Category: Member News

MTA, Municipal Bus Operators Launch ‘Regional EZpass,’ a First-Of-Its-Kind Regional Transit Pass for L.A. County

L.A. County Metropolitan Transporation Authority EZpass September ‘Regional EZpass’ Goes on Sale August 25 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/–The MTA and municipal bus operators today took a huge step toward providing bus and rail riders with seamless transit service throughout Los Angeles County with the launch of the Regional EZpass, the county’s first regional transit…

SSP-Litronic Receives Contract from U.S. Department of Defense; An Estimated $10 Million for Common Access Card Middleware

IRVINE, Calif., (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug. 13, 2002–SSP-Litronic, the Government Enterprise Division of information assurance provider SSP Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:SSPX), today announced an estimated $9,990,000 multiple award from the Department of Defense (DoD) for a firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract for the purchase of Common Access Card (CAC) Middleware, to include software licenses, media and maintenance,…

Concord EFS Awards Hypercom $13 Million Contract for Card Payment Terminals and Value-Added Web-based Services

Concord EFS, Inc, a leading electronic commerce provider, has awarded Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) a contract valued at an estimated $13 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Concord will deploy tens of thousands of Hypercom® card payment terminals and peripherals, including the ICE™ 5700 with integrated motorized check reader, along with Hypercom’s value-added electronic…

Catuity Signs Agreement with KESM Transaction Solutions for its Software to be Included on Banksys Terminals

DETROIT & TORONTO, (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug. 21, 2002–Catuity, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTTY) (ASX:CAT), a leader in loyalty software applications, today announced it has signed an agreement with KESM Transaction Solutions to be the exclusive provider of the loyalty application for Belgium-based Banksys terminals. The Banksys terminal–C-ZAM/Smash–is distributed in North America by BNA Smart Payment Systems, for which…

Visa Introduces Smart-Card Rewards Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2002–Visa U.S.A. today unveiled the smart Rewards Platform, a fully integrated, chip-enabled rewards solution with end-to-end transaction and servicing capabilities. Vying to significantly reduce financial, technical and time-to-market burdens currently faced by card issuers and merchants, Visa’s shared-system initiative is expected to accelerate the adoption of rewards services on multi-application smart…

FAA to Conduct Smart Card Pilot

According to an article in Government Computer News (http://www.gcn.com) the Federal Aviation Administration will issue more than 50,000 smart cards to employees and contract workers this year. The agency hopes to standardize the process of issuing badges, reduce background investigation turnaround times and eliminate the use of multiple IDs. A Request For Proposal is to…