Smart Card Talk

October 2004 • Volume 9 Number 10

Member News

Atmel Receives 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership for Smart Card ICs

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, together with Frost & Sullivan, a global leader in growth consulting, announced today at the Smart Card Alliance Conference, San Francisco, that Atmel has been presented with the prestigious Frost & Sullivan award for Global Competitive Strategy Leadership, in recognition of its achievements in the smart card IC market throughout 2003. [ read the full release ]

OATH Announces Charter to Drive Adoption of Open Strong Authentication
Cross-Industry Initiative to Drive Adoption of Strong Authentication Across Networks, Applications and Devices

More than 30 leading device, platform, and application companies supporting the initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) today entered into an agreement that forms a charter to drive the adoption of open, standards-based strong authentication technology.[ read the full release ]

SCM Microsystems Delivers Smart Card Readers for Belgium's National e-ID Program

SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY) today announced it has delivered smart card readers to international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) for use in Belgium's National e-ID program. Belgium is becoming the first European country to standardize the electronic identity card. By the end of 2009, every Belgian citizen will be required to own an electronic ID card. To meet this requirement, close to ten million cards will be issued to the country's citizens over the next three to five years. [ read the full release ]

Cubic Awarded Contract for Smart Card System for Bus and Rail Transport in Modena, Italy

The Cubic Nordic branch of Cubic Transportation Systems Limited, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), has received a 3,500,000 Euro (US$4.287 million) contract from Azienda Trasporti Collettivi e Mobilita (ATCM) S.p.A. in Modena, Italy, to build, install and maintain an advanced fare collection and revenue management system that will link bus and rail services to a common contactless smart card. In addition, ATCM awarded Cubic a five-year contract extension, valued at approximately 300,000 Euro (US$350,000) per year, on its existing service contract. [ read the full release ]

Richard Clarke Addresses Smart Card Industry, Sees Government Use of Smart Cards as Step to Widespread Corporate Use
Adoption Grows with U.S., Canada Shipments to Top 100 Million in 2004, Industry Estimates

Former national security advisor Richard Clarke sees Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 driving smart card use across the federal government and speeding adoption by enterprises, according to remarks made in a keynote address at the Smart Card Alliance Fall Annual Conference held in San Francisco last week. [ read the full release ]

Smart Card Alliance Fall Annual Conference Presents Outstanding Smart Card Achievement Awards
Dan Cunningham, DoD Defense Manpower Data Center and Axalto Honored

The Smart Card Alliance last night presented its OSCA awards for outstanding individual and organization achievement in the smart card industry for North America during its annual conference. The OSCA award judges honored Dan Cunningham as Outstanding Individual; the Department of Defense's Defense Manpower Data Center as Outstanding End User Organization; and Axalto as Outstanding Supplier Organization. [ read the full release ]

JCB Develops Contactless Credit for MOPASS

JCB, a leading international payment brand, has developed contactless credit for MOPASS cards conforming to ISO/IEC14443 for Type B communications. The MOPASS card (MObile PASSport), created in cooperation with Hitachi Ltd., combines smart card microprocessor functions with the flash memory card format for use in PCs, mobile phones, PDAs and other information devices with a memory card slot. JCB demonstrated the card at the 9th JCB World Conference on October 18 and 19 in Kyoto, Japan. [ read the full release ]

Cryptography Research Sponsors Annual Smart Card Alliance Conference
Supports Industry Association's Mission to Accelerate Widespread Acceptance of Smart Card Technology

Continuing its support of the smart card industry, Cryptography Research, Inc. today announced its sponsorship of the 2004 Fall Annual Conference of the Smart Card Alliance being held here October 18-20. Cryptography Research, best known in the smart card industry for its discovery of Differential Power Analysis (DPA) and its patented countermeasures to prevent these attacks, is the sponsor for the 2004 Outstanding Smart Card Achievement awards dinner and reception being held Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. [ read the full release ]

Smart Card Leader Hires New CEO for U.S. Division
Giesecke & Devrient Has Brought Gary Glickman on Board to Lead the U.S. Cards and Solutions Business Unit

Giesecke & Devrient, a global provider of banknotes, secure documents, processing equipment and smart cards, has hired Gary Glickman as CEO of Giesecke & Devrient Cardtech, Inc., the Cards and Solutions subsidiary in the U.S. On October 1, Mr. Glickman assumed responsibility for the U.S. Cards and Solutions business unit, which includes contact and contactless smart cards, traditional magnetic stripe cards and card solutions for the government, enterprise, transit, health, payment and telecommunications market areas. Mr. Glickman is based out of G&D's North American Headquarters, located in the technology corridor of Northern Virginia. The Dulles complex incorporates smart card production capabilities with an R&D center, sales, marketing, order management, customer support and a new technology demonstration center. [ read the full release ]

SuperCom, Ltd. Raises Approximately $3.5 Million in Private Placements

SuperCom, Ltd. (Euronext: SUP), a leading smart card and e-ID technology integrator and solutions provider serving governmental and commercial markets, today announced that following its announcement dated July 1, 2004 regarding the process of raising funds through private placement, it has raised approximately $3.5 million of gross proceeds in new private equity financing. [ read the full release ]

ActivCard Provides Smart Card Management and Enterprise Single Sign-On Software to New IBM Identity Management Security Solution
Organizations Can Now Simultaneously Protect Their Information Assets and Their Physical Assets Organizations Can Now Simultaneously Protect Their Information Assets and Their Physical Assets

ActivCard Corp (Nasdaq: ACTI - News), a leading global provider of strong authentication and trusted digital identity solutions for secure remote access, single sign-on and enterprise access cards, today announced its participation in a major breakthrough security solution, designed to help businesses and government agencies protect their data, computer systems and facilities from unauthorized users. [ read the full release ]

Smart Cards Provide Strong Authentication and Enhanced User Convenience for Logical Access Security, According to New Smart Card Alliance Report

Smart card technology can provide organizations with strong authentication and enhanced user convenience for logical access security, according to a new report from the Smart Card Alliance released today. “Organizations of all sizes and in all industries are anxious to improve the way they identify users to their networked systems,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. “We created this white paper to show how organizations can use smart cards in combination with one or more authentication technologies to achieve significantly strengthened security.” [ read the full release ]

Smart Card Alliance Announces New Board Leadership for 2005

The Smart Card Alliance has announced a new board of directors members and its seven-member 2005 executive committee. The Alliance's new board of directors held elections of its executive committee at the organization's annual conference in San Francisco. The executive committee will lead and direct Alliance activities for the year ahead. [ read the full release ]

Commerce department award to help US Smart Card firms develop Latin American market

The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) awarded $288,000 to Smart Card Alliance (SCA). SCA plans to increase awareness in Latin American markets about the benefits of smart card technology. The ultimate aim is to connect potential business partners and facilitators. The project includes adding Latin American focus days to an annual conference in Miami, establishing an SCA Latin America chapter, linking U.S. smart card firms with government and Latin American business representatives, launching a new SCA Latin America conference, and establishing an exposition in Mexico. [ read the full release ]