Smart Card Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council Plans Identity Management Focus for Upcoming Year

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:53:00 -0500

Princeton Junction, N.J., February 8, 2010–The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council will continue its focus this coming year on educating the healthcare industry on the need for a solid, secure identity management infrastructure, its newly elected officers said today.

The officers and steering committee that will lead the Council for the upcoming year are:

Chair: Paul Contino, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Vice chair: Michael Magrath, CSCIP, Gemalto
Secretary: Dale Grogan, CSCIP, LifeMed / SMART Association
Ola Martins, Oberthur Technologies
Matthew Neuman, Giesecke & Devrient

“This has been an important year for the healthcare industry, with the federal government ready to invest over $19 billion in healthcare information technology as a result of the ARRA HITECH Act*, and interest growing around the use of electronic medical records,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. “The Healthcare Council has made a lot of progress this year, raising awareness of the need for a strong identity management infrastructure that is a necessary foundation for using electronic medical records, and introducing smart cards as a secure technology for healthcare applications.”

This past year, the Healthcare Council partnered with the Secure ID Coalition on the healthcare IT briefing in Washington, DC, ”Protecting Your Health Information: Raising Public Awareness of the Privacy and Security Challenges of Healthcare Information Management.” The Council continued educational efforts by collaborating with the Smart Card Alliance Identity Council on two papers addressing healthcare identity management, ”Healthcare Identity Management: The Foundation for a Secure and Trusted National Health Information Network,” and ”Effective Healthcare Identity Management: A Necessary First Step for Improving U.S. Healthcare Information Systems,” and hosting the successful webinar, ”Identity Management in Healthcare.”

“As paper-based records become obsolete and we move to electronic methods of record keeping, we are moving into a juncture where identity and security are more important than ever. It is critical to put an infrastructure in place where we can securely and accurately identify and authenticate every individual that receives health services,” said Paul Contino, chair of the Healthcare Council. “To this end, we will continue to advocate a healthcare infrastructure that supports strong identity and security controls, to comment on industry and government developments, and provide educational resources for the benefit of the industry.”

The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council is currently developing a position paper on healthcare data breaches and identity theft. For more information on Council activities, visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-councils-healthcare.

*American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

About the Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council

The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council brings together payers, providers, and technologists to promote the adoption of smart cards in U.S. healthcare organizations and within the national health IT infrastructure. The Healthcare Council provides a forum where all stakeholders can collaborate to educate the market on the how smart cards can be used and to work on issues inhibiting the industry.

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. The Smart Card Alliance also offers the Leadership, Education and Advancement Program (LEAP) and Certified Smart Card Industry Professional (CSCIP) program for individuals who are involved in the smart card industry. For more information please visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org.

Giesecke & Devrient and ARM Protect Mobile Applications from Data Theft

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:13:00 -0500

Munich, Germany and Cambridge, UK, February 3, 2010–ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)], and the specialist for security technology Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) today announced a strategic partnership for the development of highly-secure mobile phone platforms. Through the combination of ARM® TrustZone® technology, which creates a protected area in advanced systems-on-chip, and the highly-secure MobiCore© operating system developed by G&D, sensitive applications such as electronic payment and online banking via mobile phone will be efficiently protected from security threats. As a first step the two companies will develop a joint prototype.

“We will be working with ARM to develop the security architecture for the next generation of mobile phones. This will enable people to access highly valuable services with convenience and security,” explains Dr. Kai Grassie, head of the New Business division at G&D.

“ARM TrustZone technology is already an integral part of the ARM Cortex™-A series processors which are currently being deployed in smartphones by many of the industry’s leading handset manufacturers,” said Ian Drew, executive vice president, Marketing, ARM. “This collaboration with G&D will enable us to make rapid progress towards enabling secure transactions in next-generation mobile devices.”

Acceptance of mobile applications such as banking, ticketing and payment solutions rests on the security of device and background systems involved. For this reason, both companies have been working on innovative security concepts.

