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Al Bilad Customers In Saudi Arabia Receive New Banking Cards Instantly with Gemalto's Solution

Smart Card Alliance — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:32:00 -0400

Cards & Digital ID World Middle East, Abu Dhabi - May 16, 2012 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Al Bilad Bank, a Shariah-based financial organization, is deploying the Dexxis Instant Issuance solution for EMV payment cards in over 120 branches throughout Saudi Arabia. Gemalto delivered its unique end-to-end solution encompassing EMV DDA* high-end security smart cards, on-the-spot card personalization and issuance solution as well as full services and support. The complete package enables Al Bilad to issue up to 2,000 cards per day.

Gemalto’s intuitive solution is customized in Arabic language and easy to use, allowing staff at Al Bilad branches to instantly issue new cards to any customer in less than three minutes. By eliminating the need for courier services, Al Bilad guarantees that all cards are delivered in person, while also optimizing costs. The Gemalto solution uses the Evolis Dualys card printer which encodes both chips and magnetic stripes and also embosses the card body with the holders’ personal data managed by Dexxis.

Al Bilad can seamlessly integrate the card solution into its existing IT infrastructure and scale it according to individual branch requirements. The advantage of face-to-face delivery enables the bank to adapt card services to each customer’s lifestyle: a personalized rewards program provides discounts on purchases relevant to their interests including hotels, sports clubs and spa.

“We have already successfully been issuing EMV debit cards from over 120 of our branches using Gemalto’s instant issuance solution and will soon be extending it to credit cards as a next step,” said Rashed abdullah Al-Othman, Chief Information Officer, Al Bilad. “The personal nature of this enhanced delivery system also allows us to build stronger relationships with our customers and simplify the migration from magstripe to EMV cards.”

“Al Bilad branches represent the future in banking where immediate card issuance and personalized services provide the ultimate in customer convenience,” added Emmanuel Payraud, VP Sales, Gemalto. “All the way through the project, Gemalto worked closely with Al Bilad so that we could create a bespoke solution, as their needs evolved. We are committed to supporting our customer extend on-the-spot services throughout all of its branches.”

*Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA) cards use dynamic security features. They help reduce fraud by detecting counterfeit and duplicate cards and brings the highest level of protection.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2011 annual revenues of €2 billion and more than 10,000 employees operating out of 74 offices and 14 Research & Development centers in 43 countries.

We are at the heart of our 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 convenient, enjoyable and secure. Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services, payment security, identity protection, authenticated online services, cloud computing access, eHealthcare and eGovernment services, modern transportation solutions and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.

Gemalto develops secure software that runs on trusted devices which we design and personalize. We manage these devices, the confidential data they contain and the services they enable, throughout their life cycle. We innovate so that our clients can offer more ways of enhancing the convenience and security of their end-users’ digital lives.

Gemalto is thriving with the growing number of people using its software and secure devices to interact in the digital and wireless world.

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

Gemalto Media Contacts:

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Yvonne Lim
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Kristel Teyras
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 1 55 01 57 89
kristel.teyras@gemalto.com

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

Gemalto Secures eGovernment Services for Oman

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:57:00 -0400

Appointed by Omani Authority as Prime Contractor to lead national project

Cards & Digital ID World Middle East, Abu Dhabi - May 15, 2012 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has been appointed by Oman Information Technology Authority (ITA) as prime contractor to secure the country’s eGovernment services. The full solution encompasses strong authentication and digital signature using the eID card, as well as mobile authentication using a mobile handset. This will allow citizens and residents of Oman to securely access eGovernment services, with the authentication method that best suits their lifestyles.

Acting as a turn-key solution provider, Gemalto is delivering the complete Coesys eGov2.0 software together with the associated services including training, support and maintenance. The solution will establish an infrastructure of trust with its citizens to expand the country’s online government services offer and enhance the user experience.

