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Infineon Ships Security Chips to Taiwan's Electronic Passport Program

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:13:00 -0400

Neubiberg, Germany, May 23, 2013–Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that it is supplying security chips to Taiwan’s electronic passport program. Infineon is the only supplier and has started shipping security chips of the SLE78 product family based on the digital security technology “Integrity Guard”. Taiwan has been issuing one million electronic passports (ePassports) per year to its approximately 23 million citizens since 2008. The passports have a validity of ten years and comply with latest ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) standards for travel documents.

This is the second major project driven by the government of Taiwan that relies on security chips from Infineon: more than 25 million pieces have already been shipped for the electronic health cards of the Taiwan Health Care Project.

“The new contract for the ePassport program in Taiwan is further proof of the fact that Infineon’s security chips with “Integrity Guard” technology are the preferred solution for electronic passports and IDs. They fulfill highest requirements with regards to data security of electronic identification documents and are thus an anchor of trust for authorities and citizens worldwide,” says Carsten Loschinsky, Vice President and Head of Business Line Government ID for the Chip Card & Security Division of Infineon Technologies.”

ID cards, passports, health cards and driving licenses increasingly are being issued in the form of electronic documents, comprising a security chip, in order to protect them more effectively against counterfeiting and falsification while increasing convenience for the ID holder. The personal data is stored and processed by security chips integrated into the smart cards and electronic documents. Infineon supplies security chips for the electronic passports of the largest countries in the world including USA, Brazil, China and India. Furthermore, 90 per cent of all European national eID projects utilize Infineon’s security chips, including Germany where Infineon also supplies the electronic health card project.

Electronic passports and IDs with a long period of validity require particularly high protection of personal data against falsification. Unlike conventional analog security concepts, the digital approach of Infineon’s “Integrity Guard” offers particularly solid protection against unauthorized data manipulation. “Integrity Guard” is the first technology of its kind to combine two processing units with fully encrypted data processing. The personal data of the card holder are not only stored but also processed in encrypted form. The processors also continuously cross-check each other’s operations. Should a unit detect that an operation has not been properly executed, for example if somebody tries to manipulate the data, the ongoing processes are immediately stopped. Further information is available at: http://www.infineon.com/integrityGuard

Infineon exhibits its extensive portfolio of security chips for electronic identification documents at the SDW Conference (http://www.sdw2013.com) in London, May 21-23, 2013.

Security for the connected world

Based on its core competences in the fields of security, contactless communication and integrated microcontroller solutions (embedded control), Infineon offers an extensive portfolio of semiconductor-based security products for many chip card and security applications. With this expertise, Infineon is helping to increase security in an increasingly networked world, for example for mobile payment, for system security and secure electronic ID documents. For over 25 years, Infineon has developed innovative solutions in the area of hardware-based security and has been a global market leader for 15 consecutive years. For more information about chip cards and security solutions at Infineon, please see: http://www.infineon.com/chip-card-and-security

About Infineon

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions addressing three central challenges to modern society: energy efficiency, mobility, and security. In the 2012 fiscal year (ending September 30), the Company reported sales of Euro 3.9 billion with close to 26,700 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

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Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:05:00 -0400

Dear Members and Friends of the Alliance,

One of the most valuable insights about the many applications and uses for NFC I received from listening to the experts at this month’s NFC Solution Summit 2013 Conference in San Francisco was simply this: we need to listen to and focus on the consumer experience first. Whether it has to do with a mobile payments transaction, a coupon offer, a gaming experience, or some other interaction with an expected half billion NFC-enabled portable devices to hit the market next year, focusing and listening to the needs of the consumer is critical. My letter in this month’s issue of Smart Card Talk recaps the event and the interesting insights conveyed by speakers and panelists. If you have feedback, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your support of the Smart Card Alliance.

Sincerely,
Randy Vanderhoof
Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance
Acting Director, EMV Migration Forum

View the May edition of Smart Card Talk.

