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Member News
Proposed Passport Card with RFID Technology Bad News for Privacy and Security, Says Smart Card Alliance
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, October 19, 2006 – Using the long read range radio frequency identification (RFID) technology the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State Department are proposing for passport cards will do little to increase the security of the nation's borders, and opens up possibilities that U.S. citizens could be tracked, the Smart Card Alliance said today. The Alliance contends that a more privacy sensitive and secure passport card solution using the same contactless smart card technology found in the new electronic passports (ePassports) can improve border security without causing delays at crossings. [ read the full release ]
SmartTRANS with PIN readers from Integrated Engineering receive GSA approval
Amsterdam, 18th October 2006 - Integrated Engineering, a world leading powerhouse in the contactless smart card industry, announced today that its SmartTRANS with PIN has also been approved by the US General Services Administration (GSA) for the FIPS 201 program. After the approval of Integrated Engineering’s standard SmartTRANS reader, the SmartTRANS reader with PINpad has been included on the GSA Approved Products list. [ read the full release ]
LEGIC Identsystems supports FIPS 201 Federal Government Interoperability Specifications
October 16, 2006, Chicago, Illinois - LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, announced that its contactless smart card technology supports the US government standard FIPS 201 for physical access control systems (PACS V2.2). FIPS 201 is a United States federal standard that specifies Personal Identity Verification requirements for federal employees and contractors. [ read the full release ]
Virgin Mobile Fosters its Branding Strategy with Gemalto Advanced SIM cards
MVNO Conference, Barcelona, October 10, 2006 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces an exclusive two-year agreement to supply its SIM cards to Virgin Mobile. Working in close partnership with the MVNO, the Gemalto teams have developed a customized product that will enable Virgin Mobile to benefit from the increased flexibility and responsiveness required to bring its own brand of services to market. The Gemalto cards will allow subscribers to securely access and enjoy a wide range of value-added services as soon as Virgin Mobile makes them available. The cards have been designed to support an extensive selection of applications such as dynamic menus and information on-demand. [ read the full release ]
Smart Card Alliance White Paper Examines Convergence of Contactless Financial Payments and Transit
Princeton Junction, NJ, October 9, 2006 – Wouldn’t it be convenient if you could pay for your subway or bus fare with your contactless credit or debit card, the same way you pay for fast food or groceries? A new white paper from the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council, Transit and Contactless Financial Payments: New Opportunities for Collaboration and Convergence examines trends in both the financial payments and transit industries and discusses how the two industries could work together to make this a reality. The white paper is available at no charge from the Smart Card Alliance web site at www.smartcardalliance.org. [ read the full release ]
Speakers from Microsoft, Government and Healthcare Point to Smart Cards as Solution to Digital Identity Security
SMART CARD ALLIANCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SAN DIEGO, October 6, 2006 – The role of smart cards in proving and protecting identities in a digital economy and for e-government was the focus Wednesday and Thursday at the Smart Card Alliance annual conference in San Diego. Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey delivered a keynote address about the current global situation on terrorism, and provided his perspective on its implications for security. [ read the full release ]
Integrated Engineering ‘s SmartTRANS readers receive GSA certification
Amsterdam, 5th October 2006 - Integrated Engineering, a world leading powerhouse in the contactless smart card industry ,announced today that its multi-technology reader, SmartTRANS, have been approved by the US General Services Administration (GSA) for the FIP201 program. The SmartTRANS reader is the first contactless smart card multi-technology reader that is included on the GSA Approved Products list. [ read the full release ]
Giesecke & Devrient Provides Cards For The First Contactless EMV Card in Europe
Munich, October 5, 2006—This summer, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) began conducting a trial using dual interface EMV debit cards, the first financial institution in Europe to do so. The cards were supplied by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), the world's second largest smart card manufacturer. The project means that contactless payment cards, which are already a success in the USA, have now made their way to Europe. With their cards, the RBS staff users are able to pay small amounts by merely tapping them past a reader.
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Spotlight on Contactless Payment Trends as Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference Opens
SMART CARD ALLIANCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SAN DIEGO, October 4, 2006 – Trends in contactless, mobile and transit payments were the focus as the Smart Card Alliance kicked off its annual conference in San Diego.