Omanis can securely carry out administrative procedures online and digitally sign official documents and electronic forms without the need to physically visit government offices. The solution doesn’t require any additional software installation from the end user and works on any personal computer.

“Our goal is to increase security and broaden the range of government services available online to ease the lives of our citizens, while also modernizing our administrative processes and optimizing costs,” said Salem Al-Russaqui, Chief Executive Officer, ITA Oman. “We are now linking the access management and security of our eGovernment portal with eID cards and mobile ID using mobile handsets. Gemalto’s expertise in security software and system integration was instrumental to bridge the physical and online worlds.”

“Oman has a proven track record in using innovative technology to pioneer eGovernment projects,” added Hisham Surakhi, Sales Director for Government Programs in Middle East at Gemalto. “Following the successful implementation of eID cards with the e-purse and eVoting features, we are fully dedicated to supporting Oman in breaking new ground with an expanding range of new online services.”

About Gemalto

Gemalto is thriving with the growing number of people using its software and secure devices to interact in the digital and wireless world.

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

Gemalto Media Contacts:

Kristel Teyras
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 1 55 01 57 89
kristel.teyras@gemalto.com

Nicole Smith
North America
+1 512 257 3902
nicole.smith@gemalto.com

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

Yvonne Lim
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3730
Yvonne.lim@gemalto.com

Smart Card Alliance Expands Industry Collaboration with Formation of Mobile and NFC Council

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Council will raise awareness and accelerate adoption of payments, loyalty, marketing, promotion/coupons/offers, peer-to-peer, identity, access control and transit applications using NFC

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., MAY 14, 2012–With an estimated 100 million¹ smart phone handsets containing Near Field Communications (NFC) technology ready to hit the market in 2012, the Smart Card Alliance today announced the newly-formed Mobile and NFC Council to raise awareness and accelerate the adoption of the numerous applications possible with NFC technology.

“Many think of payments when they hear NFC, but the technology opens the door to many industries for innovative applications, such as ticketing, digital content exchange, secure identification, social networking, and communication between electronic devices,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. “The Mobile and NFC Council will provide a bridge between NFC technologies and the industries who want to adopt NFC-enabled mobile devices to discuss and promote common standards and best practices.”

The Council–which has attracted over 60 organizations and more than 120 individuals to date–will take a broad industry view and bring together stakeholders in the different vertical markets that can benefit from mobile and NFC applications including payments, loyalty, marketing, promotion/coupons/offers, peer-to-peer, identity, access control and transit applications. Council activities will include:

Providing educational resources for organizations offering or implementing NFC applications and services to foster deployment of NFC technology in the marketplace
Providing a business-focused organization where all industry stakeholders can collaborate, network, share implementation experiences, and discuss new mobile and NFC applications
Identifying and collaborating with other industry organizations to discuss, define and promote standards for NFC application implementations

The Mobile and NFC Council will be managed by a newly formed cross-industry steering committee elected this month. Members of the 2012/2013 Steering Committee are:

Trusted service managers: Amol Deshmukh, Gemalto; Sridher Swaminathan, First Data Corporation
NFC chip and secure element manufacturers: Scott Allan, NXP Semiconductors; Brent Bowen, INSIDE Secure
NFC tag suppliers: Rob Zivney, Identive
NFC security/testing/certification labs: Berend van Geffen, Collis
Consultants/consulting firms/mobile solutions evangelists: Deborah Baxley, Capgemini; Nick Norman, Consult Hyperion
Systems integrators: Doug Morgan, C-SAM
Financial institutions: Peter Ho, Wells Fargo; Scott Rau, Chase
Payment brands: Josh Kessler, MasterCard Worldwide; Chandra Srivastava, Visa, Inc.
POS equipment supplier: JC Raynon, VeriFone; Gerald Schoenecker, Ingenico
Value-added service providers: Javed Chaudry, ViVOtech; David deKozan, Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.

