New Market Research Report on Smart Cards in the Americas Now Available From the Smart Card Alliance

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, JUNE 22, 2010 – Today, at least one smart card has been shipped for every person on the planet, with the globally installed base of smart cards estimated to have surpassed eight billion in 2009.  In the Americas, the number of smart cards is expected to grow to 1.2 billion by 2014.  More research, and new information on the state of the smart card market in the Americas, can be found in a new study, “Smart Cards & Smart Card ICs –Americas –2010," created by IMS Research in association exclusively with the Smart Card Alliance.

“This report is the first research of its kind to address smart cards specifically for the Americas, and contains the most up-to-date smart card research available for the region,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance.  “That makes it an essential marketing tool for our members, or anyone that is part of the smart card market in the United States, Canada, Mexico or Latin America.  Using the more than 90 tables and 50 figures in the report can help companies identify growth areas and opportunities, and make more educated investments in developing smart card-based products and services.”

 

For the report, IMS Research has drawn on in-depth interviews with major smart card manufacturers, smart card system suppliers, and semiconductor suppliers to the smart card industry.  The features of the report include:

·         Estimates of the smart card installed base for 2008 and 2009 with forecasts to 2014

·         Detailed forecast unit shipment volumes to 2014

·         Detailed breakdowns by product type, end-user sector and geographic region for smart cards and smart card ICs

·         Key trends and opportunities in fast developing sectors such as payment and banking, and ID

·         Key market breakdowns segmented by smart card type, user sector, memory requirement, core bit-width, card type, and geographic region

·         Market share estimates for leading vendors in terms of total unit shipments, with additional splits by memory and microcontroller card types

·         Market share estimates for the first half of 2009 for SIM cards, payment and banking, and e-ID

Pricing and ordering information for the report can be found on the IMS Research Web site, or through the Smart Card Alliance Web site. 

About the Smart Card Alliance

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. 

Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought.  The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. and Latin America.  For more information please visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org.

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Gemalto and Orange Partner to Deploy Trusted Services in Europe’s First Commercial Mobile NFC Roll-out

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 21, 2010 - Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the continuation of its long-term partnership with Orange France, as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city” commercial project. Orange has selected Gemalto as partner for its Near Field Communication (NFC) solution, enabling the interconnection with any service provider, such as banks and transport operators.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" project is the first commercial launch of contactless mobile services in Europe. With the support of the French government, it is being developed in conjunction with mobile operators, banks, transport operators and the retail sector. It allows citizens and visitors in Nice to use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to pay at restaurants, supermarkets and local stores, as well as riding the city's buses and tramways, all in total convenience and digital security.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" solution is designed to interface with Trusted Service Partner platforms in an open environment. It complies with the latest EPC (European Payment Council)-GSMA standards and will enable the secure, over–the-air activation of their applications in UICC cards. Gemalto’s partnership with Orange and other parties delivers in the Nice project the best-in class trusted service technology, that will help boost the uptake of mobile contactless services.

“Orange believes contactless mobile services will transform consumers’ lifestyles and we are proud to be one of the world’s first mobile network operators to deliver these to our subscribers,” said Laurent Michel, innovative projects director, Orange. “We have selected Gemalto’s solution because it complies with the latest industry specifications and offers the flexibility required to ramp up additional mobile contactless services.”

“Gemalto is proud and excited to be partnering Orange for the first real-life commercial deployment of mobile NFC services in Europe,” added Rémi de Fouchier, senior vice president, Trusted Services Management, Gemalto. “The contactless mobile market is very dynamic, with strong potential in France and around the world. We look forward to contributing our expertise to further enrich the ecosystem and to facilitate the collaboration between mobile network operators and service providers.”

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto and Orange Partner to Deploy Trusted Services in Europe’s First Commercial Mobile NFC Roll-out

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 21, 2010 - Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the continuation of its long-term partnership with Orange France, as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city” commercial project. Orange has selected Gemalto as partner for its Near Field Communication (NFC) solution, enabling the interconnection with any service provider, such as banks and transport operators.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" project is the first commercial launch of contactless mobile services in Europe. With the support of the French government, it is being developed in conjunction with mobile operators, banks, transport operators and the retail sector. It allows citizens and visitors in Nice to use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to pay at restaurants, supermarkets and local stores, as well as riding the city's buses and tramways, all in total convenience and digital security.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" solution is designed to interface with Trusted Service Partner platforms in an open environment. It complies with the latest EPC (European Payment Council)-GSMA standards and will enable the secure, over–the-air activation of their applications in UICC cards. Gemalto’s partnership with Orange and other parties delivers in the Nice project the best-in class trusted service technology, that will help boost the uptake of mobile contactless services.

“Orange believes contactless mobile services will transform consumers’ lifestyles and we are proud to be one of the world’s first mobile network operators to deliver these to our subscribers,” said Laurent Michel, innovative projects director, Orange. “We have selected Gemalto’s solution because it complies with the latest industry specifications and offers the flexibility required to ramp up additional mobile contactless services.”

“Gemalto is proud and excited to be partnering Orange for the first real-life commercial deployment of mobile NFC services in Europe,” added Rémi de Fouchier, senior vice president, Trusted Services Management, Gemalto. “The contactless mobile market is very dynamic, with strong potential in France and around the world. We look forward to contributing our expertise to further enrich the ecosystem and to facilitate the collaboration between mobile network operators and service providers.”

