Rapidly Broadening Interest in RFID [IDTechEx : 23/07/2008]
By Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTechEx.

 Wavecom Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results [Wavecom : 23/07/2008]
The Company reported a net profit of €0.6 million for the second quarter 2008, compared to a net loss of €2.3 million recorded in the previous quarter and a profit of €5.0 million for the same period the year before.

 Adrienne Corboud Fumagalli to join Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) [The Kudelski Group : 23/07/2008]
Yves Pitton, Group Vice President– Special Projects Strategy will assume Adrienne Corboud Fumagalli’s operational activities.

 L-1 Awarded Expanded U.S. Passport Card Program Including New U.S. Border Crossing Card [L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. : 23/07/2008]
The U.S. Passport Card is a convenient, wallet-sized document for land and sea travel between the United States and Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

 Oberthur Technologies Q2 Revenue Up Sharply (+ 20.2%, at €217.2 million) [Oberthur Technologies : 23/07/2008]
Boosted by strong growth in SIM card and Identity sales and integration of XPonCard on May 1st 2008.

 Hypercom Artema Modular Unattended Payment Terminal Receives Interac Device Certification [Hypercom Corporation : 22/07/2008]
The new certification from Canada's leading electronic payment association means that integrators can use the device securely in all types of indoor and outdoor vending and ticketing machines, and multi-media kiosks.

 SMARTRAC delivers first volumes of inlays for active cards [SMARTRAC N.V. : 22/07/2008]
Including a battery, switch, display and microchip, these cards are able to generate one-time-passwords (OTP) that increase the security of ePayment processes significantly.

 NXP Semiconductors Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results [NXP Semiconductors : 22/07/2008]
Gross margin improved from 34.7% to 36.5% year-over-year. Comparable YoY decrease of 1.9% and comparable QoQ sales decrease of 0.6%.

 Tumbleweed Licenses Certicom's Elliptic Curve Cryptography [Certicom Corp. : 22/07/2008]
License with Certicom's Security Builder Solutions Will Help Ensure FIPS 140-2 and Suite B Compliance.

 Tyfone Invited by the Federal Trade Commission to Discuss a Paradigm for Contactless Payment Systems [Tyfone : 22/07/2008]
The event is co-sponsored by the University of Washington Law School's Technology and Public Policy Clinic, and will be held at the UW campus in Seattle.

  Claim Jumper Restaurants Selects VeriFone’s CarsidePAY and TablePAY [VeriFone Holdings, Inc. : 22/07/2008]
Convenient VeriFone ON THE SPOT Solutions Provide Convenience, Speed and Cardholder Security with Payment for Carside Carryout Service and at the Table.

 TowerGroup Expects Global Islamic "Credit" Card Market to Grow to Six million Account By 2012 [TowerGroup : 22/07/2008]
The Islamic banking model, which rejects the assessment of interest in favor of structured fees, is gaining momentum around the globe as petrodollars accumulate and developing economies mature.

 Motorola, Alien Technology and Impinj Top New Passive UHF RFID Reader Vendor Matrix [ABI Research : 22/07/2008]
Alien Technology and Impinj claimed the second and third spots in the company’s new evaluation of worldwide passive UHF RFID reader vendors.

 SanDisk Announces Second Quarter Financial Results [SanDisk Corporation : 22/07/2008]
Reducing Future Supply Growth and Capital Expenditures.Total second-quarter revenue was $816 million, a decrease of 1% on a year-over-year basis.

 Extension of COFRAC accreditation field and certification of ICAO compliance for FIME [FIME : 21/07/2008]
FIME's rigour and quality has been officially recognized to increase reliability, secure and optimise the development of ePassport projects.

 NXP statement on the court decision to allow the publication by Radboud University Nijmegen [NXP Semiconductors : 21/07/2008]
NXP’s objective as the manufacturer of MIFARE Classic chips, is to transparently update all system integrators and operators of infrastructures which use MIFARE Classic in a timely manner.

