The issue of defective German cards firstly to be resolved at ATM and POS level [SCT-News : 28/01/2010]The secure procedure to address the Y2K german bug includes two steps: at the ATM and POS level, then at the application card level.

 CARTES09': The Vibrant Impetus of Innovation [SCT-News : 23/12/2009]
Vibrant. Innovation resonating everywhere. For today, for tomorrow and for everyone. From basic silicon technology to payment or transit solutions, from cryptography to manufacturing techniques, from chip to cloud, from devices to services…

 Towards an European Pure-Play Foundry, partly dedicated to Smart Security? [SCT-News : 17/12/2009]
This move could have a huge geo-strategic impact as smart security industry is today still very european-oriented, and could came under threat if foundries would cease to be active in Europe.

 4.4 billion Smartcards to be Shipped this Year, according to Eurosmart Report [Eurosmart : 20/11/2009]The Smart Cards Industry demonstrated resilience to the economic downturn and continued to grow in volume for high-end microprocessor cards.

 Contactless & Security: The Breakthrough [SCT-News : 09/11/2009]
Tiempo will demonstrate a new technology at the Cartes expo, with the unveiling of the market’s first true 16-bit asynchronous industrial microcontroller (TAM16) associated with an IP blocks offering.

 French Government Funds Thirteen NFC and RFID projects [SCT-News : 14/09/2009]This funding confirms France has thus become a huge laboratory for NFC and RFID applications. A good signal to the industry.

 NFC Roll-Out - Who'll Fire The Launch? [SCT-News : 21/08/2009]A mobile NFC ecosystem split between services controlled by mobile carriers, using SIM-centric architecture, and others (primarily handset makers), using mobile resources directly with or without the secure element. But Giant Internet players have not yet given their last word....

 USIM Crowned by LTE as Universal ID Token [SCT-News : 08/07/2009]
Contracts won several weeks ago by Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient jointly for delivery of the first USIM UICC cards for U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless’ future LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, represent without a doubt a milestone.

 Eurosmart Banks between 5% and 9.7% Growth of WW Smartcard Shipments this Year [SCT-News : 01/06/2009]World wide microcontroller smartcard shipments is forecast to reach 4390-4590 million units this year, a 5-9.68% increase from 2008 (4185 million units), according to the latest projection by Eurosmart, the worldwide association of the smart security industry.

 Europe is Ready for Digital Democracy [SCT eNews : 02/05/2009]
Europe of coal and steel, of the 19th century industrial revolution, which set the stage for communal Europe, is long gone. A Europe of e-government accessible to all Europeans is already shaping the next horizon, and the straightforward entry into the 21st century.

 In Europe, PayPass, MasterCard’s ‘tap&go‘ technology Advances in Transit [MasterCard Europe : 09/02/2010]The number of MasterCard PayPass cards issued in Turkey surpassed the one million milestone in December last year.

 SingTel Group’s mobile customer base expanded to 285 million [SingTel : 09/02/2010]SingTel’s total 3G mobile customer base grew steadily by 65,000 in the quarter to 1.41 million as at 31 December 2009.

 BIO-key Biometric User Identity Solution Now Integrated into IBM Tivoli Access Manager [Bio-key International, Inc. : 09/02/2010]Organizations Can Quickly Deploy This Fingerprint Biometric Identity Solution to Protect Applications and Networks.

 Young European Consumers Demand Mobile Phone Web Experience that Mirrors Their PC Web Experience [CCS Insight : 09/02/2010]Latest CCS Insight Survey shows that, while Facebook, Twitter, StudiVZ and Tuenti dominate mobile Internet usage, network operators fail to maximise opportunities.

 Blueslice Extends its Market Leadership in Machine-to-Machine Solutions [Blueslice : 09/02/2010]Numerex selects Blueslice for its multi-profile evolved Subscriber Data Management (SDM) platform.

 Visa Europe and Carte Bleue Announce Completion of Merger and the creation of Visa France [Visa Europe : 09/02/2010]The new organisation’s management will be headed by Gerard Nebouy as the Directeur Général reporting to Philippe Menier, Deputy CEO of Visa Europe.

 ASK contactless smart cards Selected in South Africa for the Gautrain project [ASK : 09/02/2010]The Gautrain system will use the contactless ticketing system for all travellers between Johannesburg, Tshwane and OR Tambo International Airport, with various stops along each route.

 North American Mobile Business Customer ARPUs Grow 2.5% Despite Business Customer Contraction (2.9%) [ABI Research : 09/02/2010]The bad economy accelerated greater use of mobile services by business customers, particularly use of mobile data services.

 NFC Forum Forges Collaborative Links with EMVCo, GSM Association and Smart Card Alliance [The NFC Forum : 09/02/2010]Organization strengthens ties with leadership groups across the global ecosystem

 Human Chain Report Assesses Role of microSD in Making NFC a Reality [The Human Chain : 08/02/2010]The Human Chain report makes the case for NFC capability to be integrated alongside the raft of other features that customers expect on mobile phones, such as multimedia functionality.

 Vesta’s New Mobile Payment Platform Delivers Innovative, Secure Payment Features for MNOs [Vesta Corporation : 08/02/2010]Version 5.0 of Vesta’s Mobile Payment Platform is fully compliant with the PCI data security standard (PCI DSS) as mandated by the payment card networks.

 ‘The Common Assurance Metric‘ – an initiative to assure Information Security maturity in cloud [ENISA : 08/02/2010]This collaborative initiative has received strong support from Public and Private sectors, industry associations, and global key industry stakeholders.

 Thales Adds Multipoint Capability to its Datacryptor Ethernet Layer 2 Network Encryptors [Thales : 08/02/2010]Thales Datacryptor Ethernet Layer 2 reduces the number of appliances needed to secure Multipoint Ethernet traffic.

 Breakthrough launch enables NGOs to provide personalised information services to very low earners [Movirtu : 08/02/2010]MXInfo enables NGO’s to provide personalised information via a simple menu structure which is accessed by an individual user name and password on any phone available.

 iPad Energizes $4 Billion Tablet PC Semiconductor Opportunity by 2014 [In-Stat : 08/02/2010]The potential unit Total Available Market (TAM) for Tablets is about 50 million in 2014.