Smart Card Alliance

Contactless Payment Growth and Evolution to Mobile NFC Payment are Highlights as Smart Card Alliance/CTST Conference Opens

Smart Card Alliance — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:21:00 -0400

CTST 2008–THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, ORLANDO, Fla., May 14, 2008–Open-branded contactless payment cards in the United States nearly doubled in the last year, but the buzz was about mobile payment and near field communication (NFC) on the first day of the joint Smart Card Alliance annual meeting and CTST conference.

“Consumers loved it,” Steve Davidson, product manager, Mobile Commerce Initiatives for wireless operator Cellular South, told attendees, based on the results of their mobile NFC payment pilot conducted with 100 consumers. Surprisingly, despite initial misgivings about security, once they had used it participants ranked security as the number one value of mobile payment, even ahead of payment speed and convenience. That’s because Cellular South required a PIN entry, or a fingerprint biometric verification, on the mobile handset to make a payment. The test took place in Jackson, Miss. and Memphis, Tenn. from April to September 2007.

Citigroup’s Josh McKay, senior vice president at Citi Mobile Financial Services, agreed consumers love mobile NFC proximity payment. “When we tested it in New York City, we saw the same thing. People who saw it asked where they could get it,” he said.

Presenters also addressed the tough questions that must be answered before mobile NFC payment becomes a reality, starting with the business case for both mobile operators and banks. One point of consensus: Consumers are looking for a mobile wallet with multiple applications. Cellular South’s Davidson also sees a comprehensive mobile commerce wallet as essential for a viable revenue model for mobile operators. He cited a range of possible revenue-generating activities in addition to payment, such as: a wallet “mall” in the phone where merchants rent space; commissions on sales made through the phone; advertising revenue; and mobile ticketing fees.

TowerGroup’s Virginia Garcia, research director, said the main reason mobile operators are interested in payment is to fight churn, which is “horrific” in their industry. For banks on the other hand, “Their motivation is new account acquisition and finding a way to add value to their customer in a way the bank down the street doesn’t provide,” she said.

Citi’s McKay reinforced the point. “As banks, we’re interested in cash transaction share, deepening our customer relationship and reducing churn,” he said.

Another important topic was how to enable a mobile NFC payments ecosystem that will let consumers securely add many banks and other service provider accounts, such as transit fare payment, into their mobile phone. Patrick Waters, head of enablers for leading global telecommunications provider Vodafone, sees the need for a third party to act as a Trusted Service Manager as part of the solution. “This is a really critical enabling role linking mobile operators and service providers,” he said. Vodafone has been testing a rail passenger mobile e-ticketing system with Deutsche Bahn AG in Germany, working towards a national rollout of the system in 2010.

Growth in Contactless Payment

“In the United States, total open network contactless cards in circulation reached 35 million in 2007, nearly doubling from 19 million in 2006,” said Ed Kountz, senior analyst for payments at JupiterResearch.

Usage is on the rise too, especially with younger consumers, according to new consumer research Kountz presented. Of all respondents in the 25 to 34 year old age group, already 9.4 percent use contactless payment once a week or more.

Mobile NFC payment is designed for compatibility with open contactless systems, so the growth in the contactless bankcard market is seen as an essential step in the path towards an eventual future of mobile payment. TowerGroup’s Garcia forecast steady growth in contactless payment over the next four years in a period she called “the contactless credit era,” leading to a significant uptake of mobile NFC payment in 2012.

Growing the pool of accepting merchants is also a clear objective during this period. “The more merchants that come in the better the value proposition becomes,” said Citi’s McKay.

Garcia sees contactless gift cards as a good vehicle for accelerating merchant involvement in contactless payment.

In addition to the mobile NFC and contactless payment tracks, the CTST conference also has tracks on identification and policy, security and access control, new technologies and smart cards in Latin America. The conference continues through Thursday.

More information about the Smart Card Alliance and CTST 2008 can be found at http://www.smartcardalliance.org, and http://www.ctst.com.

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.

VeriFone Further Expands into West Africa

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:56:00 -0400

LONDON, UK, May 13, 2008–VeriFone Holdings Inc. (NYSE: PAY) today announced that it has signed contractual agreements with leading transaction switching and electronic payment companies, Ferlo and Byte Tech, headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, for distribution of VeriFone payment solutions throughout the Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) countries as well as Cameroon.

