Bull and Computerized Security Systems Provide Smart Card Security Solutions for Newest Hilton, Wyndham Hotels.BILLERICA, Mass. and COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999-- Bull and Computerized Security Systems' (CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. ) SAFLOK division announced today that two properties in the Boston area are the latest hotels to be equipped with CSS/SAFLOK's keycard key·card n. A usually plastic card with a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism such as a door or an automated teller machine. Noun 1. door locks that use Bull's smart card technology to provide increased security. The two new hotels are the 599-room Hilton Boston Logan Airport that opened in September and the 210-room Wyndham Hotel in Billerica, Mass., which opened in May. CSS/SAFLOK's SmartCard locks accept keycards that contain Bull's smart card embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. computer chip, which are used by hotel employees and guests. The chip allows information related to the hotel staff or guest to be stored on the keycard. All information is securely stored on the card and can be accessed and updated as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . The cards can also be programmed with time restrictions and date expirations that are detected by the lock. "Bull has taken the lead with smart card applications, specifically for the hospitality industry," said Gerald Hubbard, vice president of marketing for Bull 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 in the U.S. "Bull's established partnership with CSS/SAFLOK has resulted in a large number of orders for smart card-enabled locks, at various hotels in Orlando, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and throughout the U.S." The Hilton Boston Logan Airport and Wyndham Hotels use CSS/SAFLOK's SmartCard locks to control entry into guest rooms by employees. The SmartCard staff key records the date and time that an employee enters a specific room for maintenance, housekeeping or room service. This technology is extremely helpful in resolving questions if a security concern arises. The same cards can also limit entrance into selected rooms or areas. "From both a name recognition and technology standpoint, teaming up with Bull has had many advantages for us," said Phil Wilder, director of marketing for CSS/SAFLOK. "It has enabled us to fully implement our solution, to expand our customer base more rapidly, and also has helped define a new standard for electronic door locks. Smart card technology, with our locks, has greatly enhanced security as well as convenience for hotel guests." About Bull Smart Cards & 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 revenue was $246 million. By relying on Bull's international network, the division achieved 80 percent of the revenue outside France, Bull's country of origin. . More information is available online at http://www.smartcard.bull.com. About SAFLOK SAFLOK and LA GARD together make up the collection of companies called Computerized Security Systems (CSS). Computerized Security Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of MASCO MASCO Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization, Inc. Inc., located in Taylor, MI. CSS prides itself on its lead in the hotel electronic lock industry as one of the largest international security equipment providers. For over 25 years, SAFLOK has specialized in manufacturing and selling security products to the hospitality industry. Today, SAFLOK has expanded to the commercial industry, as well as selling products to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and groups. SAFLOK operates in five locations across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and at two international offices located in Asia and Europe. All products are manufactured and assembled in the United States at the Troy, MI, Orlando, FL and Costa Mesa, CA manufacturing plants. The company's Web site address is http://www.saflok.com. About Bull Bull is an international IT group based in Europe with operations in nearly 100 countries, and combined revenues of $4.3 billion in 1998. Bull offers a wide range of systems, infrastructure software and IT services, through focused innovation, alliances with the best partners and its own integration expertise. In its industry, besides GCOS (General Comprehensive OS) An operating system from Bull that, originally used in its minis and mainframes, has migrated to its Intel-based servers. GCOS was originally developed by GE in the early 1970s as GECOS (GE Comprehensive OS), then changed to General mainframes, Bull is recognized for innovative products: the Escala family of UNIX servers, the NT EXPRESS5800 range, smart cards and software such as OpenMaster and AccessMaster for secure management of systems and networks. Bull's North/South American operations are headquartered in Billerica, Mass. The company's web addresses are http://www.bull.com and for the United States, www.us.bull.com. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. |
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