“At this point in the commercial evolution of NFC technology, it is essential that organizations from all sectors of the global ecosystem work together to bring its benefits to more people in more ways,” said Debbie Arnold, director, NFC Forum. “The Mobile and NFC Council will play a key role in nurturing these opportunities, and the NFC Forum looks forward to collaborating with the Smart Card Alliance in this vital work.”

GlobalPlatform, the organization which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, fully supports the formation of the NFC and Mobile Council. Kevin Gillick, GlobalPlatform’s Executive Director, comments: “Creating an environment that brings together diverse industry stakeholders to collaborate and discuss how NFC will be brought to market is key to the successful deployment of this technology. GlobalPlatform’s Mobile Task Force, which works to align GlobalPlatform Specifications with the needs of the NFC community, looks forward to engaging with this new group to promote the use of standards and achieve ultimate consumer convenience.”

The Mobile and NFC Council will meet next at the Smart Card Alliance NFC Solutions Summit 2012, held in partnership with the NFC Forum on May 22–24, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel in Burlingame, California. The full four day conference event includes a pre-conference workshop day, two day conference program and exposition, and an “open conference” format day. Throughout the event, industry leaders will discuss both payments and non-payments uses of NFC-enabled devices, and on the final day at the unique “open conference” day session, industry experts are encouraged to bring forth and present their own mini-session on any NFC topic. Details about the event, attendees, exhibitors, and agenda for the pre-conference workshops and the conference are now available at http://www.smartcardalliance.org/nfcsolutions.

With this announcement, the Mobile and NFC Council joins the Smart Card Alliance’s other influential industry councils, which foster increased industry collaboration within a specified industry or market segment and produce tangible results, speeding smart card adoption and industry growth. For more information about becoming a Smart Card Alliance member and participating in the Mobile and NFC Council, contact Cathy Medich at cmedich@smartcardalliance.org.

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.

¹ “Competitive Landscape: NFC Semiconductor Vendors 2012,” Mark Hung, Gartner, February 2012

Cubic and UC San Diego to Collaborate on Next Generation Intelligent Travel Research

Smart Card Alliance — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:51:00 -0400

Cubic grants $500,000 over five years for technology research to benefit travelers

SAN DIEGO, Calif.–May 10, 2012 - Cubic Transportation Systems (NYSE:CUB), a leading integrator of intelligent transport systems and services, and the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), one of the world’s leading public research universities, have entered into a collaborative partnership to research the next generation of intelligent travel technologies for cities.

Cubic will contribute $500,000 over five years to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering to fund research done by faculty, students and Cubic Transportation Systems staff. The project aims to achieve a better understanding of the application and utilization of emerging technologies, with the ultimate goal of making transportation easier, more convenient, more economical and environmentally greener for transit operators and their customers.

“The partnership with UC San Diego will help Cubic realize its vision of mobility in the future–what we call Nextcity,” said Matt Cole, senior vice president of strategy and business development. “Consumer mobile devices, wireless communications and account-based payment processing create the opportunity to make significant new information available to travelers.”

Through integration of regional transport payments and traveler data, Nextcity will deliver personalized information to passengers so they can make informed travel choices. “Our research will make better use of the existing data and seek innovative ways to apply this information and technology to better the traveler’s experience, and improve the efficiency and utilization of the transportation system and a city’s resources,” said Pradip Mistry, vice president of engineering.

The research partnership potentially spans mobile and web technologies, wireless networking, location-based services, data warehousing and system architecture and analytics, all areas of expertise at the university.

Combining the broad scope of the university’s research expertise across these domains with Cubic’s insight into the transportation sector will be instrumental to finding practical yet innovative new approaches, said Frieder Seible, Dean of the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and holder of the Walter J. Zable Professor endowed chair at the school. “Cubic has been a long-standing partner of UC San Diego and the Jacobs School, and we see this new collaboration as a way to deepen that relationship with our faculty and students.”