VeriFone’s GPRS-enabled Vx 510, Vx 610 and Vx 670 payment systems will be rolled out regionwide to members of the CTMI, the regional inter-banking switch centre of the Western Africa Economic and Monetary Community, and their merchant customers. The UEMOA countries of Senegal, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau, have had a common currency in place since before the introduction of the Euro in Europe and more than 70 banks now fall under the umbrella of CTMI.

“We have a high regard for VeriFone and its excellent product offerings,” said Tidiane Sarr, CEO of Ferlo Senegal. VeriFone’s NURIT ATM is already deployed in Senegal by the microfinance payment system run by Ferlo.

Byte Tech, having previously worked exclusively with Ingenico, will now offer more choice to the market with VeriFone solutions. CEO Baba Wone said, “VeriFone has earned a strong reputation in West Africa through its commitment to helping develop the growing payments sector, and with access to such advanced payment systems it will create the opportunity for us to enhance our strong market presence.”

Emerging electronic payment markets in Africa have become increasingly important to VeriFone’s business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. VeriFone has built a leadership position as the supplier of choice for acquiring banks in South Africa, East Africa and Nigeria.

“VeriFone’s advanced GPRS technology payment systems are especially suited to West Africa’s developing payments markets, where a constant online communication channel between the merchant and financial institution is the key to fast and secure transactions,” said Mark O’Flynn, sales director for VeriFone Middle East & Africa. “Ferlo and Byte Tech have deployed competitor payment systems in the past and have now come to the conclusion that VeriFone is the partner of choice for their long term strategic interests.”

VeriFone’s PCI-PED compliant range of GPRS-enabled Vx Solutions payment systems delivers reliable, high-speed performance, advanced functionality and ease of use. Powered by the latest in processor technology, they swiftly handle even the most complex transactions.

About Ferlo (http://www.ferlo-sn.com) and Byte Tech (http://www.bytetech.sn)

Ferlo is owned by the Africap fund, an organisation with expertise in microfinance investing, and by Byte Tech, leading provider of electronic payment solutions to financial institutions in the region.

About VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (http://www.verifone.com)

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (“VeriFone”) (NYSE: PAY) is the global leader in secure electronic payment solutions. VeriFone provides expertise, solutions and services that add value to the point of sale with merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, government and healthcare vertical markets. VeriFone solutions are designed to meet the needs of merchants, processors and acquirers in developed and emerging economies worldwide.

Regional Contact

Laurel Wolfe
VeriFone EMEA
Tel: +44 1895 275275
Email: laurel_wolfe@verifone.com

Editorial Contact

Nicky Davis
EvokedSet PR for VeriFone EMEA
Tel: +44 870 285 1650
Email: verifone@evokedset.com

Smart Card Alliance Presents 2008 OSCA Awards for Outstanding Smart Card Achievement

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:52:00 -0400

CTST 2008, Orlando, Fla., May 13, 2008–The Smart Card Alliance today announced the 2008 award winners for “Outstanding Smart Card Achievement” (OSCA) in the North American and Latin American smart card industry during its annual conference, taking place at the CTST 2008 The Americas Conference and Exhibition.

The 2008 Outstanding Smart Card Achievement Award Winners

Individual Leadership Award: Gilles Lisimaque, partner, Identification Technology Partners, Inc., for his 20 year record of accomplishment and leadership in the industry; he holds multiple patents on smart card security and smart card operating system design, and has held high-level seats with and actively contributed to the Smart Card Alliance and numerous other security forums and standards organizations
Outstanding Issuing Organization: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for its role in personalizing and issuing the federal government’s Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards for more than 65 federal agencies and departments; the PIV is a common, governmentwide smart card credential for both physical access control and information security that is being issued to all federal government employees and subcontractors
Outstanding Supplier Organization: Oberthur Technologies, a leading provider of smart cards and related services worldwide that has demonstrated leadership in several sectors of the North American smart card market, particularly contactless payment cards and U.S. federal government’s PIV card program
Smart Card Achievement in Latin America: TIM Brazil, a mobile GSM company that internally uses digital certificates and fingerprint match-on-card technology for strong authentication

“We had an exceptional group of OSCA candidates this year, because there are now so many outstanding organizations involved in high-impact smart card programs,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. “The judges singled out these candidates for recognition because of their role in bringing many of these projects to fruition, their long standing dedication to success, and their commitment to leadership and education within in our industry.”