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto Smart Cards Secure Access to Personal Health Records in Bulgaria

Innovation optimizes medical treatments - simplifies and modernizes procedures



AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that Bulgaria has started deploying its smart cards to secure access to personal health records for the country’s military personnel and their family.



Gemalto has vast experience in providing solutions for eHealth, and has proved itself as a strong and reliable partner in Slovenia, Germany, France, Finland, the UK, Gabon, Algeria, Mexico, etc.



In Bulgaria, Gemalto delivered double-slot readers and smart cards with the associated middleware to KIM-2000, a local company specialized in eHealth projects. KIM-2000 acts as prime contractor for the electronic health record system commissioned by the Military Medical Academy*. This innovative system optimizes medical treatments, simplifies and modernizes procedures and increases security for accessing health information.



The Gemalto card is compliant with the Identification Authentication Signature (IAS) European standard to ensure the highest level of security for accessing personal electronic health records. The patient and the healthcare professional simultaneously insert their own card into the double-entry Gemalto reader and type in their PIN code to enable viewing or modifying of the medical file, which is stored on a highly secure IT infrastructure. The patient can also view their personal data online, using the Gemalto reader and card to authenticate themselves.



The personal electronic health record is a complete electronic archive of the patient’s medical history. It stores all existing medical documentation, including laboratory tests and results, X-ray pictures, all visual tests, electronic prescriptions, etc. It also contains the patient’s blood group, allergies and genetic predisposition to diseases, health check ups, surgical interventions and all useful medical information. The personal electronic health record enables healthcare professionals to immediately access a patient’s medical data and therefore, make more accurate decisions, especially in emergency situations, for which there is a special section in the electronic health record, containing the most important relevant information.



“For securing our system, we needed a smart card that meets the stringent requirements of international and European standards,” commented Kalcho Hinov, Chairman of the Board, KIM-2000. “Gemalto’s European Standard-compliant IAS solution ensures trust and confidence and enables smoother, more efficient interaction between patients and healthcare professionals.”



“The implementation of an electronic health record system is a highly innovative project and Gemalto is proud to contribute to this venture alongside KIM-2000,” added Ari Bouzbib, Senior Vice President Identity and Government Programs at Gemalto. “Through this initiative, Gemalto’s digital security technology proves to be a key enabler to next-generation eHealth programs. These are intended to deliver optimized treatment for each patient with utmost security, while protecting the privacy of personal data.”



* The Military Medical Academy is under the authority of the Ministry of Defence and is the organization in charge of medical care for the Bulgarian Armed Forces.



About Gemalto



Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2008 annual revenues of €1.68 billion, and 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, research and service centers in 40 countries.



Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.



Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.



As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.



For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

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Gemalto Chippin' In with Venezuelan Bank Card Leaders

Gemalto teams with Venezuelan bank card market leaders to accelerate EMV migration

Digital security provider Gemalto is teaming up with Corporación Cardtech, Venezuela’s largest supplier of magnetic stripe bank cards, and Newtech Solutions, a consulting and technical support organization that specializes in EMV to help banks in Venezuela move to the new, smart credit card that will better protect their customers from fraud and identity theft.  Under the new agreement, banks in Venezuela working with the two companies will have access to expertise, consulting services, smart cards and technology from Gemalto. The partners estimate that eight million cards will be issued in the first year, starting in June 2009. Close to 16 million debit and credit cards are currently in use in Venezuela.

"Venezuelan banks are faced with constantly increasing card fraud, mostly due to illegal copying of magnetic stripe information to create “cloned” credit cards. The problem, that affects all of Latin America, has led to a liability shift which penalizes card issuers and merchants that do not issue or accept EMV cards. This liability change for non-EMV cards becomes effective in Venezuela starting July 2009."

EMV cards, also known as Chip and PIN, include a microprocessor and software with security features that work together with the payment transaction authorization network to prevent card fraud and identity theft. Unlike with magnetic stripe only cards, smart card based transactions cannot be easily cloned, which is a primary source of fraud throughout Latin America.

Editor's Note:  While it's true that they can't be cloned and easily used" at a retail location, they  certainly can  be  "easily" cloned and used online.  This is because the magstripe is still present on the back of the smart cards and that is what is "lifted" when cloning a card.

That, in large part, is why UK Fraud is 14 times higher overseas, (see related stories below) and why 1 in 4 Brits have experienced credit or debit card fraud.  (and why Gemalto wants EMV in the US.)  Online Transactions (web based) are currently (and HATM can change that) Card Not Present transactions.

So in order to protect both online shoppers and online retailers, online (PIN) debit should be utilized.  HomeATM is the only provider of such a solution  which has been deemed both PCI 2.0 compliant, and offers "End to End Encryption" on all of it's PIN Based Transactions. 

In addition, HATM is EMV ready and it's personal swiping device transforms Card Not Present transactions into Card Present transactions, adding a layer of security with two factor authentication. (what you have and what you know, the card and the PIN respectively)

HATM's end-to-end encryption protects the consumers PIN throughout the whole transaction, as it is NEVER in the clear.     

For more information on how HomeATM's PIN Based Transactions can benefit your organization, visit www.homeatm.net

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