The interplay of TrustZone and MobiCore ensures that if online services require security- sensitive functions such as entry of user name and password or data output on a display, these functions are transferred to the MobiCore high-security operating system running in the TrustZone protected area of an ARM application processor. As the security-sensitive functions are executed, MobiCore maintains control of the secure area of a system-on-chip. Users can therefore be certain that the data they have entered, such as their username and password, cannot be manipulated by malware on the phone during a payment transaction.

ARM is also creating a range of training and architectural service packages based around a TrustZone / MobiCore reference system which will help reduce time-to-market for secure embedded system development. ARM will release its first secure system training course based around hardware system integration and the TrustZone API next month. This will be followed by an ARM Active Assist on-site design review service package, a secure systems development training package based on MobiCore, the release of the TrustZone Address Space Controller to secure multiple regions off-chip memory and the TrustZone reference system later in the year.

ARM and G&D will present their joint concepts at the Mobile World Congress from February 15 to 18, 2010, in Barcelona.

Press Contacts

ARM, Press Office
Alan Tringham
+44 1223 400947
alan.tringham@arm.com

Charlene Marini
+1 408-576-1131
charlene.marini@arm.com

Giesecke & Devrient Press Office

Heiko Witzke
+49 (89) 4119-2422
heiko.witzke@gi-de.com

Stefan Waldenmaier
+49 (89) 4119-2985
stefan.waldenmaier@gi-de.com

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM’s comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company’s broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.

About Giesecke & Devrient

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is a leading international technology provider headquartered in Munich, Germany. With a headcount of around 10,000 employees, the Group generated sales of EUR 1.7 billion in fiscal 2008. Founded in 1852, G&D is a global market leader and pioneering innovator in banknote production and processing, smart card solutions for telecommunications and electronic payment, and security documents and identification systems. Over 49 subsidiaries and joint ventures across 30 countries ensure customer proximity worldwide. For more information, visit our website at: http://www.gi-de.com.

ARM and TrustZone are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. Cortex is a trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. “ARM” is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Limited.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; ARM Norway, AS and ARM Sweden AB

Original1 Begins Business Operations

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:09:00 -0500

Munich, February 2, 2010–SAP, Nokia and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) today announced that the respective antitrust authorities have approved the establishment of their joint venture, Original1 GmbH. Original1 has begun business operations on February 1. Established to deliver unique product authentication and anti-counterfeiting services across the globe, Original1 is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and headed by Claudia Alsdorf, former vice president of SAP Research. The plan to form Original1 was initially announced on October 27, 2009 (see “SAP, Nokia and Giesecke & Devrient to Establish New Global Business Providing Brand Protection Services”).

Original1 will be present at SAP’s main booth in Hall 4 at CeBIT in Hannover, taking place March 2 - 6. In addition, Original1 will have its own booth at the SAP World Tour, taking place in parallel with CeBIT, at Halls 19 and 20 and also have a presentation at the Mobile World Congress together with Giesecke&Devrient (Avenue AV 103),taking place in Barcelona from February 15 - 18.

For more information on Original1, please visit http://www.original1.net/.

Contacts

Nokia

Nokia, Communications
+358 7180 34900
press.services@nokia.com
http://www.nokia.com

Nokia, Communications, Corporate Development
+358 7180 22152

Giesecke & Devrient

Giesecke & Devrient
Stefan Waldenmaier
+49 (89) 4119-2985, CET
stefan.waldenmaier@gi-de.com

G&D Press Office
press@gi-de.com
http://www.gi-de.com

Original1

Original1 GmbH, Communications
Mainzer Landstraße
199-205, 60327 Frankfurt
info@original1.net

SAP

Guenter Gaugler
+49 (6227) 7-65416
guenter.gaugler@sap.com, CET

SCM Microsystems Thumb-Sized PIV Card Reader

Smart Card Alliance — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:14:00 -0500

Now GSA Approved for Use by U.S. Government Agencies

Santa Ana, California, February 2, 2010–SCM Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, today announced that its thumb-sized SCR3500 SmartFold Personal Identity Verification (PIV)/Common Access Card (CAC) smart card reader has been approved by the General Service Administration (GSA) for use by U.S. government agencies and employees.