2008 OSCA Runner Up and Honorable Mention Candidates

For the first time this year, the Alliance also recognized the First Runner Up and Honorable Mention candidates.

The Outstanding Issuer Organization Runner Up was Philadelphia’s PATCO (Port Authority Transit Corporation) for its FREEDOM card, a contactless fare payment program. Another transit operator, the Boston MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) received Honorable Mention for its Charlie Card contactless program.

The Outstanding Supplier Organization Runner Up was INSIDE Contactless, a leading supplier of contactless components. Honorable Mention went to HID Global, for its work in enabling hybrid physical and logical access control implementations.

For Smart Card Achievement in Latin America, the Runner Up was Banrisul, the largest bank in Southern Brazil and the first bank in Latin America to implement a full-grade EMV program. Certisign received Honorable Mention for its smart card-based PKI solutions.

Individual Leadership Award Runner Up recognition went posthumously to Peter Uehlecke, formerly the market development manager for STMicroelectronics, in fond memory and as a tribute to his many years of contributions to the smart card industry.

A distinguished panel representing practitioners, technology providers and media, all with extensive smart card technology experience and industry visibility, selected the award winners. The 2008 OSCA jury members were Iana Bohmer, Northrop Grumman; Chris Corum, Avisian Publications; Willy Dommen, Booz Allen Hamilton; Kevin Gillick, GlobalPlatform; Gary Glickman, Imadgen; Neville Pattinson, Gemalto; and David Temoshok, GSA. The 2008 Latin America jury members were Marcelo Bellini, Sagem Orga; Humberto de la Vega, HID Global; Ismael Dykman, DataCard; and Martin Meyer, PaymentMedia.

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.

Gemalto and McAfee, Inc. introduce simple two-factor authentication for full disk encryption

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:27:00 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 12, 2008–Gemalto and McAfee (NYSE: MFE) announced today a new integrated solution that enables PC and laptop users secure and convenient access to fully encrypted disks through strong, secure, hardware-based, two factor authentication. Both the Gemalto .NET smart card and their Smart Enterprise Guardian (SEG) digital security device have been tested and validated for compatibility with the McAfee® Endpoint Encryption solution and McAfee Total Protection for Data. Now users of these McAfee products can leverage Gemalto smart cards and security tokens to authenticate themselves to their encrypted devices.

“By working with Gemalto, we are able to offer an interoperable security solution that provides peace of mind to organizations,” said Frank Jorissen, vice president international business development with McAfee’s Data Protection Business Unit. “McAfee Endpoint Encryption, with its industry leading encryption, coupled with Gemalto’s .NET devices, guarantees that sensitive data, whether in transition or within the company, is secure. The integrated solution protects organizations from data security access breaches that result in costly disclosure events, lost revenue and damaged brands.”

McAfee Endpoint Encryption (formerly SafeBoot® Device Encryption) includes full disk encryption to ensure security of information stored on desktops, laptops, tablets and other mobile devices. The encryption is transparent to the user and performed “on the fly” so it does not affect user productivity. Security administrators can set a system to prompt for authentication before it even starts booting to protect against possible attacks on the operating system, or just before it is finished booting. Users must insert their Gemalto digital security device and enter a passphrase or PIN before being authorized to access the system data. This procedure provides the highest levels of security that only two-factor authentication can provide.

In addition, management of McAfee Endpoint Encryption can be centralized, enabling demonstration of compliance with data privacy legislation as well as internal and external security mandates. The integrated solution from Gemalto and McAfee makes it easy to adopt data security measures for organizations and the end user, and reduces the potential risk posed by employees not adhering to data security policies.

“Full disk encryption that requires authentication with an external intelligent device before even loading the operating system is an extremely secure solution,” said Jerome Denis, Identity and Access Management director at Gemalto. “By working with McAfee’s partner program, we make it straightforward for any individual or organization to implement the highest levels of digital security.”