Cubic is the global leader in intelligent transport systems and services. With Cubic’s “smart” fare payment cards and advanced integrated ticketing systems users board vehicles faster, travel and transfer between modes more easily. Transit operators see the benefits of shorter boarding times and better data on transport usage patterns.

Cubic is also supporting account-based processing for open payment standards, enabling transit riders to use their own fare media, such as a bank-issued MasterCard PayPass or Visa payWave credit, debit and prepaid contactless smart cards or an NFC-enabled mobile phone. With more than 20 years of contactless smart card payment experience in the transit industry, Cubic has active open payment projects with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Transport for London (TfL), TransLink in Vancouver and New Jersey and Delaware’s Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) system, the first in the world to use transit-branded contactless Visa prepaid cards. Account-based processing opens up the opportunity for the integration of transit payment with other forms of transport payment such as tolling and parking.

The Cubic and UC San Diego research collaboration will help discover new technologies and strategies that reduce the costs and increase the utility of these services,

Cubic® Transportation Systems, Inc. is the world’s leading turnkey solution provider of automated fare collection systems for public transport including bus, bus rapid transit, light rail, commuter rail, heavy rail, ferry and parking. Cubic’s solutions and services include system design, central computer systems, equipment design and manufacturing, device-level software, integration, test, installation, warranty, maintenance, computer hosting services, call center services, card management and distribution services, financial clearing and settlement, multi-application support and outsourcing services.

Every year, nearly 10 billion rides are taken worldwide using Cubic fare collection systems. Cubic has delivered over 400 projects in 40 major markets on five continents. Active projects include London; Brisbane (Southeast Queensland) region, Australia; New York/New Jersey region; Washington, D.C. /Baltimore/Virginia region; Los Angeles region; San Diego region; San Francisco region; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Chicago; Atlanta region; Miami (South Florida) region; Vancouver and Edmonton, Canada; Sydney (New South Wales), Australia; and Scandinavia.

Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems, cyber technologies, asset tracking solutions, and defense electronics. Mission Support Services is a leading provider of training, operations, maintenance, technical and other support services. For more information about Cubic, see the company’s Web site at http://www.cubic.com.

Gemalto Delivers Complete Enrolment Solution for Burkina Faso's Upcoming Elections

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:17:00 -0400

Amsterdam - May 10, 2012 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces that its comprehensive Coesys enrolment solution has been selected to securely register citizens for Burkina Faso’s upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections to be held on December 2, 2012. Gemalto is providing CENI, the Independent National Electoral Commission in charge of the project, with thousands of Coesys mobile enrolment stations across the country to build up a trusted and secure voter registry. The solution will help CENI achieve their goal to more than double the number of registered voters in 2012.

Gemalto’s Coesys mobile enrolment station is an all-in-one integrated, portable registration solution that captures citizens’ demographic data, digital photograph, fingerprints and signature in a robust and easy-to-transport field-case. This complete and fully operational system incorporates all devices and resources necessary for mobile registration campaigns, including the fingerprint scanner and associated software. This solution allows for decentralized enrolment service and makes it convenient for authorities to reach out to large numbers of citizens very quickly, avoiding the need to travel long distances to enrol.

The solution integrates an AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) fingerprint matching capability, which guarantees the identity’s uniqueness of each entry on the voter registry. The contract also includes the training of instructors to enable some 7,000 officers to perform the enrolment process using the mobile station.

“We need a trusted partner for this strategic program and Gemalto has the vast experience in both similarly large scale projects around the world and in voter registration programs in Africa. The solution was delivered in record time and we strongly believe that their field proven, cutting edge mobile enrolment technology will help us in creating a reliable voter’s list recognized by the political arena and citizens. The new list will bring the December 2, 2012 elections ever closer to the people directly,” said Barthélemy Kéré, President of CENI.