Gemalto integrates Qualcomm technology to enable rapid and cost effective design and deployment of M2M solutions

Smart Card Alliance — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:00 -0400

CTIA Wireless, May 22, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will add a new module based on the Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. QSC 6270-Turbo chipset to its Cinterion® portfolio of cellular modules and devices. With support for Java™(1) and for the SensorLogic cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform, the new device enables Gemalto to launch the next generation of embedded solutions and services that simplify Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology deployment and speed up customized applications development. The Cinterion® M2M end-to-end solution portfolio provides secure wireless connectivity for a variety of applications including automotive telematics, tracking & tracing, alarm systems and mHealth.

The Cinterion® modules utilize the application processor power to host customers’ application software directly onboard the module, eliminating the expense of additional processing and memory chips, thereby reducing overall cost, complexity and space. Multiple applications can run in parallel and the rich application environment allows the vast Java global developer community to reuse existing resources and to speed up the complete system integration. The architecture also simplifies over-the-air (OTA) provisioning and remote updating, to distantly manage M2M applications that often remain in the field for more than 10 years. Cinterion® modules and solutions are seamlessly integrated with the SensorLogic application enablement platform, which permits to quickly transform all sorts of devices into manageable assets that optimize business performance.

From medical devices, automobiles and smart meters to shipping containers and alarm systems, more and more products are equipped with sensors that are together collecting massive amounts of data. Currently, most of this data remains siloed. And the vast majority of embedded software development is still customized for each specific device, leading to slow development cycles and interoperability issues. The complete Gemalto M2M’s Edge to Enterprise offering, including the Cinterion® SensorLogic cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform allows to seamlessly integrate the big data from the edge of the network into existing processes of any kind.

“When we integrated Oracle Java onto the QSC6270-Turbo chipset, we wanted to enable the worldwide Java development community to imagine, develop and deploy cellular-based M2M applications,” said Nakul Duggal, Vice President of Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We are pleased that Gemalto shares our vision for the Internet of Everything and has now added the Java-enabled QSC6270-Turbo to their complete range of solutions utilizing Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. technologies that it offers to the ecosystem.”

“By aligning a family of powerful M2M products supporting both Java and SensorLogic, we give customers superior tools for designing, deploying and managing the lifecycle of M2M solutions, for healthcare, logistics, automotive, smart energy and any industry currently struggling with the integration of big data,” said Andreas Haegele, Head of the M2M Product Portfolio at Gemalto. “We launched an industry innovation in 2003 when we first added Java to our Cinterion M2M modules, and we’re excited about extending the capability of our Qualcomm based module family to offer a mass market 3G solution to enhance business mobility and security in M2M.”

Visit Gemalto CTIA booth #5625 to see a Java-based mHealth demonstration.

(1) Oracle Java ME Embedded integrated in the QSC6270-Turbo chipset from Qualcomm Technologies Inc. ’ enables software to be delivered via modules and in-market upgrades, allowing device manufacturers to extend the lifetime, flexibility and value of embedded solutions.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2012 annual revenues of €2.2 billion and more than 10,000 employees operating out of 83 offices and 13 Research & Development centers, located in 43 countries.

We are at the heart of the rapidly evolving digital society. Billions of people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain and work–anytime, everywhere–in ways that are enjoyable and safe. Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services, payment security, authenticated cloud access, identity and privacy protection, eHealthcare and eGovernment efficiency, convenient ticketing and dependable machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. We develop secure embedded software and secure products which we design and personalize. Our platforms and services manage these products, the confidential data they contain and the trusted end-user services made possible.

Our innovations enable our clients to offer trusted and convenient digital services to billions of individuals. Gemalto thrives with the growing number of people using its solutions to interact with the digital and wireless world.

For more information visit http://www.gemalto.com, http://www.justaskgemalto.com, http://blog.gemalto.com, or follow @gemalto on Twitter.

Gemalto Media Contacts

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Ernesto Haikewitsch
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UL achieves re-qualification for Collis Compliance Test Suites for GlobalPlatform

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:00 -0400

Leiden, The Netherlands; 21st May 2013–UL is pleased to announce that GlobalPlatform has re-qualified the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration and the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC Contactless Extension, after successful completion of the GlobalPlatform TestFest process.

The re-qualification of these test suites results in UL offering an increased coverage due to new test cases being added as well as excluded test cases being corrected. These test tools are backed by extensive expertise in mobile test tools and will ensure a high level of compliancy and interoperability.

The Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration is a configuration of GlobalPlatform Card version v2.2.1 technology, standardizing the minimum interoperability for UICCs for supporting remote application management via over the air (OTA).

The Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform UICC Contactless Extension is an add-on to the UICC Configuration that brings GlobalPlatform Card Amendment C technology to UICCs. This test suite uses Micropross TC3 or MP65 hardware to provide dual interface (ISO 7816 and SWP) communication.

Maxim Dyachenko, Manager Service Line Test Tools of UL’s transaction security service line, added: “Over the last few years, smart card technology has changed considerably. Many smart card applications in various industries rely on GlobalPlatform technology for personalization, key management and security. We always keep our portfolio of certified GlobalPlatform test suites up to date with the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program so our customers can make use of the latest versions of these test suites.”

Additional test suites that complete the Collis GlobalPlatform test suite portfolio are the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform Mapping Guidelines, the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform SWP and HCI and the Collis Compliance Test Suite for GlobalPlatform Basic Financial Configuration.

UL’s transaction security services were formed after the acquisition of RFI Smart in 2010 and Collis and Witham Laboratories in 2012. On the 1st of November 2012, the three companies rebranded to UL and became one. Under the UL umbrella they offer extensive advisory services, training, test & certification services, security evaluation services and test tools to the payment, mobile, e-Ticketing and ID management domains worldwide. The Collis test tool portfolio will remain its strong brand and will continue to be further developed and expanded.

For further information please visit http://www.ul-ts.com or http://www.globalplatform.org

About UL Transaction Security services

UL’s Transaction Security service line was formed in 2012 as a result of combining Collis, RFI Global Services and Witham Laboratories under the UL umbrella. This resulted in UL being an independent technical resource in the transaction security technology domain, offering:

Advisory services
Training courses
Security evaluation (incl. PCI and Common Criteria)
Functional test services & certification
Test tools

UL’s Transaction Security service line is officially recognised by numerous payment associations, including Visa, MasterCard, JCB, American Express, EMVCo, GlobalPlatform, MobeyForum, Smart Card Alliance, ACT Canada and more.

For more information, go to UL-TS.com

About UL

UL is a premier global safety science company with more than 100 years of proven history. Employing over 9,000 professionals in 46 countries, UL is evolving the future of safety with five distinct business units–Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, Verification and Knowledge Services–to meet the expanding needs of customers and the global public.

For more information on UL’s family of companies and network of 95 laboratories, testing and certification facilities, go to UL.com.

About the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program

GlobalPlatform has extended its compliance program to provide a formal framework that enables the creation and qualification of test tools that can now be used to confirm the compliance of a card product to the association’s Card Specification and different configurations. Visit http://www.globalplatform.org for further details.

GlobalPlatform is a cross industry, not-for-profit association which identifies, develops and publishes specifications which facilitate the secure and interoperable deployment and management of multiple embedded applications on secure chip technology. Its proven technical specifications are regarded as the international industry standard for building a trusted end-to-end solution which serves multiple actors and supports several business models.

Contact

Jenny Hoekstra
Marketing & Communications Manager
T: (+31) 71 581 3636
E: jenny.hoekstra@ul.com

Gemalto and Encore Networks Partner to Provide M2M Wireless Solutions for Mission Critical Communications

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Revolutionary multimode M2M technology enables industries to upgrade from legacy copper line systems to secure wireless connectivity

CTIA Wireless, May 21, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its Cinterion® M2M technology will provide wireless connectivity for Encore Networks’ routers deployed in mission critical applications for diverse market segments from Government, Electrical, Oil & Gas, Waste & Water, Transportation and Enterprise. Developed by Encore Networks, an industrial M2M solutions leader, its routers use Gemalto’s award-winning Cinterion® multimode M2M solution that enables industries to wirelessly gather mission critical data from legacy customer premise equipment and rapidly transmit it to centers around the country.

The Encore Networks ruggedized routers provides cellular IP connectivity using Gemalto’s Cinterion® M2M communication module engineered to withstand high temperatures, humidity, vibration and shock with proven reliability in the harshest conditions and most severe weather conditions. The solution enables secure 3G connectivity on both CDMA and GSM mobile networks allowing integrators to develop one product design for any mobile network while significantly reducing development costs and speeding up time to market for innovative products. With a footprint that matches Gemalto’s other 3G and future-oriented M2M modules, the Encore Networks router can be easily customized or upgraded without major design changes as technology needs and networks evolve.

