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October 2007 • Volume 12 Number 10 |
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Member News
Smart Card Alliance Announces New Board Members and Executive Leadership for 2008 PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, October 26, 2007–The Smart Card Alliance today announced its 2007-2008 board and seven-member executive committee. “The Smart Card Alliance no longer simply recaps and reports what is happening in the smart card industry; we are influencing the direction and growth of the industry in government, enterprise, transit, banking and healthcare,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. “The members of the executive committee and board represent key industry leaders across these diverse markets and help shape the direction for the Alliance to play an influential role in North America, Latin America and also internationally.” [ read the full release ]
IRVINE, Calif., October 26, 2007–HID Global Corporation, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that its North Haven, CT manufacturing facility has been awarded the Connecticut Gold Shingo Prize. The award serves as recognition of a company that has continually solved challenging manufacturing process problems, and in the process, is working toward transforming into a world-class organization. [ read the full release ] Gemalto and Devon IT Provide Security and Efficiency for Healthcare Organizations CITRIX iFORUM 07, Las Vegas, NV, Oct 24, 2007–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, and Devon IT, the fastest growing provider of thin client terminals, today announced a new joint solution to increase patient information security and clinician efficiency within healthcare facilities. Healthcare providers can now use Gemalto .NET cards to securely log on and begin or resume work at any Devon IT thin client workstation in seconds. The solution helps healthcare organizations increase productivity, reduce IT support costs and comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [ read the full release ] INSIDE Contactless Announces General Availability of Next Generation Micropass Fob Core for Contactless Payments Aix en Provence, France, October 23, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced the availability of its new MicroPass® Fob Core for contactless payments; enabling card and fob manufacturers to create innovative contactless payment fob’s. [ read the full release ] Bell ID announces support for the next generation of contactless payment cards Rotterdam, October 23, 2007–Bell ID today announces further enhancements to ANDiS4EMV–launching a contactless solution, which offers current and aspiring contactless card issuers a simple and easy way to issue Visa payWave (MSD, qVSDC) and MasterCard PayPass (mag stripe, M/Flex) contactless payment cards. [ read the full release ] Gemalto Provides Web Services to SEB's German Affiliate for Designing Personalized Credit Cards Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 22, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces it has supplied SEB Germany with an innovative end-to-end solution for secure Internet design of personalized credit cards. The SEB Group is a North European financial group for 400,000 corporate customers and institutions and 5 million private customers. It has a strong local presence in Germany with some 1,000,000 clients in this country. Gemalto’s CardLikeMe™ provides SEB customers with a user-friendly interface to upload a picture of their choice on the bank website to create a unique personal card. As part of its overall project management responsibility, Gemalto developed the software solution required for processing the photograph on SEB’s website and ensured complete card personalization and fulfillment. Commercial launch took place this summer. [ read the full release ] Bell ID wins government contract to provide management system for e-Passport issuance A Middle Eastern government has chosen Bell ID’s card and application management system, ANDiS, to manage passport data in a combined e-ID and e-Passport database. [ read the full release ] Datacard group introduces financial card printer ideal for decentralized issuance Minnetonka, Minn., October 18, 2007–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today introduced the Datacard® FP65™ financial card printer. Designed specifically for the instant issuance of flat graphic or pre-embossed financial cards, the FP65 printer empowers banks, retailers and others to put cards directly in the hands of their customers at a branch bank or retail location. [ read the full release ] Smart Cards Key to Mobility and Security From Payment to Personal Healthcare Records SMART CARD ALLIANCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 12, 2007–The vigorous take up of contactless payment in the United States and its future in mobile phones, plus a Mount Sinai Medical Center initiative to give patients control of their own health and hospital registration information, highlighted day two of the Alliance annual conference. [ read the full release ] Smart Card Alliance Conference Highlights: Smart ID Issuing Underway for Federal Employees, Maritime Workers and Registered Travelers SMART CARD ALLIANCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, BOSTON, OCTOBER 10, 2007–Government identity management programs took center stage as the Alliance kicked off day one of its conference, taking place at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf through Thursday. Critical security initiatives have now entered the issuing phase and over the next year will put millions of smart card-based IDs in the hands of all maritime workers at the nation’s seaports and all federal employees, program managers told conference attendees Tuesday. And the Registered Traveler program is now speeding frequent flyers through 12 airports nationwide, with more coming. These and other highlights from conference speakers follow. [ read the full release ] Corestreet Named "Best of Show" at 2007 Smart Card Alliance Conference Cambridge, Mass., October 18, 2007–CoreStreet®, a leader in software for smart credential and convergence programs, today announced that its applications to support the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) have been awarded “Best of Show” at the 2007 Smart Card Alliance Conference’s Emerging Technology & Innovation Showcase. This is the second consecutive year CoreStreet has won the award. [ read the full release ] Gemalto Achieves Major Breakthrough in Security Technology with Java Card™ Highest Level of Certification Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 10, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that its implementation of Java Card™ technology has been Common Criteria certified EAL4 using formal assurances from the EAL7 level, the highest level of certification possible. This is the world’s first Common Criteria certificate of a smart card involving formal assurances from the EAL7 level. It provides high confidence in open multi-application cards as it ensures that each embedded application is completely and securely isolated from the others and that this security process has been mathematically proven. Gemalto received the certification end of September 2007. [ read the full release ] Gemalto and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. partner to start Asia's first 'Pay-Buy Mobile' trial Amsterdam, Taiwan, October 4, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces a partnership with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd. to start Asia’s first mobile contactless SIM-based NFC (Near Field Communications) trial. This trial, starting in November and rolled out in phases, is part of the GSM Association’s ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ initiative which seeks to define a common global approach to using NFC technology to link mobile devices with payment and contactless systems. Taiwan’s fast-paced adoption of contactless payment services and appetite for new technologies makes it the perfect place to start the trial. [ read the full release ] Gemalto First Company to Receive EMV and American Express Certifications for its Linux™-Based Payment Terminals in Italy Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 3, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces its MagIC³ range of Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminals has been EMV certified both by the Association of Italian Banks (ABI), in compliance with its Progetto Microcircuito specification, and by American Express. This platform, which incorporates the MagIC Open&Sec technology running on Linux, is aimed at securing the open world with unrivalled power and connectivity–MagIC³ is powered by two 32-bit microprocessors and features Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. In addition, its Ethernet connection propels it into the Internet world. [ read the full release ] Texas Instruments Enters the Secure Electronic Government ID Market Dallas, Texas, September 27, 2007–To address the highly demanding requirements for secure identification documents, such as the electronic passport (e-passport), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is applying core capabilities in contactless and power efficient microcontroller technologies along with advanced embedded memory for next generation government identification (ID) products that deliver greater speed, performance, and productivity in issuance and use to customers. (See http://www.ti.com/govid) [ read the full release ]
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