The SCR3500 SmartFold is ideal for on-the-go government employees that have notebooks without integrated card readers. It is a uniquely designed, small (only 48 x 20 x 12 millimeters when folded), portable contact smart card reader that will fit easily on employees’ key rings and in their pockets. Since it is so easy to carry around, government employees can conduct sensitive business anywhere, at any time, with full security. The reader is simply unfolded and inserted into a free USB port of a notebook. Then, employees can insert their PIV/CAC card into the reader to enable secure access to government systems and data.

The SCR3500 SmartFold is now on the GSA Approved Products List (APL) at http://fips201ep.cio.gov/apl.php, which means the reader is compliant with all Federal Information Processing Standards 201 (FIPS 201) and PIV/CAC card requirements, and is ready for purchase by government agencies and/or their purchasing agents.

“Government agencies need to comply with FIPS 201 PIV requirements for strong security and privacy, but not to the detriment of their day-to-day productivity,” said Dr. Manfred Mueller, chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems. “We designed the SCR3500 SmartFold to actually increase productivity. Its size and portability ensure easy and convenient use regardless of location, with the full security vital for government activities.”

For more information about the SCR3500 SmartFold, and SCM’s complete line of contact and contactless card readers, visit http://www.scmmicro.com/products-services/smart-card-readers-terminals/smart-card-reader.html, or contact sales@scmmicro.com.

About SCM Microsystems, Inc.

SCM Microsystems is a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange. The company offers the world’s broadest range of contact, contactless and mobile smart card reader and terminal technology, digital identity and transaction platforms, as well as systems that integrate physical and logical access control. SCM’s smart card-based products and solutions are utilized around the world to enable security and identification applications, transaction systems, eHealth- and eGovernment programs and physical access systems.

SCM Microsystems is part of Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), a leading provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries. For additional information, visit http://www.scmmicro.com and http://www.identive-group.com.

INSIDE Contactless Releases Open-Source NFC Protocol Stack

Smart Card Alliance — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:40:00 -0500

Open NFC for Android, Windows and Linux Platforms Available Under Apache License

Aix-En-Provence, France, February 3, 2010–Reflecting a clear and growing trend in the mobile industry, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced it is making its Open NFC™ commercial-grade NFC protocol stack (formerly MicroRead Software Foundation) available in a free and open source edition under the Apache™ License, Version 2.0. Offering a consistent API across all NFC hardware, faster time to market and greater flexibility for OEMs and ODMs, INSIDE’s Open NFC 3.4 is available now for WinCE 6.0 (compatible with Windows™ Mobile 7) and Linux 2.6 platforms, and an Android™ implementation will premier with the planned release of Open NFC 3.5 at the end of March.

“Our decision to release Open NFC under the Apache license demonstrates our willingness to lead the way in bringing high quality, well documented NFC software into the open source arena,” said Philippe Martineau, executive vice president of the NFC business line for INSIDE Contactless. “Open NFC fits right in with the trend toward open platforms in the mobile industry, and will benefit device makers as well as software developers and others in the mobile ecosystem in several ways, providing greater impetus to implementing NFC solutions across a broad range of consumer products.”

Martineau anticipates that the availability of an open source NFC protocol stack should also improve the interoperability of NFC devices, and thus accelerate market adoption.

The Open NFC protocol stack provides a complete NFC middleware solution for mobile phones, embedded products and other devices. Open NFC supports several levels of functionality, from low-level RF control to high-level NFC Forum tag handling, peer-to-peer communications as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi pairing, interactions with single-wire protocol SIMs and other secure elements and compatibility with smart cards and RFID tags based on Felica, Mifare and ISO 14443 standards.