Partnering Essential for Complete Encryption Solutions
Since 2006, McAfee Data Protection (formerly SafeBoot) encryption solutions have been compatibility tested with leading smart card and token vendors. The strong authentication capabilities provided by these partners have been a natural complement to the strong encryption and key management solutions provided by McAfee. These Data Protection partners will become part of the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance as McAfee merges its technology partnering programs.

With more than five million users, McAfee Data Protection’s highly scalable enterprise solutions are Common Criteria EAL4 and FIPS 140-1 and 140-2 certified, ensuring that they employ strong encryption and secure key management. McAfee is the data protection and access control solution of choice for more than 4,200 organizations in 76 countries, including banks, insurance companies, consultancy firms, governmental bodies and health care organizations.

About McAfee, Inc.

McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world’s largest dedicated security technology company. It delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to browse and shop the Web securely. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to comply with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities and continuously monitor and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com.

About Gemalto

In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto’s solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable.

Gemalto provides end-to-end digital security solutions, from the development of software applications through design and production of secure personal devices such as smart cards, SIMs, e-passports, and tokens to the deployment of managed services for its customers.

More than a billion people worldwide use the company’s products and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government, identity management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security, mass transit and many other applications.

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.

Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus.

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

Contacts

Deb Montner
Montner & Associates
203-226-9290
dmontner@montner.com

Erica Coleman
McAfee, Inc
(408) 346-5624
erica_coleman@mcafee.com

Ian Bain
Red Consultancy for McAfee, Inc.
(415) 618-8806
ian.bain@redconsultancy.com

Collis CPV Test Tool qualified by MasterCard

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:07:00 -0400

Leiden (NL) 6 May, 2008–Collis announces today that MasterCard has qualified Collis’ new MasterCard Card Personalisation Validation (CPV) module within the Collis EMV Personalisation Validation Tool (Collis EMV PVT).

Professional testing of personalized MasterCard EMV/PayPass™ cards is essential to ensure worldwide accept- ance of cards. Collis’ newly developed module checks if MasterCard cards are correctly personalized according to MasterCards’s CPV test specifications.

The CPV module has been qualified by MasterCard to ensure that the tool adheres to MasterCard (test) specifications. With this module issuers of MasterCard cards can speed up the personalization process and shorten time-to-market. The Collis EMV PVT with the MasterCard CPV module is now the most thorough, comprehensive testing tool available in the market today.

Christian Delporte, Head of Chip Product Development at MasterCard Worldwide said: “We are pleased that the tool offered by Collis, a recognized player in the chip testing market, is qualified as part of the MasterCard program. This qualification offers a test tool available to MasterCard issuers to prepare the formal Card Personalization Validation session. We are confident that MasterCard issuers will directly benefit from this qualification. MasterCard will inform its customers about qualified test tools via the MasterCard OnLine™ website which reflect the latest status of all qualified tools.”

Collis CEO, Dirk Jan van den Heuvel comments: “Recently MasterCard decided to open up the market for third party test tool vendors. Collis is delighted to be one of the first to offer an officially qualified MasterCard testing tool. We anticipate that it will be of great value for MasterCard member banks, card issues.”

For further information about Collis EMV PVT go to: http://www.collis.nl/products/emv3/personalisation

About Collis BV

Collis is the leading competence centre in the design and testing of smart card based electronic transaction systems. Collis has provided market leading Testing Tools and expert Consultancy & Training to the Payment/EMV, e-Identification & 3G/GSM markets for over a decade. An official Visa Chip Migration Partner, Collis is also a member of the MasterCard Vendor Program, Visa Partner Network and GlobalPlatform. Collis enjoys official recognition of credit card payment associations (Visa, MasterCard, JCB, and others as well as EMVCo), and is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. For more information about Collis, visit: http://www.collis.nl

Contact Collis

De Heyderweg 1, 2314 XZ, Leiden, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 71 581 36 36, Fax: +31 71 581 36 30, Email: info@collis.nl, Internet: http://www.collis.nl

Contact Collis America

3900 Northwoods Drive, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55112, USA
Tel: +1 (651) 925-5410, Fax: +1 (651) 925-5429, Email: info@collisamerica.com, Internet: http://www.collisamerica.com

Contact Collis Asia

No. 3 International Business Park, No.07-11 Nordic European Centre, Singapore 609927
Tel: +65 68 90 64 40, Fax: +65 68 90 64 41, Email: info@collisasia.com, Internet: http://www.collisasia.com