“Gemalto’s unique multimode solution helped us design and quickly launch a first-to-market innovative industrial hardened router to cost-effectively upgrade any hard wire copper solution to wireless,” said Peter Madsen, CEO, Encore Networks. “With network operators in the US suspending support for wired line infrastructure over the next four years, Gemalto and Encore are well positioned to solve critical connectivity challenges for millions of applications, ranging from industrial automation for M2M and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems to traffic lights and more.”

“Reliable connectivity is of the utmost concern in any vertical market and this first-of-its-kind multimode module helps ensure organizations can implement one solution across the country that will work on today’s diverse and evolving networks,” said Paul Kobos, Head of Sales for M2M at Gemalto North America. “Gemalto is committed to helping global enterprises and industries protect their technology investments with intelligent M2M solutions that support forward evolution and stand the test of time.”

About Gemalto

For more information visit http://www.gemalto.com, http://www.justaskgemalto.com, http://blog.gemalto.com, or follow @gemalto on Twitter.

Gemalto Media Contacts

Peggy Edoire
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 4 42 36 45 40
peggy.edoire@gemalto.com

Nicole Smith
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+1 512 758 8921
nicole.smith@gemalto.com

Ernesto Haikewitsch
Latin America
+55 11 5105 9220
ernesto.haikewitsch@gemalto.com

Pierre Lelievre
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3802
pierre.lelievre@gemalto.com

What is the Killer App for Mobile NFC? It May Not Be Payments, Executives Agree at the 2013 NFC Solutions Summit

Smart Card Alliance — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:00 -0400

News from this week’s Summit

Burlingame, Calif., May 17, 2013–With half a billion NFC-enabled handsets equipped with NFC tap and go technology expected to hit the market in the next year¹, industry experts at the NFC Solutions Summit this week agreed that the major first step to broad NFC adoption has been accomplished. But discussion and debate continued as to what the killer app will be to get the technology to take off. The NFC Solutions Summit, presented by the Smart Card Alliance in partnership with the NFC Forum, was held this week in Burlingame, Calif.

Applications like wine tracking and device pairing that fulfill unmet needs and simplify activities may be the “world-winning NFC solutions,” according to Koichi Tagawa of Sony and chairman of the NFC Forum. In another example, Tagawa noted that Japanese airlines using NFC can board a 450-person plane in only 15 minutes, as opposed to the standard boarding process for a 150-person plane without NFC in 40 minutes.

Other speakers agreed that loyalty programs and offers are great first steps for consumers to use NFC technology.

Lynne Barton, vice president of marketing with Jamba Juice, which has been participating in the Isis Mobile Wallet pilots, said that NFC creates “more meaningful and personal conversations with customers.” She said that she “sees a future with NFC, but it will take consumers a little bit of time to get there,” adding that coupons and offers are “the gateway” to get consumers using the technology.

Lydia Martinez, store marketing specialist at Whole Foods, concurred that “for the short term, loyalty and the value of the couponing is the gateway for people.” She said that the appeal of NFC is to help “drive brand and drive loyalty while giving customers a faster experience.” Martinez described an upcoming holistic marketing campaign where NFC-enabled coupons and loyalty will work with in-store displays and social media to promote local farmers and producers.

NFC should “create, communicate and deliver value to customers,” Mohamed Awad of Broadcom and vice chairman of the NFC Forum told attendees. He said that creating value for NFC is about “simplifying with the way we act with the more and more sophisticated set of microcontrollers around us.” To this end, Awad described several use cases where organizations are communicating the value of products to customers by differentiating with NFC, including smart home appliances, interactive games, travel services, opt-in magazine ads, and even tombstones.

Other speakers discussed mobile security features that could allow consumers to become more confident in using their devices for more sensitive transactions. Sebastian Taveau, Validity’s chief technology officer, described a vision of fingerprint biometrics providing consumers with a fast and secure way to unlock the NFC applications on their mobile devices. Citing that 90 percent of user-generated passwords are vulnerable to hacking due to being stored centrally in the cloud, Siva Narendra, Tyfone CEO, said, “Consumers demand convenience and expect security.” Narendra unveiled Tyfone’s new Connected Smart Card that enables the secure storage and use of multiple IDs that can be placed in a microSD, a key-chain, an iPhone case, or a wearable device.