“Having an open-source NFC stack like Open NFC is a game-changing development, providing greater flexibility in sourcing NFC controllers and a consistent programming interface,” said Gary Koerper, vice president of Engine Systems, Motorola Mobile Devices. “We congratulate INSIDE Contactless for their contribution to the open source movement.”

“Orange believes Open NFC will be a catalyst for change in the NFC marketplace by reducing market fragmentation and removing barriers to adoption of this promising technology,” said Yves Maitre, senior vice president, Mobile Multimedia and Devices at Orange. “INSIDE Contactless has made a major contribution to the advancement of NFC.”

“Qualcomm understands the increasing importance of open source and community-driven software to the mobile industry, particularly as customer demand for open and flexible software coupled with powerful mobile hardware platforms continues to increase,” said John Elliott, Senior Director of Emerging Connectivity Technologies at Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “It is a great pleasure to see NFC move closer to the open source community, and INSIDE Contactless is one of the visionary companies making this happen.”

Qualcomm now offers two complete NFC handset reference designs, one based on an HSUPA Mobile Station Modem™(MSM™) chipset and one based on a Qualcomm Single Chip™ (QSC™) solution for CDMA2000™. The two reference designs leverage INSIDE Contactless’ NFC solution enabling device manufacturers to bring next-generation NFC handsets to market more quickly and at significantly reduced development cost.

Open NFC was originally developed for INSIDE’s third-generation MicroRead NFC chip that provides the broadest range of NFC options, enabling numerous new contactless applications, and was the first NFC solution to support the single-wire protocol (SWP). The award-winning MicroRead suite combines third-generation silicon, a full set of interfaces, NFC software libraries and APIs, a field-proven reference design and robust standards support to provide a turnkey contactless reader solution.

According to a report from Juniper Research, open source operating systems are now running on 60 percent of the smartphones on the market, and the number of smartphones shipped with open source operating systems will increase from 106 million in 2009 to 223 million by 2014. (See: http://www.juniperresearch.com/shop/viewpressrelease.php?id=185&pr=158).

Availability

The Open NFC protocol stack and the WinCE 6.0 and Linux 2.6 reference implementations are available now under Apache license directly from INSIDE Contactless. The Android reference implementation, also under Apache license, will be available by the end of March 2010. Please contact INSIDE for more information.

About INSIDE Contactless

INSIDE Contactless is the global leader in open-standard contactless payment and near field communication (NFC) semiconductors and software that power the next generation of payment, transit, identity and access control applications. The company’s intelligent, microprocessor-based platforms offer the flexibility to be embedded in smart cards, mobile phones and other consumer electronic devices, documents, badges and other items to support a wide range of innovative contactless applications and bring new levels of convenience to users. INSIDE has delivered more than 350 million contactless platforms worldwide to customers and partners that include many of the leading payment card and mobile phone manufacturers, systems integrators and financial institutions. With a portfolio of 60 families of patents, including several essential NFC patents, the company has played a leading role in NFC and contactless innovation. INSIDE is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with offices in Shanghai, Singapore, Warsaw, Seoul and Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit http://www.insidecontactless.com.

Contacts

For INSIDE Contactless

Patrick Corman
Corman Communications, LLC
(650) 326-9648
patrick@cormancom.com
http://www.cormancom.com

INSIDE company contact
Geraldine Sauniere
Marcom Director
+33 (0) 4 42 39 33 01
gsauniere@insidefr.com

Gemalto acquires Valimo Wireless, the world leader in mobile authentication

Smart Card Alliance — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:19:00 -0500

