StarChip Opens New Office in Shanghai
 
StarChip® announced that it is opening a new office in Shanghai China. The first part of a multi-phase plan to expand its operation and sales to China. With its strong position in electronics manufacturing, China is poised to play a significant...
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KSW Microtec AG Changes Company Name to Smartrac Technology Dresden GmbH
SMARTRAC N.V. announced that the company has launched group-wide branding activities to further strengthen its well-known and trusted brand. As part of the branding measures, KSW Microtec AG (KSW) changed its company name to SMARTRAC TECHNOLOG...
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GlobalPlatform Launches Card ID Configuration for the Identity Market
GlobalPlatform has published its Card ID Configuration v1.0 to deliver an easy to use implementation guideline for smart card-based government identity services. The technical document forms the first step in GlobalPlatform’s government roadmap to become...
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STMicroelectronics Completes Most Extensive NFC Product Portfolio
STMicroelectronics has unveiled its second-generation Near Field Communications (NFC) controller. ST says the new IC, in combination with its wide Secure Element portfolio, will speed up the arrival of a new world of secure contactless apps and ...
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New NFC-based chip from INSIDE Secure Protects Luxury Goods from Counterfeiters and Cloners
INSIDE Secure introduced the VaultICâ„¢160, a memory-enriched NFC-based security solution designed for embedding into high-end consumer or industrial products that are often targeted by counterfeiters and cloners. The new chip packs 14 Kbytes of acces...
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GlobalPlatform and EMVCo Align Mobile Payment Certification Structure
The GlobalPlatform Compliance Program for validating secure elements (SEs) has been recognized by EMVCo – the EMV® standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa – as an integral part of the mobile payment certific...
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Identive Group Announces Manfred Mueller As COO - Identification Products
Identive Group, Inc. announced that effective April 1, 2012, Dr. Manfred Mueller will assume the position of Executive Vice-President and COO, Identification Products, with operational responsibility for Identive’s global product business, which ...
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Collis Launches eDriving Licence Test Tool for Validating Driving Licence Chips
Collis launched the Collis eDriving Licence Test Tool, an automated tool for testing the chip in new driving licences. The tool validates that both the functionality and the perzonalisation of driving licence chips conform to the ISO/IEC 180...
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Collis Includes Chip CVC test in their MasterCard Formal Approval Services
Collis customers are assured they will receive all the required services to obtain MasterCard Formal Approval without extra costs as MasterCard announces new mandate. From the 1st of April 2012 onwards MasterCard® mandates testing of the Chip Card Vali...
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StarChip Acquires Contactless Technology through Partnership with CEA-Leti
StarChip and CEA-Leti have signed an agreement to develop a Contactless Front End for Smart Card applications. The Contactless Front End is the result of Leti’s many years of expertise in Contactless technologies and will enable applications suc...
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