But while speakers and panelists didn’t reach consensus on what the so-called “killer app” for NFC will be, speakers conveyed the great potential for NFC including mobile payments in the longer term. When asked the question “Is NFC dead?” compared to alternate technologies such as cloud payments, Glenbrook Partners Consultant Allen Weinberg stressed that all these technologies are still in the early days and it is too soon to make judgments on what mobile commerce technologies will be the winners and losers. “At the end of the day, we don’t have a widespread, commercialized anything yet,” he said.

The two-day NFC Solutions Summit is the leading annual NFC conference, featuring leaders from the entire NFC ecosystem. The 2013 conference brought together nearly 400 executives from financial services, payments processing, retail services, technology providers, applications development, and industry analysts in an interactive, instructive forum on the business issues, implementation milestones, and technology advancements happening in NFC markets.

The Smart Card Alliance has developed numerous educational NFC resources that are available on its website. Most recently, the Smart Card Alliance Mobile and NFC Council wrapped up a successful webinar series on mobile and NFC security fundamentals. The series of four webinars, held in partnership with GlobalPlatform and the NFC Forum, aims to provide mobile application developers and the mobile community with the education they need to choose the best level of security for their NFC applications. The recordings from the webinars are available for free on the Smart Card Alliance website.

About the Smart Card Alliance

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology.

Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. and Latin America. For more information, please visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org.

¹ABI Research, March 2013. “NFC Installed Base to Exceed 500m Devices Within 12 Months.” http://www.abiresearch.com/press/nfc-installed-base-to-exceed-500m-devices-within-1

Multicard Provides Integrated Smart Card Solution for Student ID Verification and Administration

Smart Card Alliance — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:06:00 -0400

NFC-enabled ID card verifies student identities, tracks and reports attendance, validates exam papers and more

Murarrie, Queensland, Australia, May 17, 2013–Multicard, a leading supplier of credential solutions, identity management and system integration, and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), (Frankfurt: INV), today announced an integrated smart card solution that allows schools, universities and other educational institutions to verify student identities, track and report attendance, manage access to campus services and validate students’ exam papers. The new student ID solution is based on the latest near field communication (NFC) and MIFARE™ DESFire EV1 contactless card technologies, ensuring the highest level of security and data validation capabilities, as well as significant ease of use for administrators and students alike.

“Our new Student Identification and Tracking Solution enables educational institutions to upgrade their existing identity management systems and benefit from the greater power, security and ease of use of contactless smart cards,” said Ross Head, Managing Director for Multicard Australia. “We have been working with a number of universities that have assisted and guided us through the key issues that affect them most. The result is an integrated, comprehensive solution that encompasses registering students; issuing personalized student smart ID cards; verifying those ID cards at the door, at the library and for payment, parking and events; and validating exam results.”

Multicard’s Student ID and Tracking solution allows educational institutions to interface to their existing student databases, retrieve student data and produce new student IDs based on secure contactless smart card technology. The new student IDs can be verified and logged with a quick tap to an NFC-enabled mobile device loaded with Multicard’s mobile application–a portable verification station that can be located anywhere on campus, for example outside an exam room or sporting event. These information logs can be used to collate data for ongoing education credits, to verify attendance or for other purposes. To reduce testing fraud, the student ID cards can be visually confirmed and then scanned along with NFC tags attached to exam papers to track and validate the authenticity of the exam to the identity of the student. All data captured on the local NFC verification devices can later be securely transferred to a central web server where Multicard’s management software can generate administrative reports. The solution is flexible and educational institutions can select the features they want initially and add to the system over time.

For more information about the new solution, please visit http://www.multicard.com.au or contact our sales team at sales@multicard.com.au for assistance.