Amsterdam - Feb 3, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that it has acquired Valimo Wireless Oy, the world leader in mobile authentication. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Valimo has pioneered the use of two-channel, two-factor authentication based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), combining an over the air platform (OTA) with a software client in the SIM to generate a legally binding electronic signature, any time, any place. Valimo enables mobile phone users to securely authenticate themselves, digitally sign documents and confirm legally binding transactions simply by entering a self-chosen passphrase or a PIN code. Valimo Mobile ID solution facilitates secure online banking, mobile payments, governmental services, electronic and mobile commerce, and identity and access rights management for enterprise applications.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Valimo has been a Gemalto partner for 5 years. In Turkey for example, a major mobile operator, with over 30 million subscribers, selected Valimo and Gemalto to deploy the largest mobile digital signature commercial roll-out to date. By linking up with 13 banks, this operator enables its customers to strongly authenticate themselves for online banking and to digitally sign bank transactions from their mobile phone. Connecting the Valimo platform to forward-looking governmental agencies in the country, this mobile operator has also started to provide users with access to e-government services, such as obtaining a birth certificate or booking an appointment at the hospital, offering so to citizens a convenient and cost-effective method for administrative formalities.

Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer, Gemalto, commented: “Mobile digital signature has been on the horizon for a few years and we believe that we have now reached a tipping point. Whether it is a high end smart phone or a more basic phone, the one digital object consumers always have with them is their mobile phone, and they clearly express their desire to use it more and more for convenience in their daily life. Enabling people to conveniently sign legally-valid transactions is opening up a whole range of new applications for the mobile, at the service of citizens”.

Juha Murtopuro, Valimo CEO added: “The key ingredient in a successful mobile PKI launch is bringing together mobile operators, banks and governmental agencies. Going forward, Valimo will be able to leverage Gemalto’s customer relationships in these domains to successfully deploy mobile strong authentication. We are happy as we believe this combination will accelerate the much expected deployment of Mobile ID, including into new territories and new markets such as e-banking and governments services”.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2008 annual revenues of €1.68 billion, and 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, research and service centers in 40 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work–anytime, anywhere–has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit http://www.gemalto.com.

About Valimo Wireless

VALIMO is your ID On-Line
Valimo mobilizes digital IDs. Valimo Mobile ID allows mobile phone users to securely authenticate, digitally sign documents, confirm transactions and payments, simply by entering a self-chosen PIN code. The multi-purpose solution combines strong security and ease of use, enabling new service concepts and more efficient processes. Valimo Mobile ID is used in a variety of services throughout the world, including online banking, mobile payments, e/m-commerce applications, governmental services, along with enterprise identity and access management. The two-channel, two-factor authentication method based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) produces a legally binding signature regardless of time and place. Valimo Mobile ID solutions are global market leaders in terms of installation base and number of active users. Founded in 2000, Valimo Wireless is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. For further information, please visit http://www.valimo.com.

Contacts

Investor Relations
Vincent BIRAUD
M.: +33 (0) 6 08 48 33 23
vincent.biraud@gemalto.com

Corporate Communication
Rémi CALVET
M.: +33(0) 6 22 72 81 58
remi.calvet@gemalto.com

TBWA Corporate
Emlyn Korengold
M. : +33 (0) 6 08 21 93 74
emlyn.korengold@tbwa-corporate.com

Gemalto and BNP Paribas Reinforce their Global Partnership

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:22:00 -0500

New two-year contract illustrates the Group’s confidence

Amsterdam, Paris, February 2, 2010–BNP Paribas announced today that it has selected Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, as part of first global tender covering fifteen countries. The contract will involve the supply of EMV banking cards and personalization services for a two-year period. Gemalto’s global footprint is a key asset to support the BNP Paribas Group in its international development.

As part of this contract, Gemalto notably becomes BNP Paribas’ first supplier in France and gains a new presence in Belgium through BNP Paribas Fortis¹. In these two countries, Gemalto will provide banking cards compliant to EMV Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA), a standard that ensures the highest levels of security by detecting counterfeit and duplicated cards.