Contact Aspects Tools

Playfair House, 6 Broughton Street Lane, Edinburgh EH1 3LY, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 131 225 9500, Fax: +44 131 225 9555, Email: info@aspectstools.com, Internet: http://www.aspectstools.com

For Collis Media & Press Enquiries Contact

Monisha Ferreira, Marketing & Communications Manager
Email: news@collis.nl, Tel: +31 71 581 3636

INSIDE Contactless Takes High-Profile Role at CTST 2008

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:51:00 -0400

Sponsorship, Trip Giveaway and Presentations Highlight Participation at Major Advanced Payment, Access Control, and Identification Event

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, May 5, 2008–Reflecting its dominance in the industry, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today revealed details of its high-profile participation in the upcoming CTST Americas 2008 Conference & Exhibition taking place May 12-15 in Orlando, Florida. In addition to showcasing its MicroPass® intelligent contactless payment platform products at the event, INSIDE Contactless is sponsoring a drawing for a trip to France, and executives from INSIDE Contactless are participating in a number of workshops, roundtables, and conference tracks.

Grand Prize Trip to France

Registered attendees will have the chance to win a one-week trip to France while learning about MicroPass features which flexibly support value-added application convergence with contactless payments. Sponsored by INSIDE Contactless, this prize includes a trip to Paris and a one-day excursion through the vineyards of France’s Champagne region.

After receiving a special contactless “Champagne Card” from an INSIDE Contactless representative in the exhibit hall or at the exhibit booth, conference attendees can take this card to the INSIDE Contactless booth #708 to see a demonstration and be entered into the drawing, which will be held on May 15 at noon in the INSIDE booth.

The Grand Prize is a 6-night/5-day trip for two to France, including roundtrip airfare, accommodations, transfers and a one-day tour of Champagne. Restrictions apply, so see promotion details on the INSIDE booth.

Conference Activities

INSIDE Contactless executives are participating in a number of speaking engagements at the conference, providing a unique opportunity for attendees to hear about the latest developments in a broad array of technology, applications, and case studies across vertical markets in payments and applications, and mobile and NFC. Speaking will be: Rémy de Tonnac, CEO; Charles Walton, EVP Payments; Brent Bowen, VP Sales and Business Development; and Didier Serra, EVP and General Manager, U.S.

Monday, May 12, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Charles Walton, speaker, Smart Card Alliance: Smart Card Technology and Payments Applications Workshop–Smart Cards and Payment Cards.

1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Brent Bowen, speaker, Smart Card Alliance: Smart Card Technology and Payments Applications Workshop–Smart Card Implementation.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

9:15 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.

Rémy de Tonnac, speaker, Executive Roundtable: The Future of Smart Cards & Digital Security–Card industry executives address meeting the needs of the market adopters (financial, government, transportation, mobile).

10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Charles Walton, chair, Payments & Applications–Track keynote to address key market drivers and inhibitors and global payment trends.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

10:15 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Charles Walton, moderator, Payment Cards Issuer Roundtable–Issuers will cover a range of crucial subjects, including contactless payments, mobile payments, online payments, payment fraud and security, risk management and mitigation.

1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.

Didier Serra, speaker, NFC & Applications–Topics include: NFC industry experts cover issues in mobile payments, NFC applications beyond payments, lessons learned from NFC pilots, NFC applications in transit.

4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Charles Walton, speaker, Innovation Pavilion Tech Talk–Catch the Next Wave: Where Contactless Payment is Headed: Examines how transit, loyalty, co-branding and student access control applications are converging with payment to deliver the next wave of contactless opportunities for issuers, merchants, and co-brand partners.

5:00 p.m.- 6:15 p.m.

Charles Walton, moderator, Birds-of-a-Feather Discussion Group: Contactless Payments Adoption–An open meeting organized by the SCA contactless payments council.

CTST Americas 2008 Conference & Exhibition (formerly CardTech SecurTech) is the largest event in the Americas dedicated to advanced payment, access control, and identification technology, attracting over 2500 attendees annually. The conference offers technology and case studies from applications involving payments, identification, mobile and NFC, and security, including diverse vertical markets such as healthcare, transit, government, retail, mobile commerce and others.