About Multicard

Multicard, a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE), (Frankfurt: INV), is a worldwide supplier of card solutions for secure identification programs, with in-house capabilities for credential issuance, personalization and fulfillment for the consumer, government, education, healthcare, smart community and corporate markets. Multicard offers a complete open payment platform, ID systems management and engineering services as well as full implementation and program management. Multicard also is a provider of enrollment, emergency management and accreditation solutions using data capture equipment for ePassport and other government ID and corporate ID applications. For additional information, visit http://www.multicard.com.au Identive Group, Inc. is a leading provider of products, services and solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries. For more information, please visit http://www.identive-group.com or follow us on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup.

Note: Identive, the Identive logo and Multicard are trademarks of Identive Group, Inc, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All other company, product or service names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of others and are the property of their respective owners.

Contact

Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Annika Walther, +49 89 9595-5220, awalther@identive-group.com

Gemalto's electronic Identity software offers governments an unprecedented level of security

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:22:00 -0400

Gemalto first and only company in the world to receive EAL7 certification for smart card embedded software

Amsterdam - May 14, 2013 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Sealys ID Motion smart card software dedicated to national government programs has received “Common Criteria EAL7 certification”. EAL7, or Evaluation Assurance Level 7, represents the highest level of security assurance within the international security evaluation scheme, also known as Common Criteria.

By achieving this independent and government-recognized security certification, Gemalto has set a new landmark for government smart card security. It is the first time a smart card embedded software provides such a level of assurance. With Sealys ID Motion, clients will also benefit from a portfolio of applications, built from Gemalto’s experience in over 80 government programs, to modernize public services and speed up the technical design phase with ready-made proven solutions.

Gemalto’s Sealys ID Motion is a new turnkey end-to-end solution for advanced multi-issuer government projects with highly secured post-issuance capabilities. ID Motion offers the potential to deliver convenient and efficient access to numerous eGovernment services via a single card. Furthermore, with ID Motion it is now possible to add new applications, such as healthcare and payment, to existing electronic ID cards after they are already deployed in the field, thereby protecting governments’ investments and budgets.

“This certification represents a major milestone, as we intend ID Motion to be a significant step forward in securing eGovernment services,” said Frédéric Trojani, Senior Vice President of the Government Programs Business Unit at Gemalto. “Sealys ID Motion brings together convenience, security and trust, which are the three critical success factors for the broad adoption of these services. It is a clear answer to governments’ interest in multiservice platforms that can support different central and local authorities, be eServices ready and host third parties applications, such as transport, eSignatures and others.”

Note: The EAL international scale of security assurance ranges from 0 (no assurance) to 7 (the highest level of assurance). Typically, EAL7 is granted to applications which require an extremely high level of security, such as homeland security applications. Banking-grade smart cards are typically evaluated at EAL level 4, sometimes EAL level 5, due to cost, development time and risk management requirements. Conventional mobile communications SIM cards were in the past typically not designed to be evaluated for security assurance, unless they also provided for a specific banking or electronic signature functionality. With the development of mobile communications multi-function multi-issuer capable UICC cards, used in particular in modern NFC applications, which may have during their life cycle to load or activate financial institutions applications, it is recommended that UICC cards be evaluated at banking-grade.

About Gemalto

For more information visit http://www.gemalto.com, http://www.justaskgemalto.com, http://blog.gemalto.com, or follow @gemalto on Twitter.

Gemalto Media Contacts

Peggy Edoire
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 4 42 36 45 40
peggy.edoire@gemalto.com

Nicole Smith
North America
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nicole.smith@gemalto.com

Ernesto Haikewitsch
Latin America
+55 11 5105 9220
ernesto.haikewitsch@gemalto.com

Pierre Lelievre
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3802
pierre.lelievre@gemalto.com

3M, Gemalto, Morpho (Safran) and Oberthur Technologies create the Secure Identity Alliance

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:37:00 -0400

Open, industry-wide association aims to promote Secure Digital Identity Services and convenient interoperable secure eDocuments

St. Paul, Amsterdam and Paris, May 13, 2013–Leading secure eDocuments companies 3M, Gemalto, Morpho (a division of Safran) and Oberthur Technologies announced the formation of the Secure Identity Alliance, a grouping dedicated to developing the usage of government-issued eDocuments (identity, health cards, driving licenses and ePassports in particular) for increased security, and to encourage deployment of secure convenient online services strengthening the privacy of the end-users.