Bolstered by its local personalization capability, Gemalto guarantees a very high quality of service and excellent responsiveness across the world to BNP Paribas. As BNP Paribas looks to deliver electronic banking cost synergies globally, the bank wishes to strengthen its relationships with suppliers able to offer global solutions and the widest geographic coverage. Regarding the supply of banking cards, Gemalto meets these two criteria perfectly.

In 2009, Gemalto won the Challenge Cristal award BNP Paribas presents to its best supplier.

“This first joint tender with BNP Paribas Fortis has enabled our international entities to benefit from preferred partnerships that had already been established, amongst which our partnership with Gemalto is ranked first,” commented Gilbert Arira, Head of Customer Banking Solutions of BNP Paribas.

“Gemalto is proud to reinforce its industrial and business relationship with BNP Paribas Group,” added Philippe Cambriel, Executive Vice-President of Gemalto’s Secure Transactions Business Unit. “Our latest innovations in terms of products and services were a key decision factor.”

¹BNP Paribas finalized the acquisition of Fortis bank on May 12, 2009

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About Gemalto

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit http://www.gemalto.com.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas (http://www.bnpparibas.com) is one of the 6 strongest banks in the world according to Standard & Poor’s². With a presence in 85 countries and more than 205,000 employees, 165,200 of which in Europe, BNP Paribas is a global-scale European leader in financial services. It holds key positions in its three activities: Retail banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. The Group benefits from its four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas also has a significant presence in the United States and strong positions in Asia and the emerging markets.

²Within its peer group

Contacts

Gemalto

Corporate Communication
Rémi Calvet
Tel: +33 (0) 1 55 01 64 10
Mob: +33 (0) 6 22 72 81 58
E-mail: remi.calvet@gemalto.com

Aline Borne
Tel: +33 (0)1 55 01 51 05
Mob: +33 (0)6 16 29 87 04
E-mail: aline.borne@gemalto.com

BNP Paribas

Isabelle Wolff
Tel: +33 1 57 43 89 26
E-mail: isabelle.wolff@bnpparibas.com

Executive Director's Letter - January 2010

Smart Card Alliance — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:34:00 -0500

In my December 2009 letter, I tried to summarize what I considered some of the major milestones and accomplishments from the past year based on predictions I made at the start of 2009. As promised, I will again look through my magic “rose-colored” lens into 2010–a year that is expected to be very active and transformational.

I will begin my look forward with payments and with certainly one of my boldest predictions ever–that EMV will finally be coming to the U.S. payments industry. Read more…

HID Global's iCLASS® Contactless Smart Card Technology Enables U.S. Bank's Award-Winning PayID Card

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:17:00 -0500

Collaboration with U.S. Bank Reinforces HID Global’s Position in the Development of Converged Physical Access and Contactless Payment Solutions

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 28, 2010–HID Global, the trusted source for solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the recognition of its iCLASS® contactless smart card technology as a key component in U.S. Bank’s award-winning PayID card program. The PayID card pilot program, which recently won the 2010 Paybefore Award for Most Innovative Program, included HID Global’s iCLASS application. PayID uses a single, all-purpose card to provide contactless physical access to secure U.S. Bank facilities, along with contactless payments and traditional magnetic stripe purchases.

The Paybefore Awards are the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and stored-value card industry and HID Global was one of many companies that collaborated in the pilot program with U.S. Bank. HID provided the iCLASS access control technology for the contactless cards, readers and project support to U.S. Bank as part of their program. The HID iCLASS enabled PayID card contains contactless smart card chip technology from INSIDE Contactless, and CPI Card Group managed the production of the cards for the program.

“As the first card issuer in the United States to pilot the converged PayID card, U.S. Bank is thankful to HID Global and our other partners on this program for their technological expertise and commitment to helping us deliver a convenient, user-friendly solution to our cardholders,” said Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer of Retail Payment Solutions for U.S. Bank.

