Bull Appoints Philippe Cambriel Marketing & Sales Director of its Smart Cards & Terminals Division.PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1999-- Bull announced today that Philippe Cambriel has joined the company's Smart Cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. & Terminals division as director of marketing and sales. He takes over from Armand Malka and Jerome Janin, who have moved on to other positions. Previously, Cambriel was director of the Intel PC & servers business within Bull's Servers division. "My mission is to make the most of the formidable R&D know-how at Bull Smart Cards & Terminals to address market requirements, and consolidate our position as leader in smart card software," said Cambriel. "The key to succeeding in this mission will be defining products and solutions, then marketing them world-wide. The Bull network, established in over 80 countries, provides extraordinary support. I am also going to be making maximum use of Bull's core business - IT and systems integration - because the marketplace clearly demonstrates that these two areas are becoming critical to the deployment of smart card solutions." The Marketing & Sales unit is now structured around three major focuses: GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. (a complete offer including cards, OTA (Over The Air) Refers to any wireless system such as AM/FM radio and network television that uses open space as its transmission medium. servers and integration services); Open Networks (electronic commerce and network access security); and Banking (where Bull is world leader). An MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration graduate of the INSEAD INSEAD Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (European Institute for Business Administration; now know simply as INSEAD) INSEAD I Never Stop Eating And Drinking business school, and holder of an aeronautical engineering aeronautical engineering: see engineering. Aeronautical engineering That branch of engineering concerned primarily with the special problems of flight and other modes of transportation involving a heavy reliance on aerodynamics or degree from SUP'AERO, Philippe Cambriel began his career with aircraft manufacturer Aerospatiale. He then joined Compaq, where he was in charge of sales and marketing, first for Compaq France, then Compaq Europe, before being appointed chief executive of IPC (1) (InterProcess Communication) The exchange of data between one program and another either within the same computer or over a network. It implies a protocol that guarantees a response to a request. France. About Bull Smart Cards and Terminals Bull Smart Cards & Terminals is the industry leader in the field of secured financial transactions. Bull designs, develops and markets global smart card solutions for financial, loyalty, transport, telecommunications, healthcare and other applications. Products include contact-contactless cards plus a full range of general purpose and EFT/POS terminals (in partnership with Ingenico), automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. , as well as associated software and services. Bull Smart Cards & Terminals is the acknowledged industry leader in research, development and security related to smart cards & related terminals. The company is also the worldwide leader in electronic purse cards. Since inventing the microprocessor smart card in 1976, Bull has obtained more than 1,200 patents in the field, and has received certification for smart card security that is the highest level ever achieved by a smart card. In 1998, Bull Smart Cards & Terminals had revenue of $246 million. By relying on Bull's international network, the division achieves 80% of the revenue abroad. More information on Bull Smart Cards & Terminals can be found on the World Wide Web at: www.cp8.bull.net, on Groupe Bull Groupe Bull (also known as Bull Computer or simply Bull) is a French computer company based in Les Clayes-sous-Bois, outside Paris. The company has also been known at various times as Bull General Electric, Honeywell Bull, CII Honeywell Bull Web site: www.bull.com, and in the U.S. at www.us.bull.com. CP8 is a trademark of Bull S.A. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. |
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