“CENI’s efforts to reach out to the entire voting population of Burkina Faso required a solution that could be deployed quickly, collect the required citizens’ data on the spot and deliver voting cards immediately. Our solution sets the security foundations required for this crucial enrolment phase and improves the transparency of the voters’ registration process,” added Jacques Seneca, Executive Vice President, Gemalto.

Note to editors:
The ease of use and robustness of the Coesys mobile enrolment unit was recognized through a homeland security award for “Best Biometric Identification Device” by Government Security News (GSN).

About Gemalto

Gemalto is thriving with the growing number of people using its software and secure devices to interact in 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:

Kristel Teyras
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 1 55 01 57 89
kristel.teyras@gemalto.com

Nicole Smith
North America
+1 512 257 3902
nicole.smith@gemalto.com

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

Yvonne Lim
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3730
Yvonne.lim@gemalto.com

Sprint Selects Gemalto for LTE Deployment in the U.S.

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:49:00 -0400

CTIA New Orleans – May 8, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by Sprint to provide its UpTeq LTE UICC product and the LinqUs Advanced Connectivity OTA Platform for Sprint’s fourth generation LTE broadband service launch. Leveraging Gemalto’s “Always Connected” technology, the LinqUS OTA platform will provide the life cycle management services to Gemalto’s UpTeq LTE to ensure that Sprint customers always have the most up-to-date configuration.

Gemalto’s LinqUs Advanced Connectivity OTA solution, designed for all IP 4G networks, and using Gemalto’s unique secure polling software helps ensure a 100% success rate when updating the UICC for the download and activation of network and subscriber applications.

“Gemalto’s proven expertise in bringing operational LTE solutions to market quickly will help to make Sprint’s LTE launch a success and provide a better user experience to Sprint’s customer,” said Sébastien Cano, senior vice president Telecommunications of Gemalto North America.

Editor’s note: OTA stands for Over-the-Air, referring to the remote management services for wirelessly connected devices, while UICC stands for Universal Integrated Circuit Card, being the certified and tamper-proof secure personalized subscriber module that enables mobile operators to issue, authenticate and manage subscription to consumers. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, referring to fourth generation (4G) of mobile telephony standards, and IP stands for Internet Protocol, the communication software mechanism used to exchange data in the Internet system, and also now in the fourth generation of mobile networks.

About Gemalto

Gemalto is thriving with the growing number of people using its software and secure devices to interact in 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

Nicole Smith
North America
+1 512 257 3902
nicole.smith@gemalto.com

Yvonne Lim
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3730
Yvonne.lim@gemalto.com

Kristel Teyras
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 1 55 01 57 89
kristel.teyras@gemalto.com

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

Advisory Board to Help Shape Cubic Strategy for the Future of Intelligent Travel

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:58:00 -0400

SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 7, 2012 – Cubic Transportation Systems has announced the appointment of a strategic advisory board to support and guide the company’s senior management team.

Cubic has led the revenue collection market for the past four decades, delivering solutions that have been deployed in helping transit agencies lower their costs, increase convenience and improve positive public perceptions of the transit system. Over that time, the company has been responsible for many of the most significant advances in the sector.

“We are in a period of considerable change,” commented Cubic Transportation Systems president Steve Shewmaker, “with transit agencies and state governments confronted with the dual challenge of reduced access to capital and operating budgets at a time of high population growth, urbanization and an increased demand for mobility.

“Cubic is helping its customers to respond to these challenges by changing its business to become a more agile partner and to think longer-term about how we can support them in shaping positive responses to the rapidly changing dynamics confronting them. We’re investing more than ever before in research and development, and continue to seek strategic acquisitions to accelerate our capabilities.The establishment of an advisory board comprising a small number of extremely accomplished and highly respected individuals is an important step in the transformation of our business.”

Those appointed to the board are:

Secretary Norman Mineta, who served under President Bill Clinton as Secretary for Commerce, before spending more than five years as President George W. Bush’s Transport Secretary–the only Democrat in President Bush’s Cabinet.

