRead™ product implements Near Field Communications (NFC) with several unique technical features, which has resulted in its selection by most of the 12 GSMA-sponsored “Pay-Buy-Mobile” trials around the world. The Mobile Innovation Global Awards are designed to help thousands of small and medium-sized companies who are developing innovative mobile products and services reach mobile operators globally. Hundreds of companies compete each year, and only 10 finalists are selected. [ read the full release ]

Gemalto's Personalization Center in Poland Achieves MasterCard® and Visa Accreditations
Gemalto aims to serve the growing market in Poland, with the number of credit cards forecast to more than double from 4.1 million in 2006 to 11 million in 2010, an average annual growth rate exceeding 40%*

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jan 18, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces successful completion of MasterCard® and Visa certifications for its Tczew, Poland, personalization center towards the issuance of EMV (Europay MasterCard Visa) smart banking cards. These accreditations will allow Gemalto to locally support its bank customers in their migration to chip based cards, as rollout is due to start in the coming months. Gemalto’s Tczew facility offers Polish banks a wide range of services including data processing, card personalization and fulfillment. In addition, it provides value-added solutions such as banking cards customized with a personal picture and advanced packaging. The company has already secured contracts with two major Polish banks for EMV personalization and value-added services. [ read the full release ]

Federal Ruling Gives States Power to Set Higher Standards for REAL ID Driver's License, Says Smart Card Alliance
Adding chip technology would pave the way for secure, efficient online e-government services for states

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, January 14, 2008–In its final ruling on minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security left the door open for states to decide for themselves if they want to set higher standards for secure REAL ID driver’s licenses and e-government services. [ read the full release ]

CoreStreet to Provide Credential Validation Infrastructure to Saudi Arabian Government
CoreStreet joins partner Entrust to deliver e-government solution to protect 27 million citizens

Cambridge, Mass., January 14, 2008–CoreStreet, a leader in software for smart credential and convergence programs, today announced that the Saudi Arabian Government will be using CoreStreet’s validation technology as a key component in its new national ID card initiative. [ read the full release ]

Gemalto and Nagravision Achieve a World's First by Demonstrating an End-to-End OMA BCAST Smartcard Profile Interoperability Solution

First ever integration and testing of the complete value chain was implemented at Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)TestFest 21
Nagravision and Gemalto first to successfully demonstrate interoperability between head-end equipment and a Mobile TV card in full compliance with the OMA BCAST SCP 1.0 specifications
Nagravision’s OMA BCAST SmartCard Profile head-end solution is available today and Gemalto’s one will be available early 2008 providing all the functions needed to protect broadcasted service and content

Cheseaux, Switzerland and Paris, France, Jan 14, 2008–Nagravision, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD) company, and Gemalto (Euronext: NL0000400653 GTO) announced today that they achieved a world’s first by demonstrating a fully operational, end-to-end OMA BCAST Smartcard Profile 1.0 Solution for mobile TV services. [ read the full release ]

Gemalto Achieves Latest SECCOS Certification for its Banking Cards in Germany
Ready now for mass deployment, Desineo Seccos 6.1 allows German banks to offer the EMV Common Payment Application to their customers and ease SEPA deployment in Germany

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jan 10, 2008 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces its Desineo banking card has been certified by the Zentraler Kreditausschuss (ZKA) in compliance with the Secure Chip Card Operating System (SECCOS) version 6.1 specifications. The Gemalto Desineo banking card product is one of the most advanced in the world: it incorporates both banking applications such as the electronic purse Geldkarte and the electronic cash access offline, the Girocard EMV (Europay-MasterCard-Visa) application and the EMV Common Payment Application (CPA). It also integrates the TAN generator functionality for secure home banking, and other applications such as digital signature (certified according to the German Digital Signature act SigG/SigV), electronic ticketing and Marktplatz loyalty. [ read the full release ]

Gemalto to Provide Yemen's National Electronic ID System
Turnkey solution includes 10 million cards to be rolled out for the Parliamentary elections in April 2009

Amsterdam & Sana’a, Yemen, Jan 9, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that it has been selected to deliver the electronic ID cards solution commissioned by the Ministry of Interior of Yemen for the next national elections. Under the contract, Gemalto will implement the whole solution including enrollment processes, creation of a secure biometric national registry, maintenance, local support, training and integration services, as well as provide the 10 million smart ID cards that will see Yemen step in the digital security era. The first cards will be delivered to the Yemeni citizens during first half of 2008, and the program will reach completion by April 2009 when the population is to vote for the new Parliament. [ read the full release ]

Secure Services Corp. Achieves Milestone in United States Identity Protection with the Launch of the SSC SHAPE Card Management Solution

Downers Grove, Illinois (November 6, 2007rev.)–Secure Services Corp. (SSC), a leader in developing unique solutions for secure information and communication has achieved a milestone within the United States. SSC has successfully integrated their Secure Health and Privacy Environment (SHAPE) Smart Token® with TecSec’s Constructive Key Management® (CKM®) cards with Intercede’s MyID smart card and identity credential management platform. SSC is one of the first companies in the US to offer the Healthcare market a complete smart card-based ID solution that enables secure online access to patient medical information, reduces insurance fraud through quick patient identification and proof of insurance, and enables doctors to collect payments more quickly. [ read the full release ]

CPI Card Group Wins Élan Award for Card Manufacturing Excellence

CPI Wins Élan Award for Card Manufacturing Excellence CPI Card Group is pleased to announce receipt of another prestigious International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) Élan Award at the Annual Card Manufacturing EXPO. The winning card, the Victoria’s Secret–I Love You Card, was selected for the People’s Choice Élan Award for Card Manufacturing Excellence. This award is open to every card entry in the contest, regardless of category. This year, ICMA accepted more than 90 entries in seven categories. [ read the full release ]