Bundesdruckerei GmbH, the general contractor for the German identity card project, has appointed Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to supply inlays for the new electronic ID card (nPA). Munich-based G&D will therefore be responsible for supplying the electronic components for the new identity document – including the microchip, smart card operating system and antenna.…
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G&D Focuses on Mobile Security Solutions at the CARTES & IDentification Trade Fair 2010
Giesecke & Devrient will be presenting its revamped trade fair strategy at CARTES & IDentification 2010, an international trade fair which will be held in Paris from December 7 to 9, 2010. For the first time, the Munich-based technology group will be showcasing end-to-end solutions designed to make its customers' digital applications secure. The solutions…
G&D uses MAGIC to make documents secure and easy to check
ID documents need to be both highly secure and easy to handle, and the MAGIC-ID security feature from Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) achieves just that. The Munich-based technology company has developed a special technical process that enables three-dimensional images to be integrated into ID documents. By tilting the ID card, the user can recognize pronounced depth…
New display cards from G&D offer enhanced security for online banking and online payments
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has expanded its product portfolio, adding two new display card models that make online banking and online payments even more secure. Presented in a compact credit card format, these innovative products offer the ability to dynamically generate one-time passwords for online applications at the touch of a button, with the passwords…
G&D and Secusmart provide German federal government with secure mobile communication solution
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Secusmart have released a new generation of the SecuVOICE solution for wiretap-proof cell phone calls. This new and improved version of the encryption solution will allow the German federal authorities to make phone calls - and also send SMS messages - without any risk of interception. The core component of…
G&D Contactless Payment Card Shipments Top 50 Million Units in U.S.
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) announces that shipments of its Convego Air® contactless payment cards in the U.S. have now surpassed the 50 million unit mark. Since the introduction of its contactless payment cards in 2006 and its subsequent growth, G&D has captured the leadership position in the U.S. among Visa and MasterCard branded contactless payment…
European Specialists Team Up to Define Security Standards for Next-Generation Mobile Devices
Five partners from industry and academia have joined forces in a European research project, SEPIA (Secure Embedded Platform with advanced Process Isolation and Anonymity capabilities), to define security standards for next-generation mobile devices including high-end cell phones and tablet devices. As financial services, such as banking and payment, become increasingly accessed from mobile devices, it becomes increasingly…
Germany introduces national eID card – the beginning of a new application era?
Today is the day hundreds, maybe thousands of security specialists, card developers, application developers, regional councils, politicians and civil servants have been working towards for more than 2 years: The official start of the German eID card - the neue Personalausweis. Just about everything is NEW about this document - the format, the functions, the…