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Smart Card Alliance Presents Outstanding Smart Card Achievement Awards
SMART CARD ALLIANCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SAN DIEGO, October 4, 2006 – The Smart Card Alliance today announced the 2006 awards for “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) in the North American smart card industry during its annual conference. Selected for awards were the U.S. Department of State for Outstanding Issuer Organization, Gemalto for Outstanding Supplier Organization and Neville Pattinson, director, technology and government affairs, Gemalto North America for the Outstanding Individual Leadership Award.
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Cubic’s Transit Smart Card Systems, Services Earn Frost & Sullivan 2006 Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award
SAN DIEGO, CALIF., OCTOBER 3, 2006 – Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB), has been named as the 2006 winner of the Frost & Sullivan Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award for the company’s advances in smart card technology used in public transit fare collection systems. The award from Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, is given each year to a company whose proven industry leadership has succeeded in moving the state of the industry forward.
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cubic Transportation Systems for its Pioneering Smart Card Technologies and High Value Proposition for Clients
Palo Alto, Calif. — October 3, 2006 — Frost & Sullivan selected Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., one of two major business segments of Cubic Corporation (Amex:CUB), as the recipient of the 2006 Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award in the smart card mass transit market in recognition of its inventive strategies for the advancement of smart card technology.
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Smart Card Alliance Commissions Survey and Finds Contactless Payment a Quick Hit with Consumers
Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, October 3, 2006 – Like a great new undiscovered restaurant, contactless payment is a big hit with consumers who have tried it but still not well known, according to new research produced independently by Javelin Strategy & Research for the Smart Card Alliance. Javelin Founder and President James Van Dyke presented the survey results today to industry leaders gathered in San Diego for the annual Smart Card Alliance conference.
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LEGIC® sets standards for battery powered door locks
LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading supplier of contactless smart card technologies for personal identification applications, is expanding the functionality of its LEGIC advant product line to battery powered applications, while meeting the FIPS 201 US Federal Government’s Personal Identity Verification specifications.
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Frost & Sullivan Lauds Atmel for Exceptional Growth Strategy Leadership in the World Smart Card IC Market
LONDON, September 28 - The 2006 Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership Award is presented to Atmel for its outstanding performance in the world smart card IC market in 2005. In particular, the company is commended for its performance in the microcontroller market where strategies designed around price, technology development, constant product innovations, and marketing enabled Atmel to consolidate its second position. An expanding portfolio - both products and applications - as well as a growing presence in the banking market further underline Atmel's receipt of this award.
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DATACARD GROUP STRENGTHENS COMMITMENT TO OPEN STANDARDS WITH NEW DATACARD® OPEN PLATFORM DRIVER
San Diego, Calif. — September 25, 2006 — Datacard Group today announced that it has developed the Datacard® Open Platform driver as part of its ongoing commitment to open standards. This unique interface, now available for free download at www.datacard.com/openplatformdriver, allows card issuers to deploy Datacard® SP Series card printers with Linux and other operating systems supporting the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
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DATACARD GROUP INTRODUCES SOLUTIONS NETWORK
San Diego, Calif. — September 25, 2006 — Datacard Group today introduced the Datacard Solutions Network at the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) Seminar and Exhibition. Datacard Group formed this network to help its customers easily locate interoperable products and services—including secure identity, access control, network security and asset tracking—offered by the company and its affiliates.
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ASSA ABLOY joins with Cisco Systems to bring network intelligence to the door
ASSA ABLOY today announced a collaboration with the worldwide leader in IP networking, Cisco Systems®, to develop compatible technologies allowing the convergence of physical and logical access. On display in the United States for the first time at the ASIS show in San Diego, the joint demonstration from the two companies features a “network door” solution combining ASSA ABLOY’s new standards-based Highly Intelligent Operation (Hi-O™) lock-technology system with Cisco’s patent-pending IP-based converged access-control technology.
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New Smart Card Alliance White Paper Gives Government Agencies Tools to Begin Implementing FIPS 201 Compatible PACS Systems
Princeton Junction, NJ, September 25, 2006 – Next month, government agencies face the deadline to begin issuing a single smart card credential to all government employees and contractors for both physical and logical access. In order to aid organizations with the physical access control system (PACS) aspect of the implementation, the Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council released a new white paper today, Considerations for the Migration of Existing Physical Access Control Systems to Achieve FIPS 201 Compatibility. Additional Smart Card Alliance educational resources that support FIPS 201 implementation will soon be announced.
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