 Cross Match Announces Retirement of CEO James W. Ziglar [Cross Match Technologies, Inc : 20/07/2008]
Mr. Ziglar is retiring after a distinguished 44-year career that has included investment banking, law, academia, and service in the federal government.

  VeriFone’s Continued Listing on New York Stock Exchange Extended [VeriFone Holdings Inc. : 20/07/2008]
Updates Restatement Process.

 Consortium Established to Develop and Promote Close Proximity Wireless Technology "TransferJet" [Sony Corporation : 18/07/2008]
TransferJet wireless technology enables a high speed data transmission rate of 560Mbps, while eliminating the need for complex setup and operation.

 NFC-based Proximity Mobile Payments May Require a “Bold First Move“ [Smart Card Alliance : 18/07/2008]
New Smart Card Alliance Research: NFC-based Proximity Mobile Payments Collaboration Model Best For Rapid Industry Adoption

 CPI Card Group Welcomes New Sales Representatives [CPI Card Group : 18/07/2008]
CPI Card Group welcomes two new sales representatives: Ed Prisby and Mark Costello

 Hong Kong: Citibank & Octopus Launch Multi-Function Credit Card [Citibank : 18/07/2008]
The Card not only has both credit card and contactless smartcard payment functions, but also offers Citibank's cashback in addition to the existing Octopus Rewards scheme.

 Acquisition of Digimarc's ID Systems Business: L-1 Identity Solutions Adjusts Offer Price [L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. : 18/07/2008]
To Reflect Expected Number of Shares Outstanding and Option Exercises, Total Cash Consideration to be Paid by L-1 Remains Unchanged at US $310 Million.

 VeriFone Contactless Solution Wins European Retail Solutions Award [VeriFone Holdings Inc. : 17/07/2008]
VeriFone and Partners Share Prestigious Award for UK’s First Retail Contactless Installation at Sandwich Retailer EAT.

 The Industrial and Commercial Bank launches first Visa EMV dual interface credit card in China [Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) : 17/07/2008]
Visa payWave cards with customer loyalty functionality from Giesecke & Devrient China.

 InCard Strengthens Reseller Relationship with Gemalto [Innovative Card Technologies, Inc : 17/07/2008]
Gemalto makes purchase commitments for InCard DisplayCards based on customer demand; move comes on heels of successful current deployments to client financial institutions.

 Lockheed Martin Enhances Farnborough-Based Swift Laboratory [Lockheed Martin UK : 17/07/2008]
Upgrades Focused on Nation Security, Joint Operations and Fighter Aircraft Simulators.

 Smartrac’s production location in Thailand for the first time exceeded 20 million units in one month [SMARTRAC N.V. : 17/07/2008]
Located in the province Ayutthaya, SMARTRAC runs four factories in Thailand.

 HealthTransaction Network Selects Hypercom’s HBNet Service, Optimum Payment Terminals [Hypercom Corporation : 17/07/2008]
Hypercom Technology Supports First Electronic Healthcare Network for Underinsured and Uninsured Americans.

 The Visually Impaired Can Now Independently Perform Secure Web and Telephone Banking Operations [MasterCard Europe : 17/07/2008]
Activa System and the Slovenian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired have introduced a portable smart card reader, using the MasterCardŸChip Authentication Program CAP).

 Major Health Insurance Fund Awards Contract for Electronic Healthcare Cards to Giesecke & Devrient [Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) : 17/07/2008]
Insured persons have the option of ordering a “PIN Home Package” from the KKH. This contains a special card reader and software for connection to a home PC.

 U.S. Accounting Firm Virchow Krause Selects Gemalto to Protect Client Data [Gemalto : 17/07/2008]
VK’s senior management has made information security a high priority.

 OTI Enters French Electronic Parking Market with Acquisition of ID Parking [On Track Innovations Ltd, : 17/07/2008]
ID Parking Provides Electronic Parking Solutions in Approximately 40 Municipalities Across France.

 GSMA Responds To European Commission Proposals To Regulate Roaming Costs For Text Messaging [GSMA : 16/07/2008]
The GSMA points to the examples of many operators that have introduced either bundles of text messages for roamers, which can result in a price of just 10 euro cents per message.