The Secure Identity Alliance’s major objectives are to accelerate the transition to smart eDocuments and enable an open, interoperable and efficient roll-out of trusted eGovernment online services by:

Describing and promoting use cases of convenient value-added eGovernment services,
Sharing experiences and best practices between industry and governments modernizing their services, in particular towards ensuring the privacy of the end-users’ personal information,
Promoting standardization of relevant and appropriate industry specifications,
Making recommendations on the most up-to-date means to properly address the governments identity and privacy challenges, including eDocument hardware, software and secure printing technologies, materials and physical security expertise, in order to deliver the level of confidence and assurance needed for the rapid adoption of eServices that can be trusted by citizens,
Providing consistent reference information on security, identity and privacy challenges in a transparent manner.

Secure Identity Alliance positions itself as a trusted partner for governmental agencies and public entities defining their eDocument approach and implementing associated eGovernment services. Aiming at establishing interoperable systems, and defining and promoting best practices that can be adopted across the world, the Alliance members will be involved in focused workgroups.

Benefits for Governments:

“The Secure Identity Alliance will help us better serve Government entities,” says Gareth Thomas, International Business Development Manager, 3M Identity Management. “Together, we will highlight the advantages and encourage the adoption of microprocessor-based eDocuments, and develop added-value online applications that meet citizens’ needs today and tomorrow.”

Convenience, Privacy and Security:

Frederic Trojani, Senior Vice President of Government Programs at Gemalto, underlines what is at stake: “Electronic identification has become a real catalyst for the rapid adoption of online service. Convenience, privacy protection and security are the three pillars of trust in modern, efficient electronic government services. When properly deployed, these powerful drivers lead to rapid citizen adoption, transforming the agencies’ services along the citizens’ expectations and providing for measurable effectiveness gains. The Secure Identity Alliance shall be the reference partner for governments looking to offer cutting-edge technology in e-documents and e-services to their citizens”.

Openness:

Jacques Van Zijp, Senior Vice President Business Identity Documents at Morpho (Safran), emphasizes that broad industry coverage through the Alliance’s membership base is crucial for success. “Of course, the association is open to additional members from the eDocument industry willing to contribute to the success and roll out of secure eDocuments and associated online services.”

Competition:

Olivier Prestel, Managing Director of the Identity Business Unit at Oberthur Technologies, commenting on the competitive situation among the members, says: “The different companies will support overall industry growth while continuing to compete, to ensure the highest quality and diversity of solutions with differentiated products and services for the benefit of Governments and their citizens.”

For more information, visit the Secure Identity Alliance Website: http://www.secureidentityalliance.org, or contact the Alliance by e-mail: info@secureidentityalliance.org.

About 3M Identity Management

3M Identity Management is a trusted partner and industry leader in delivering end-to-end, innovative security solutions to businesses and governments worldwide—helping to ensure the security of people and documents. With an unmatched mix of leading technologies in biometrics and credentialing as well as expert systems integration and support, 3M helps solve an array of security challenges, including efficient passenger check-in, secure ID and passport document issuance, and hardware and software system solutions for border management. 3M Identity Management technologies are used in over 100 countries around the world.

About 3M

3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion in sales, 3M employs 88,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit http://www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter.

Contact

Connie Thompson
3M Public Relations
Phone: +1 651-733-8914

About Gemalto

We are at the heart of the rapidly evolving digital society. Billions of people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain and work – anytime, everywhere – in ways that are enjoyable and safe. Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services, payment security, authenticated cloud access, identity and privacy protection, eHealthcare and eGovernment efficiency, convenient ticketing and dependable machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. We develop secure embedded software and secure products which we design and personalize. Our platforms and services manage these products, the confidential data they contain and the trusted end-user services made possible.

For more information visit http://www.gemalto.com, http://www.justaskgemalto.com, http://blog.gemalto.com, or follow @gemalto on Twitter.

About Morpho (Safran)

Morpho, a high-technology company in the Safran group, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of identification, detection and e-document solutions. Morpho is specialized in personal rights and flow management applications, in particular based on biometrics, a sector in which it is the world leader, as well as secure terminals and smart cards. Morpho’s integrated systems and equipment are deployed worldwide and contribute to the safety and security of transportation, data, people and countries.

