Congressman Lamar Smith Discusses Border Security with Austin Technology Leader.AUSTIN, Texas -- Cyber and border security champion Congressman Lamar Smith Lamar Smith may refer to:
"Congressman Smith had an opportunity to familiarize himself with our technology first-hand. This is a very exciting visit, given Axalto's presence in Texas and our large role in the government's use of 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. ," said Neville Pattinson, director of Business Development, Technology and Government Affairs for Axalto. "Congressman Smith has a keen interest in understanding the implications of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Presidential Directive Noun 1. Presidential Directive - a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies directive - a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives" 12. He is a strong advocate for heightened border security and he also wants to ensure the advancement of policies designed to promote the tech industry." HSPD HSPD Homeland Security Presidential Directive (USA) HSPD High Speed Packet Data 12 mandates a common ID credential for all government employees and contractors within 2005. Axalto Inc. is a Delaware corporation A Delaware corporation is a corporation chartered in the U.S. state of Delaware. Delaware is well known as a corporate haven, and thus, over 50% of US publicly-traded corporations and 58% of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in the state. and 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 Axalto Holdings N.V. Axalto is engaged in all the major smart card initiatives for the U.S. federal government including the FBI, Department of Defense, Interior, Treasury and Veteran's Affairs. Axalto has provided more than 5.7 million smart cards to the Department of Defense Common Access Card program. It also provides smart card technology to the Registered Traveler The Registered Traveler Pilot Program is an airline passenger security assessment system that was tested in the United States air travel industry in 2005. It was used in several U.S. pilot program at George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH)[2] is an international airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston area. in Houston and was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Government Printing Office to qualify it's smart card technology for the electronic passport program. Austin is the U.S. headquarters and worldwide center for Axalto ID cards. Axalto manufactures cards for the U.S. market in its Owings Mills facility just outside Washington, DC. The total number of smart cards shipped in North America exceeded 100 million units in 2004; the region is outpacing the rest of the world in annual growth. Last year, Congressman Smith was chosen to be a member of the new Select Committee on Homeland Security. He has been recognized by the National Journal as one of the 100 most influential people in Washington, D.C. In 2002, the Business Software Alliance honored him with its Cyber Champion Award for his leadership on high-tech issues. He has represented the residents of the 21st Congressional District since 1987. About Axalto Axalto (Euronext: NL0000400653 AXL) is the world's leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner Dataquest 2004) -the key to digital networks- and a major supplier of point-of-sale terminals. Its 4500 employees come from 70 nationalities and serve customers in more than 100 countries, with worldwide sales reaching 3 billion smart cards to date. The company has 25 years' experience in smart card innovation and leads its industry in security technology and open systems. Axalto continuously creates new generations of products for use in a variety of applications in the telecommunications, finance, retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification, information technology and public sector markets. Microprocessor cards provide convenience, security and privacy to public and private services operators, their customers and end users. For more info, please visit www.axalto.com |
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