Smart Card Alliance 2010 OSCA AWARDS

Outstanding Smart Card Achievement Awards

The Smart Card Alliance announced the 2010 awards for “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) in the U.S. smart card industry on May 18th, during the Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference at the Camelback Marriott Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Outstanding Issuing Organization

The Outstanding Issuing Organization award went to Bank of America. Bank of America, an industry leader in secure online banking, was recognized for its new, smart card-based security feature available for its award-winning online banking service that provides customers with an extra layer of protection against unauthorized transactions. This program, called SafePass card, marks the first time a U.S. bank card issuer has introduced smart card-based two-factor authentication for online banking to its entire customer base.

The SafePass card is a contact smart card with a display built right into the card. Pressing a button on the card causes the chip to create a one-time password (OTP) that is displayed on the card. By entering the OTP as part of online banking transactions, Bank of America customers get two-factor authentication, providing an unrivaled extra layer of security when authorizing sensitive transactions. SafePass also includes a mobile phone component.

Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology

The Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology Award went to ViVOtech for the Citi Tap and Pay NFC Mobile pilot in Bangalore. ViVOtech’s end-to-end solution for NFC mobile payments enables consumers equipped with NFC handsets to make payments, participate in promotions and redeem coupons at physical stores using their mobile phones. The ViVOtech end-to-end solution enables consumers to easily download over the air (OTA) their credit, debit, prepaid or loyalty cards and store them securely on their mobile phones. Consumers can then go to any merchant enabled with a contactless payment reader, select the payment method and just wave their phone at the reader to make a payment. In addition consumers can tap their phones into NFC-enabled smart media (e.g., smart posters) to download personalized and location-based coupons and promotions from retailers that can also be easily redeemed at contactless payment readers. The ViVOtech Citi Tap and Pay pilot in Bangalore was the largest pilot program of its kind to date and made with 100% ViVOtech technology.

Outstanding Innovation in Security Technology

The Outstanding Innovation in Security Technology Award went to Gemalto for its FIPS USB product. The Gemalto Protiva Smart Guardian (SG) FIPS is a smart card-based encrypted USB drive marketed to government agencies and departments, as well as to enterprises. USB flash drives can be a very convenient way to transfer and share data. However, for government employees they were historically an insecure way to carry around information that is often sensitive or confidential. Gemalto is bringing USB flash drives back to government with a new, completely secure flash drive. The smart card-based Smart Guardian FIPS USB is a zero-footprint secure flash drive, meaning it is self-contained and does not require any software installations or downloads. It is FIPS-140-2 certified, and meets Military Standard 810-F environmental standards. It also offers additional security and interoperability with federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials.

Outstanding Individual Leadership Award

The Outstanding Individual Leadership Award went to Kelli Emerick, Executive Director, Secure ID Coalition. Ms. Emerick has been lobbying on behalf of the smart card industry since 2003, and is the executive director of the Secure ID Coalition, an organization she helped to form in 2005. The Coalition is an affiliation of companies providing digital security solutions, including ActivIdentity, Gemalto, Oberthur Technologies and NXP, all Smart Card Alliance members.

Her primary leadership role has been to brief public policy officials and federal lawmakers throughout the executive and legislative branches and agencies of the U.S. government, acting as an advocate for strong authentication and smart card technology for identification documents. With her leadership, the smart card industry has provided testimony three times before Congress: the Veterans Affairs committee on card technology; the Homeland Security committee on the subject of RealID and Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); and the Senate Judiciary committee on biometric cards for identity protection.

Ms. Kelli Emerick spends every day championing efforts of the smart card industry with public policy officials and federal lawmakers. There is no one in the industry with this level of singular focus working to effect change and move the industry forward with our nation’s top policy makers. Over the last seven years of campaigning, Ms. Emerick has had a significant impact on not only the smart card industry, but also more broadly on the security of our country and the efficiency of our government through the use of smart cards technology.

2010 OSCA Finalists

The Smart Card Alliance also recognizes the organizations who were finalists in each category.

Outstanding Issuer Organization Award Finalists

• LifeMed Card, Inc., for their leadership position in issuing patient smart cards in hospitals.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) initiative, with joint participation of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), for their issuance of tamper-resistant biometric, smart card-based identity credentials to maritime workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA).

Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology Award Finalists

• Giesecke & Devrient, for their Mobile Security Card® RF, a secure microSD card with an RF interface.
• HID Global, for its US Bank’s PayID card program and HID Global’s iCLASS® contactless smart card technology.

Outstanding Innovation in Security Technology Award Finalists

• Codebench, for their CodeBench PIVCheck Software Suite, a cardholder validation solution for HSPD-12 compliance/
• Oberthur Technologies, for their ID-One® PIV BIO card supporting secure physical and logical access.

Outstanding Individual Leadership Award Finalists

• Paul Contino, VP Information Technology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, for his role in implementing and promoting smart card technology in healthcare.
• Thomas Lockwood, Sr. Technical Consultant to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Noblis, for his role in driving the development and use of standards to resolve U.S. and global identity management issues and advocating the use of smart card-based credentials.

Judging Panel

A distinguished panel representing practitioners, technology providers and media, all with extensive smart card technology experience and industry visibility, selected the award winners. The jury evaluated all qualified OSCA applications and scored them according to the award criteria and eligibility rules.

Past OSCA Award Winners

2009 OSCA award winners were:

• Outstanding Issuing Organization: Mount Sinai Medical Center
• Outstanding Supplier Organization: HID Global
• Individual Leadership Award: Patrick Hearn, Oberthur Technologies

2008 OSCA award winners were:

• Outstanding Issuing Organization: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
• Outstanding Technology Award: Oberthur Technologies
• Individual Leadership Award: Gilles Lisimaque, Partner, ID Technology Partners

2006 OSCA award winners were:

• Outstanding Issuing Organization: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport Services
• Outstanding Supplier Organization: Gemalto
• Individual Leadership Award: Neville Pattinson, Gemalto North America

2005 OSCA award winners were:

• Outstanding Issuing Organization: Chase Bank
• Individual Leadership Award: Robert Brandewie, Director, Defense Manpower Data Center

2004 OSCA award winners were:

• Outstanding Issuing Organization: Defense Manpower Data Center
• Outstanding Supplier Organization: Axalto
• Individual Leadership Award: Dan Cunningham, co-founder and CEO of Raak Technologies