 SanDisk Introduces Write-Once Memory Cards for Applications Where Recorded Data Must Be Unalterable [SanDisk Corporation : 16/07/2008]
New SanDisk SD Cards Retain Data for as Long as 100 Years; Once Recorded, Files Can’t Be Altered Or Deleted.

 According to In-Stat, iPhone and Android Build Momentum for Major Change in Wireless Industry [In-Stat : 16/07/2008]
“The mobile operator-centric WAP-based ecosystem for applications has been challenged, unsuccessfully, before,” says Bill Hughes, In-Stat analyst.

 Visa Europe enhances its processing capability by signing BT contract [Visa Europe : 16/07/2008]
Visa Europe has a technically advanced card processing platform built specifically for Europe and handling more than 6 billion transactions in 2007.

 Xiring Announces Solid Revenue Growth for the First Half of 2008: +58% [XIRING : 16/07/2008]
Annual turnover forecast confirmed: €28.5 million.

 FCOF Wins the Contract for the Delivery of Philippine's e-Passport System [Francois Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire : 15/07/2008]
Oberthur emerged as the winner of a very intricate technical and financial bidding after 30 competing vendors were sliced down to two qualified bidders.

 Legic Identsystems announces Licensing Agreement with US-based RF IDeas, Inc. [Legic Identsystems Ltd : 15/07/2008]
RF IDeas, Leading International Reader Solutions Provider to Develop PC Login for LEGIC’s Contactless Access Control and Security Smart Card Credentials.

 NFC Mobile Phones to Generate $75bn Worth of Payment Transactions Within 5 Years [Juniper Research. : 15/07/2008]
Global annual gross transaction value will grow over 5 times between 2011 and 2013.

 Scandinavian Airlines wins technology award for biometric solution [Precise Biometrics : 15/07/2008]
Precise Biometrics supplies to the fingerprint recognition solution, Precise BioFlight, which is based on a temporary database of passenger fingerprints tied to the passenger record and completely erased after the flight.

 Sagem Morpho Introduces Biometric Reader for Transportation Worker IDs [Sagem Morpho Inc. : 15/07/2008]
The MA521 TWIC is designed to read encrypted biometric data, such as a digital fingerprint, perform the match to the card holder and perform an active card authentication across a contactless interface.

 Howard County General Hospital (MD) Selects SanDisk Secure Flash Drives and Management Software [SanDisk Corporation : 14/07/2008]
Confidential Medical And Organizational Data Now Secured With SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB Flash Drives, Managed by By SanDisk CMC Software.

  SkyLife Broadens Relationship with NDS by Selecting VideoGuard and MediaHighway for New HD Service [NDS : 14/07/2008]
New agreement expands the existing long-standing relationship between NDS and SkyLife.

 New Fujitsu Ultra-Thin World Phone is First to Leverage AuthenTec Fingerprint Sensor Security [AuthenTec : 14/07/2008]
FOMA F906i is the 16th AuthenTec-enabled Fujitsu Phone and the First to Use TrueNav Device Navigation Features.

 TrustBearer Labs Selected as HealthVault OpenID Provider [TrustBearer Labs : 12/07/2008]
TrustBearer Labs’ OpenID service will allow HealthVault users to login securely to their account using multi-factor hardware authentication devices, such as smart cards, biometric readers, or security-enhanced mobile phones.

 CPI Card Group Welcomes Gerry Blight, Director of Customer Relations and Services [CPI Card Group : 11/07/2008]
As part of the 2008 acquisition of Didier Printing, CPI recently examined all of its functions, including Customer Relations.

 Smart Card Alliance to Address FTC Meeting on Contactless Payment [Smart Card Alliance : 11/07/2008]
Today nearly ten percent of Americans have used or own a contactless payment card, according to new research conducted for the Smart Card Alliance by Javelin Strategy and Research in April 2008

 Thales submits proposal to acquire nCipher [Thales : 11/07/2008]
The acquisition of nCipher is in line with Thales’ strategy of expanding its presence in the sector of information and communication systems security.