Willie L. Brown, Jr., Mayor of San Francisco from 1996-2004 and Speaker of the California State Assembly from 1980-1995.

Robert D Jamison, a proven leader on transportation security and transportation infrastructure, who served as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration and Acting Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. He also served as Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. In 2007, he was confirmed by the Senate to be Under Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security.

Steven Norris stood as a candidate for Mayor of London in 2000 and 2004. A former Transport minister in John Major’s government, he chaired the transport working group in Conservative Party leader David Cameron’s Quality of Life Commission.

The Honourable Bruce Baird AM, was Minister for Transport in New South Wales from 1988-95, Minister for Sydney’s Olympic bid between 1990-93 and Minister for Tourism and Roads from 1993-95. In 2008, he was appointed Chairman of the Tourism and Transport Forum, a peak industry lobby group.

“We’re delighted that our strategic decision-making process will now be informed by such a powerful cohort of transportation sector thought leaders providing guidance to Cubic’s senior management team in the areas of market expansion, transit policy and technology,” Shewmaker said. “Their contribution to the future direction of our company will be invaluable and we welcome them warmly to the team.”

(Note to editors: Biographies of advisory board members are available at: cts.cubic.com)

Cubic® Transportation Systems, Inc., is part of Cubic Corporation. Cubic Corporation is the parent company of three major business segments: Defense Systems, Mission Support Services and Transportation Systems. Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems and defense electronics.

Mission Support Services is a leading provider of training, operations, maintenance, technical and other support services.Cubic® Transportation Systems, Inc., is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions.

Cubic delivers integrated solutions that help transport operators manage their operations and services and give passengers choices in the smartest and easiest ways to pay their fares. Cubic specializes in design, development, manufacture, supply, installation, integration, services and information. Services provided by Cubic include on-site management, central systems, operations support, patron support, business support and field services.\Every year, nearly 10 billion rides are taken worldwide using Cubic payment and information systems.

Cubic has delivered over 400 projects in 40 major markets on five continents. Active projects include London; Brisbane (Southeast Queensland) region, Australia; New York/New Jersey region; Washington, D.C. /Baltimore/Virginia region; Los Angeles region; San Diego region; San Francisco region; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Chicago; Atlanta region; Miami (South Florida) region; Vancouver and Edmonton, Canada; Sydney (New South Wales), Australia; and Scandinavia.

For more information about Cubic, see the company’s Web site at http://www.cubic.com.

Gemalto Launches Protiva MedSecure: A Complete Strong Authentication Solution for the Healthcare Industry

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:24:00 -0400

The solution will be showcased at HITRUST 2012

HITRUST 2012, Dallas-Fort Worth – May 7, 2012 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of Protiva MedSecure, a new solution package that addresses one of the biggest challenges facing healthcare providers today: a secure digital identity. Gemalto’s Protiva MedSecure provides a comprehensive portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, secure devices, servers and associated services. The new Gemalto solution provides a single credential for secure visual identity, as well as physical and logical access to medical facilities and electronic medical records. In that way, Protiva MedSecure streamlines identity verification for first responders and medical staff.

With Protiva MedSecure, healthcare professionals are able to consolidate their numerous identification badges into one efficient and secure certificate-based credential. The single ID also enables simple login and logout at any terminal and access to different entrance points. Two-factor authentication provides validated online identity to ensure compliance with patient privacy and medical record protection. Additional security features such as encryption and digital signatures for medical forms, or verification of authenticity for medical orders, reduce physical paperwork and create efficient processes.

“Today’s medical professionals are burdened with an identity challenge. Protiva MedSecure directly addresses the most common healthcare IT needs with an easy to use security solution that protects medical records and provides consolidated logical and physical access, freeing medical staff to focus on what matters most–caring for patients,” said Tom Flynn, Vice President of Online Authentication for Gemalto North America.