For more information: http://www.morpho.com/e-documents http://www.safran-group.com. Follow @MORPHO_NEWS on Twitter

Contact

Mareike Neumayer
Tel: 0049 (0) 4347 715 2501
Email: mareike.neumayer@morpho.com

About Oberthur Technologies

Oberthur Technologies is a world leader in the field of secure technologies: systems development, solutions and services for smart cards (payment cards, SIM cards, access cards, NFC…) and for secure identity documents, traditional and electronic (identity card, passport, health care card). Created in 1984, Oberthur Technologies employs over 6 000 employees. With 50 sales offices across 5 continents, Oberthur Technologies’ international network serves clients in 140 countries.

For more information: http://www.oberthur.com

Contacts Oberthur Technologies

Annika Hellgren
T: +33 (0)1 55 46 55 98| M: +33 (0)6 03 07 23 87 | M: +46 (0)73 684 47 02
Email : a.hellgren@oberthur.com

Gemalto Media Contacts

Peggy Edoire
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 4 42 36 45 40
peggy.edoire@gemalto.com

Nicole Smith
North America
+1 512 758 8921
nicole.smith@gemalto.com

Ernesto Haikewitsch
Latin America
+55 11 5105 9220
ernesto.haikewitsch@gemalto.com

Pierre Lelievre
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3802
pierre.lelievre@gemalto.com

Identive to Demonstrate High Assurance Security Solutions at GovSec 2013

Smart Card Alliance — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:52:00 -0400

New solutions extend trusted HIRSCH platforms to full FIPS 201, HSPD-12 and OBM 11-11 compliance

Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, May 9, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, will showcase its latest security solutions for U.S. Government customers in booth #2524 at GovSec in Washington D.C., May 14-15. The new high assurance solutions extend the capabilities of Identive’s HIRSCH access control platforms to provide full compliance with federal security mandates including Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum 11-11.

Demonstrations will include:

Identive’s latest controller, the HIRSCH Mx™, for high assurance access control;
New capabilities for verifying Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security certificates of U.S. government-issued ID credentials via the HIRSCH Velocity™ 3.5 security management software platform;
Identive’s new FIPS 201 Card Authentication Key (CAK) solution for high assurance at the door; and
Identive’s iAuthenticate™ reader for secure logon to federal web-based accounts and email using Apple® iPhone® and iPad® devices.

Identive’s high assurance solutions allow government agencies to upgrade their existing security systems not only to comply with federal mandates requiring support for highly secure PIV/PIV-I ID credentials, but also to take advantage of the computing power and intelligence these credentials have to offer. Currently more than five million PIV/PIV-I credentials have been issued to U.S. government employees and contractors.

“We are excited to be able to demonstrate to our government customers how they can now easily extend their existing HIRSCH physical access control systems with high assurance at the point of enrollment, visitor checkpoint, database, and at the door,” stated Scott Elliott, Director of Government Sales for Identive. “For example, our FIPS 201 CAK solutions fully leverage the high assurance features of PIV and PIV-I credentials to register, authenticate, manage, monitor and audit federal employees and contractors by utilizing the Velocity 3.5 security management software platform that already manages credentials in their existing HIRSCH systems. Our new high assurance solutions allow new customers to install with confidence while enabling our existing clients to get even more from their trusted investment in Identive.”

About Identive

Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV) is focused on building the world’s signature company in Secure ID. The company’s products, software, systems and services address the markets for identity management, physical and logical access control, cashless payment, NFC solutions and a host of RFID-enabled applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer, education and healthcare sectors. Identive’s mission is to build a lasting business of scale and technology based on a combination of strong technology-driven organic growth and disciplined acquisitive expansion. The company delivers up-to-date information on its activity as well as industry trends through its industry-leading social media initiatives and educational resource, AskIdentive.com. For additional information, please visit http://www.identive-group.com or follow on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup.

Note: Identive, the Identive logo, HIRSCH Mx, Velocity and iAuthenticate are trademarks of Identive Group, Inc, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. All other company, product or service names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of others and are the property of their respective owners.

Contacts

Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Annika Walther, +49 89 9595-5220, awalther@identive-group.com