“HID Global is proud to have been selected by U.S. Bank to work with other industry-leading payment companies in achieving the Paybefore Award,” said Mark Scaparro, senior vice president of sales and marketing Identification Solutions (IDS) at HID Global. “HID Global sees a growing demand for converged solutions, which combine access control with payment, vending or automatic fare collection (AFC). As such, we are continuing to forge innovation through additional pilots and deployments with higher education, government, healthcare and corporate accounts as part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing customer value.”

HID Global’s iCLASS Contactless Smart Card Product Family

Optimized to make identity and access control more powerful, HID Global’s iCLASS contactless smart card technology provides versatile interoperability and is used in such diverse applications as access control, cashless payment, logical access, biometrics, mobile applications, time and attendance and more. HID Global is also dedicated to delivering innovative products that address the need for contactless payment solutions, such as the recently announced 5321 PAY reader–the first stand-alone desktop reader to be granted EMVCo CL 2.0 Level 1 type approval.

About HID Global

HID Global is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers around the world. Recognized for robust quality, innovative designs and industry leadership, HID Global is the supplier of choice for OEMs, system integrators and application developers serving a variety of markets, including physical and logical access control, card personalization, eGovernment, cashless payment and industry and logistics. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 1,500 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. For more information, visit http://www.hidglobal.com.

® HID and the HID logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HID Global in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, and product or service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

INSIDE Contactless Powers 2010 Paybefore Award Winner

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:29:00 -0500

MicroPass-Based PayID Card from U.S. Bank Wins Most Innovative Prepaid Program Award

Aix-En-Provence, France, January 28, 2010–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced its MicroPass® 4006 contactless platform is at the heart of U.S. Bank’s PayID Card, this year’s Paybefore Award winner for Most Innovative Prepaid Program. A unique bridge between the open standard payments ecosystem and the community of HID® iClass®-enabled systems deployed globally, the MicroPass 4006 is the only contactless solution available that makes it possible to combine ID and physical/logical access control applications with contactless payment capabilities.

“MicroPass 4006 is an ideal solution for combining identification, payments and secure access on a single card, and we congratulate U.S. Bank on winning this award and for their leadership and innovation in this market,” said Charles Walton, executive vice president of payments for INSIDE Contactless. “INSIDE developed the MicroPass 4006 specifically for use on university and corporate campuses, where students, staff and employees can conveniently use a single, all-purpose card for contactless payment, identification, access control and ticketing transactions.”

U.S. Bank is the first card issuer in the United States to use a single card for traditional magnetic stripe purchases, contactless payments transactions and to gain access to secure facilities. The MicroPass 4006 platform embedded in the cards contains both open standard contactless payment applications, which allows for contactless payment at the point of sale, and the HID iCLASS application, which allows for contactless access to secure facilities.

“U.S. Bank is thankful to INSIDE Contactless and our other partners on this program for their dedication and creative contributions to helping us achieve this unique, simplified solution for our cardholders,” said Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer of Retail Payment Solutions for U.S. Bank. “Improving the overall customer experience is one of U.S. Bank’s primary concerns, and we will continue to innovate with new technologies and solutions to maintain our leadership.”

Since 2001 INSIDE has been the exclusive supplier of chips to HID for iCLASS credentials, establishing INSIDE as the number one global provider of 13.56-MHz contactless chips for physical access control. Because of its performance and flexibility, INSIDE’s contactless chip technology has become the industry’s leading contactless solution for access control applications, which require optimized data security and fast throughput.

The MicroPass 4006 platform has been built to the latest bank card industry standards and has also been certified through EMVco for compliance with the latest card brand security requirements. MicroPass 4006-based card products are available now from CPI Card Group.

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Patrick Corman
Corman Communications, LLC
(650) 326-9648
patrick@cormancom.com http://www.cormancom.com

INSIDE company contact

Geraldine Sauniere
Marcom Director
+33 (0) 4 42 39 33 01
gsauniere@insidefr.com

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