Category: Healthcare News

New ID’s for Macedonia

Giesecke & Devrient awarded contract to provide e-passports, personal ID cards, driver’s licenses, and associated systems Munich, November 30, 2005–The government of the Republic of Macedonia has awarded international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) a contract to provide the country with electronic passports, personal identity cards, and driver’s licenses, as well as a corresponding,…

Gemplus delivers smart identity management system to Pfizer

Gemplus delivers its SafesITe solution for network access control and digital signatures Luxembourg and Horsham PA, 8 November 2005–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces that Pfizer, Inc., the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company is deploying its technology for a smart badge identity management…

Time-Strapped New York Tri-State Residents “blink” Their Way to Faster Purchases

Chase Cards with “blink” Transform Payment Experience for Two Million New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Residents, Merchants NEW YORK, October 27, 2005–Chase Bank U.S.A., N.A., a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [NYSE: JPM], announced today the rollout of its new Chase “contactless” credit cards with “blink” in the greater New York City tri-state area,…

Chase Launches Credit Cards with “blink” in Philadelphia Tri-State Area

Transforms Payment Experience for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Residents, Merchants; Wawa Stores Offer Customers Speed, Convenience With “blink” PHILADELPHIA, October 27, 2005–Chase Bank U.S.A., N.A., a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [NYSE: JPM], announced today the rollout of its new Chase contactless credit cards with “blink” in the greater Philadelphia tri-state area, including Southern…

Gemplus Delivers GemInstant™ for MasterCard® PayPass™contactless payments in the US market

Luxembourg and Horsham, PENNSYLVANIA–6 October, 2005–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world’s leading provider of smart card solutions, today announced that one of the top ten leading banks in North America has selected Gemplus’ GemInstant™ cards for its contactless payment program. GemInstant cards leverage contactless technology to simplify payment for small value…

Synercard, Bioscryp and Datastrip form a Partnership to Develop a Card Solution for FIPS 201 and Other Federal and Commercial Systems

Physical, Logical and Mobile Access Control Integration to be Demonstrated at ASIS International Exhibition September 12 to 15 Gatineau, Quebec, September 12, 2005–Synercard Corporation, the software product company behind the critically acclaimed Asure ID® suite of trusted identity solutions, Bioscrypt Inc. (TSX: BYT), a leading provider of identity verification technology; and Datastrip, a leading provider…

CARDLOGIX joins Leadership Council of Smart Card Alliance

Irvine, Ca., August 22, 2005–CardLogix, a leading U.S. smart card manufacturer, announced today that it has joined the Leadership Council of the Smart Card Alliance, the world’s largest smart card industry association. A general member since 2003, CardLogix now takes a larger role in the shaping of alliance policy and activities, which accelerate the adoption…

EMV Certification for the Spanish Subsidiary of Giesecke & Devrient

Complete production meets security criteria from Visa and MasterCard Munich/Barcelona 11. August 2005–The two leading card organizations Visa International and MasterCard international have certified the personalization process of EMV payment cards in GD Iberica, the Spanish subsidiary of the international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). G&D thereby fulfils all quality and security requirements for…

Giesecke & Devrient and Samsung first to introduce 512 kB SIM-platform

UniverSIM Callisto offers five different memory configurations using one basis Munich, August 3rd, 2005–For network operators who want to launch memory intensive applications and offer an individual customer service portfolio, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), together with Samsung Electronics, is now the first to provide a 512 Kilobyte (U)SIM card. It is the latest member of…

OMNIKEY Hires Regional Sales Director for the Americas

Irvine, CA, July 28, 2005–OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, is pleased to announce that Patrick Comiskey has joined OMNIKEY Americas as regional sales director. Patrick will focus on growing and supporting OMNIKEY’s reseller, VAR, and distribution partner base in the Americas. “OMNIKEY’s strong partners in the Americas’ have…