About INSIDE Contactless

As the only fabless semiconductor company focused exclusively on contactless chip platforms, INSIDE Contactless is a market leader in Near Field Communication (NFC), contactless payments and access control. Innovation in contactless technology has led to more than 55 patents granted to INSIDE, including several essential NFC technology patents. INSIDE is the number-one market share provider of contactless bank card applications in the world, with more than 35 million MicroPass intelligent payment platforms delivered from launch in 2005 through 2007. These MicroPass platforms power cards from more than 30 leading bank card issuers. More than 25 key partners around the world, including major card manufacturers and handset providers, have successfully delivered “powered by INSIDE” contactless products such as payment and access cards, point-of-sale terminals, NFC-enabled mobile handsets and other products. INSIDE Contactless is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with offices in Shanghai, Singapore, Warsaw, San Francisco, Seoul, and Boston. For more information, please visit http://www.insidecontactless.com.

Contact INSIDE Contactless

Géraldine Saunière-Miallet
+33 4 45 39 33 01
gmiallet@insidefr.com

OTI's Wholly Owned Subsidiary in Poland, ASEC, Wins Additional Award for Half a Million Multi-Application Contactless Cards from the City of Warsaw

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:49:00 -0400

Contactless Cards are Used for Public Transportation and Parking Solutions

Fort Lee, NJ, May 5, 2008–On Track Innovations Ltd (OTI) (NASDAQ GM: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that its subsidiary, ASEC S.A. (“ASEC”) in Poland, will provide the Transport Department of the City of Warsaw with additional public transportation and street parking contactless e-tickets. This is an additional award, following deliveries of more than a million cards that have already been supplied as part of the program. The additional contract award deliveries are expected to be completed this year.

Warsaw residents use OTI’s contactless cards for bus, tram, and metro rides, as well as for street parking. ASEC also provided additional services and products for the project including: terminals with integrated contactless readers that enable card loading and perform sale transactions, as well as automated ticket vending machines and software for data gathering and sales monitoring.

About OTI

Established in 1990, OTI (NASDAQ- GM: OTIV) designs, develops and markets secure contactless microprocessor-based smart card technology to address the needs of a wide variety of markets. Applications developed by OTI include product solutions for petroleum payment systems, homeland security solutions, electronic passports and IDs, payments, mass transit ticketing, parking, loyalty programs and secure campuses. OTI has a global network of regional offices to market and support its products. The company was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2005 and 2006 Company of the Year Award in the field of smart cards.

For more information on OTI, visit http://www.otiglobal.com, the content of which is not part of this press release.

OTI Contact

Galit Mendelson
Director of Corporate Communications
201 944 5200 ext. 111
galit@otiglobal.com

Investor Relations
Paul Holm
portfoliopr
212 888 4570
paulh@portfoliopr.biz

Banking and Mobile Industry Leaders Come Together on NFC Payments at CTST 2008

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:53:00 -0400

NEW YORK, April 29, 2008–All the major business stakeholders in the NFC mobile payments ecosystem are gathering at CTST 2008–The Americas Conference to address the best ways to bring this convenient form of payment to consumers. CTST 2008, the largest payment, security and identification conference in the Americas, will be held May 12th through 15th at the Orange County Convention Center West, in Orlando, Fla.

International industry leaders presenting during the Mobile and NFC Track are: 3G Americas, Aite Group, Authentec, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cassis International, Cellular South, Citibank, FireThorn, First Annapolis Consulting, First Data, Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Infineon Technologies, Inside Contactless, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, NXP Semiconductors, Sprint Nextel, StoLPaN, Venyon, ViVOtech and Vodafone.

“A recent report hit the mark, saying that while contactless payments are paving the way for mobile phones to become a consumer’s electronic wallet, there’s still a real need for all of the major stakeholders to work together to provide a cohesive solution,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, citing the April 2008 Javelin Strategy and Research report, Contactless Strategy & Forecast. “We’re providing an open forum to make this happen. All of these primary players are coming together to address the business issues, outcomes of pilots, and possible solutions that will have consumers paying with their mobile phones in the very near future.”

