Cartes 2010 had an interesting section this year – Luxury. On display were diamond encrusted credit cards. We wondered who would really carry one of these cards. Seriously, who would carry a credit card with diamonds in? We asked a few people passing by on their take on this whole ultra (tacky?) bling credit card… Read More
VIDEO: 90 Seconds @ CARTES 2010 – Biometrics
Here’s a 90 Seconds film concerning Biometrics (filmed at Cartes 2010)… I thought everyone knew this?
VIDEO: Watch the 2010 SESAMES Awards on their 15th anniversary and see the winners on stage
Organized for the 15th consecutive year as part of the CARTES & IDentification trade show, the SESAMES Awards are now the world reference for manufacturers of smart cards and their environment. Undisputed labels of innovation and highly coveted awards, these prizes are not only intended for CARTES & IDentification exhibitors, but more broadly all global… Read More
Google and NXP integrate NFC in Android 2.3 – NFC now available in Nexus S
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced a strategic collaboration with Google to provide a complete open source software stack for Near Field Communications (NFC). The NFC stack will be fully integrated and validated on Gingerbread, the latest version of the Android platform. Google also integrated NXP’s NFC controller (PN544) into its newly launched Nexus S phone,… Read More
Alcatel-Lucent and CASSIS International partnership addresses secured mobile application warehouse through Trusted Service Management
Alcatel-Lucent have announced an agreement to integrate CASSIS International’s Trusted Service Manager (TSM) with Alcatel-Lucent’s comprehensive mobile payment and marketing offering. This solution is pre-integrated, enabling mobile network operators (MNOs) to provide a secure mobile application warehouse for payment, ticketing, loyalty and other applications by allowing consumers to use their mobile phones as a wallet at the point… Read More
NXP Semiconductors achieves first-ever security certification from Cryptography Research
NXP Semiconductors, together with Brightsight and Cryptography Research Inc., today announced the certification of several NXP SmartMX secure microcontrollers under the DPA Countermeasure Validation Program. The analysis, conducted by security evaluation firm Brightsight, validates the effectiveness of Differential Power Analysis countermeasures in members of NXP’s SmartMX product line. The DPA Countermeasure Validation Program is a… Read More
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