By Verna Heino, Gemalto A new dimension in electronic passport security with Supplemental Access Control – Recognizing that ePassport should be protected for the long term (10 to 20 years), the International Civil Aviation Agency (ICAO) is introducing Supplemental Access Control (SAC), a new supplemental security mechanism for the next generation of ePassport. The ICAO…
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Gemalto Innovation Receives Sesames Award at CARTES in Asia 2011
The Smart Badge Holder from Gemalto has won the Sesames Award at CARTES in Asia 2011. The Sesames Awards granted in Europe and Asia each year celebrate the unique contribution and investment of leading industry players like Gemalto in developing next generation products and solutions for the digital age. In a world where enterprises and…
Gemalto and LifeNexus Partner to Introduce Personal Health Card With the Patented iChip
Gemalto and LifeNexus, the developer of the iChip and Personal Health Card, are to provide the iChip cards and modules for the North American market. The LifeNexus Personal Health Card is the first multi-purpose electronic health card utilizing the embedded iChip for securely maintaining an individual's personal health record, with a payment card option on…
NetOne Deploys Gemalto’s End-to-End Mobile Money Solution in Zimbabwe
Gemalto this week announced that NetOne, a leading network operator in Zimbabwe, is deploying Gemalto’s LinqUs solution for Mobile Money Transfer, which comprises of the server, user application, as well as system integration services. The offer, being marketed as the OneWallet service, works on 100% of the handsets and will enable all NetOne subscribers to…
Gemalto full year 2010 results: Keeps target, ups dividens
Full year revenue growth of +19% to € 1,906 million Software and services revenue increases by +54% to € 252 million Profit from operations expands by +19% to € 216 million Increase in dividend to € 0.28 per share will be proposed Olivier Piou, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Gemalto delivered a strong performance in 2010,…
e-Government: the 2 paradoxes of on-line tax
By Gemalto The collection of taxes and duties is, by its very nature, the area in which the State has the most trouble in getting citizens onboard. The State must therefore pay particular care in order to get citizens to buy into the process and to maximize tax revenues and reduce fraud. Rather paradoxically therefore,…
Gemalto Rolls-out Electronic Passport Solution in Korea
Gemalto has announced that it has started to deliver its electronic passport solution to Korea’s National Printer, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, through its local partner LG CNS. Gemalto provides in particular its highly-secure, high-performance ePassport Operating System that speeds up border control. Its Sealys ePassport solution also increases personalization performance, significantly reducing issuing…
MasterCard and Gemalto Partner on Global Card Replacement Services
Gemalto has entered into an agreement to be MasterCard’s preferred emergency card replacement vendor worldwide. The service enables premium cardholders to receive their new card in 24 hours or less, even when on the move, anywhere in the world. Once notified of a lost or stolen card, MasterCard taps into Gemalto’s global network of certified…