Sessions in the NFC and Mobile track cover NFC technology and business models, mobile technology, and wireless devices and security. Use case presentations will be made, and panel members will discuss lessons learned and future implementations. A special Birds-of-a-Feather roundtable on the business issues of a shared device for banking, mobile and transit offers attendees a chance to engage in a discussion with industry leaders in an open forum.

“We built the CTST 2008 agenda around the theme of ‘the future of payments and security.’ That future seems to point to many similarities involving developments in contactless chip technology and mobile technologies driving more convenient ways to pay and access on-demand services. The agenda also covers the convergence of contactless financial payments, NFC-enabled mobile payments, and transit in major U.S. pilots underway,” added Vanderhoof.

NFC mobile payment allows consumers to pay for goods and services with a simple wave of their mobile phone. Because the technology can link electronic devices, it also opens up possibilities for more diverse transactions like ticketing, transportation payments, vending and music downloads.

Attendees can visit http://www.sourcemediaconferences.com/CTST08/audio-messages.html to hear a special welcome message and overview of the Mobile & NFC track from Christian Juettner, track chair and group vice president for Giesecke & Devrient.

For the complete agenda and to register, please visit http://www.ctst.com.

About CTST 2008–The Americas Conference

CTST 2008–The Americas Conference combines the Smart Card Alliance annual meeting and SourceMedia’s CTST 2008 conference to feature 120+ speakers, 40 conference sessions, 20 hours of exhibit hall time and the Alliance’s prestigious Outstanding Smart Card Achievement (OSCA) awards. David Pogue, the humorous, tech-savvy New York Times technology columnist and Emmy-winning CBS news correspondent, will keynote the event luncheon.

New this year is a choice of four focused full conference tracks: Payments and Applications; Identification and Policy; Mobile and NFC (Near Field Communications); and Security & Access Control; plus two, one-day mini tracks: Emerging Technology and Innovation Spotlight, and Latin America Spotlight.

Exhibit Hall hours are: Tuesday, May 13th, 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 14th, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; and Thursday, May 15th, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CTST 2008 sponsors are Oberthur Technologies, CoreStreet, Giesecke & Devrient, Infineon, Inside Contactless, Texas Instruments, Gemalto, First Data and NXP.

About SourceMedia Conferences and the Smart Card Alliance

Each year, SourceMedia Conferences & Events attract over 20,000 attendees worldwide to over 70 events. Its products include but are not limited to conferences, exhibitions, roundtables, exclusive dialogues for CEOs, CFOs and other top executives, Web seminars, road shows, Pod casts and custom events.

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. It has over 170 members worldwide, including participants from financial, government, enterprise, transportation, mobile telecommunications, healthcare and retail industries.

Gemalto Expands e-Driver License Contract to 3 Additional States in Mexico

Smart Card Alliance — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:18:00 -0400

To cover the States of Mexico, Veracruz, and Sonora

Mexico City, April 29, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that it has secured a new contract to supply electronic card driver’s license to 3 additional Mexican states, in cooperation with its local partner Cosmocolor.

Cosmocolor is a major system integrator in Latin America, specialized in digital identity solutions. The company has partnered Gemalto previously to implement the first Mexican electronic card driving license in the Nuevo León State in January 2007. Together with Gemalto, they now expand their services and technology to the States of Mexico, Veracruz and Sonora. With a population of over 110 million and over 50 million drivers, there is a strong potential for migration to electronic driving licenses in Mexico.

“The expansion of e-Driver License to other Mexican States demonstrates Mexico’s technological leadership in electronic ID systems in Latin America. At the forefront of the global trend that replaces paper documents with electronic documents, Mexico’s e-Driving License is also recognized as a secure ID card. Already used as national identification card, it also serves as proof of identity to contract many services, from cashing a check, to opening a bank account or getting credit. As the driver’s identification data is read from the card, directly on to a PC, using a card reader, it also helps users save time when contracting a service”, comments Arnaud Laurans, vice-president for Government Programs of Gemalto in Latin America.

“Since the e-Driver License contains a microprocessor chip that securely stores driver’s data and biometric characteristics, such as finger prints and photograph, it protects drivers against identity theft. The chip can also store high volumes of data and will contain the history of fines and driver’s restrictions. This is expected to contribute to a reduction in traffic accidents and deaths, as information on drivers’ behavior may be used by insurance companies when calculating car insurance premiums, making insurance more expensive for imprudent drivers”, says Jorge Kahwagi, President of Cosmocolor.