Protiva MedSecure will be showcased at HITRUST 2012 for health information protection, May 7–9 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Gemalto will present “A Balancing Act: Ensuring Security of Healthcare Records while Eliminating the Need for Workers to Juggle Multiple Pieces of ID,” on Wednesday, May 9, at 9:30 a.m. CDT during the event.

About Gemalto

Gemalto is thriving with the growing number of people using its software and secure devices to interact in 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

Nicole Smith
North America
+1 512 257 3902
nicole.smith@gemalto.com

Yvonne Lim
Asia Pacific
+65 6317 3730
Yvonne.lim@gemalto.com

Kristel Teyras
Europe, Middle East & Africa
+33 1 55 01 57 89
kristel.teyras@gemalto.com

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

Featured Content

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:44:00 -0400

New Initiatives Deliver More Value

One of the exciting things about leading the Smart Card Alliance is the “newness” of what we do. While the staff works on events, councils, activities and programs, they also are fine-tuning, expanding, and thinking of ways of how to continue to provide our members with more value. This applies to new initiatives as well. I talk more about this in my letter in the May issue of Smart Card Talk. I invite you to reach out to me at this month’s NFC Solutions Summit and tell me what’s on your mind. As always, thank you for your support of the Alliance.

As always, thank you for your support of the Alliance.

Sincerely,

Randy Vanderhoof
Executive Director, Smart Card Alliance

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Gemalto Signs Multi-Year Contract with the United Kingdom Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency

Smart Card Alliance — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:31:00 -0400

A Program range estimate of 40 to 80 Million Secure Documents over the contract period

Amsterdam - May 3, 2012 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has been selected by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to supply in the range of 40 to 80 million secure Sealys documents for a variety of official permits. These include in particular digital tachograph cards, the next generation of highly-secure polycarbonate driver’s licenses, and biometric residence permits, in a multi-year contract.

The DVLA will begin deploying the products in 2013 using Gemalto’s EU-compliant eco-friendly Sealys polycarbonate portfolio of secure documents, fitted with unique security features such as Sealys Edge Sealer, a feature unique in the market comprising a laser engraving process applied during the production stage to the edge of the polycarbonate document, adding an additional layer of security. Furthermore, with Gemalto’s Sealys Laser Sealer feature, the laser-engraved images will be digitally enhanced to include an additional visible security pattern, which prevents modification of the photo without leaving visible marks.

The move by the United Kingdom’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is in keeping with the European Commission initiative to create a standard format driver’s license across the European Union, made of high quality polycarbonate documents with high level security features. Gemalto’s Sealys Biometric Residence Permit is not only compliant with European specifications and the latest ICAO standards, providing temporary residence entitlement for non-EU citizens, it is also offering enhanced security features unmatched on the market.

The agreement has been entered into with Gemalto UK Ltd., the Fareham based central hub for Gemalto in the UK, that is in charge of managing the entire project. Gemalto will also be working closely with the DVLA to enable the personalization of the products directly by the DVLA.

“The DVLA is recognised as a centre of excellence for the issue of high security national documents like the Driving Licence and Biometric Residence Permit,” commented Simon Tse, Chief Executive Officer of DVLA. “The new contract we have signed today delivers millions of pounds of saving for the UK taxpayer and allows DVLA to issue even more secure driving licences, and provide the next generation of high security smart cards for other parts of UK government. We look forward to working with Gemalto to ensure the UK’s cards remain among the most secure in the world.”

Jacques Seneca, Executive Vice President at Gemalto, said: “Gemalto is honored and delighted to be working with the DVLA in this prestigious landmark UK project. Our size and global efficiency enables such large projects to benefit from significant savings at critical times for governments, and our recognized expertise in developing secure documents and long experience in working with governmental bodies around the world ensures a strong track record for the success of the project”.

About Gemalto

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Gemalto is thriving with the growing number of people using its software and secure devices to interact in the digital and wireless world.

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