In the field of driver’s license and vehicle registration, Gemalto is also contributing to deployments in El Salvador, Finland, India, Norway and Sweden. In addition, Gemalto has provided secure documents and solutions for tachograph programs in Andorra, Denmark, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain, which aim to make roads safer.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the leader in digital security with pro forma 2007 annual revenues of over €1.6 billion, more than 85 offices in 40 countries and about 10,000 employees including 1,300 R&D engineers. In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto’s solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable. Gemalto provides end-to-end digital security solutions, from the development of software applications through design and production of secure personal devices such as smart cards, SIMs, e-passports, and tokens to the deployment of managed services for its customers. More than a billion people worldwide use the company’s products and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government, identity management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security, mass transit and many other applications.

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. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus. For more information please visit http://www.gemalto.com.

Contacts

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

TBWA\Corporate
Sophie Mazoyer
Tel: +33 (0) 1 49 09 26 87
Mob: +33 (0) 6 07 21 08 77
E-mail: sophie.mazoyer@tbwa-corporate.com

CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution Now Available for Electronic Access Control at DoD Facilities

Smart Card Alliance — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:23:00 -0400

Seamlessly Integrates with Existing DoD Infrastructure for Rapid Validation of Common Access Card and FIPS 201 (PIV) Credentials

Cambridge, Mass. April 28, 2008–Driven by Department of Defense (DoD) regulations, as well as Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) goals, CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution now provides rapid electronic authentication and validation of Common Access Cards (CAC) for securing physical access to Department of Defense (DoD) facilities worldwide.

“With its CAC and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) programs, the Department of Defense has been at the forefront in deploying state-of-the-art Identity and Access Management solutions within a government environment,” said Eric Longo, Vice President Federal, CoreStreet. “With recent enhancements to the DoD infrastructure, immediate electronic identity verification can now be extended to the points of entry for DoD facilities worldwide, and the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution can now also be used in support of random anti-terrorist measures, such as roaming identity spot checks.”

The CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution encompasses software for handhelds and PCs, leveraged for both mobile and fixed authentication stations, and a management station to manage the link to the existing DoD infrastructure. The DoD Robust Certificate Validation Service (RCVS) can be leveraged directly for CAC validation-only requests, or Commands/Services/Agencies (C/S/A) can establish local attribute infrastructure similar to the capability used by the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA).

With the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution, DoD facilities can now perform rapid electronic validation of identity and associated attributes (even in power out and communications out situations), automatic dynamic updates when a connection is available, and capture of activity information for auditing purposes. Extending beyond the DoD, the CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution also allows for the validation of any federal, state or local credentials issued from FIPS-201 compliant or interoperable infrastructures, and of legacy credentials such as drivers’ licenses.

Integration with Existing DoD infrastructure

CoreStreet provides the critical Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate validation technology behind the DoD’s Robust Certificate Validation Service (RCVS). The DoD implemented the CoreStreet Validation Authority as a complete solution for cost effective and massively scalable validation services for all 3.5 million service members and contractors. Applications that currently leverage this infrastructure include smart card logon, digitally signed email, access to secure web portals, and authentication within web services architectures. The CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution provides the ability to extend the infrastructure supporting these logical access control functions to also support facility/installation physical access control processes.

More recently, the PFPA implemented the CoreStreet IPL Publisher technology to provide the attribute (privilege) infrastructure for securing access control, through mobile authentication and validation, to leased facilities in the greater Washington D.C. area.

Available Now

The CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution is available for immediate delivery and implementation, and can be procured through multiple contracting vehicles. The CoreStreet PIVMAN solution is the only solution for rapid, secure, electronic validation that appears on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List, the DHS Authorized Equipment List (AEL) and the Standardized Equipment List (SEL).

For more information or a list of implementation partners in your area, please contact your local CoreStreet representative or email your request to CoreStreet at info@corestreet.com.

About CoreStreet

Every day, the world’s most demanding government and commercial enterprises rely on CoreStreet technology to authorize critical events, ranging from signed communications and transactions to physical access. More information, including technical whitepapers, industry solution studies and a list of the patents awarded to the company is available at http://www.corestreet.com.