Datacard Group Acquires Platform Seven.Business Editors & Technology Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000 Datacard expands smart card capabilities to fuel growth of multi-application 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. Datacard Group today announced the acquisition of Platform Seven, a leading independent provider of smart card and e-commerce security products, solutions and services. Datacard Group will acquire Platform Seven from NatWest Bank. NatWest is part of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LSE: RBS) is a British banking and insurance holding company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.[1] It includes The Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2]) founded in 1727 by a Royal Charter of King George I. , an international financial institution headquartered in the United Kingdom. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Platform Seven development facility in London will remain the team's headquarters. Already recognized for its security expertise, this acquisition significantly increases Datacard's role in the smart card market and is a major step forward for the company's smart card strategy. "Datacard already provides smart card personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. software for all major card schemes, independent of the card types. Now with the acquisition of Platform Seven, Datacard will expand its role from smart card personalization tools to multi-application smart card software that businesses and consumers rely on within the rapidly developing world of e-commerce," said Jerry E. Johnson, Datacard Group CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Graham Higgins Graham Higgins (born 1953) is a British writer and artist. He has drawn cartoons for Punch and other magazines, and has also drawn for DC Comics, Marvel Comics and 2000 AD. , Head of Platform Seven said, "Datacard Group is known throughout our industry for its card personalization systems and solutions. At Platform Seven, we've created one of the few teams in the world to have developed the specialized software components needed for the security and card lifecycle management challenges of multi-application smart cards. Combining our expertise with that of Datacard will create an unbeatable resource for our customers' smart card needs." Johnson said that Platform Seven's track record in smart card security and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. development is impressive and the team's recent development of tools to manage multi-application smart cards represents a breakthrough for market acceptance of these cards. Platform Seven is currently focusing its activity on three main smart card areas: common software interfaces/operating systems, scheme development tools and multi-application card management systems. The team's Peal and Peal Plus software products will make operating systems and applications easily portable, leading to significant time and cost savings for card issuers. Psignex, a "scheme in a box" suite of product development tools, enables businesses to rapidly implement any smart card program requiring a secure, portable database on the card. The world-leading PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy management system maximizes the value and longevity of the card through the dynamic management of cardholder card·hold·er n. One who holds a card, especially a credit card. card  hold data and applications. "Platform Seven has been working at every level of the smart card to drive the market forward," said Platform Seven's Higgins. "Our customers recognize that if they want to issue multi-application cards, they need new tools to help them manage the complex development, issuance and application management issues raised by this new technology," Johnson said. "Platform Seven's products, when combined with Datacard's current solutions, provide our customers with a vertically integrated resource for smart card development that is unmatched in the industry." ABOUT DATACARD GROUP Datacard Group is a world leader in innovative plastic card personalization and identity management solutions. Datacard Group provides customers around the world with fully integrated systems for a variety of financial, identification and healthcare applications. The company offers a broad range of card-related products and services including the world's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best plastic card personalization and printing systems. Datacard Group also offers smart card personalization systems and applications, custom solution development, and products designed to improve the efficiency and profitability of card issuing operations. Datacard Corporation, doing business as Datacard Group, is privately held and based in Minnetonka, Minn. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries. (www.datacard.com) ABOUT PLATFORM SEVEN A leading provider of smart card and e-commerce security products, solutions and services, Platform Seven, formerly the NatWest Development Team, has focused on secure smart card software since 1990 when they began the ground-breaking technical design, development and implementation of the Mondex electronic purse. The team went on to develop several smart card operating systems, including one that, in conjunction with Mondex International, was brought to market as the MULTOS MULTOS Multimedia Office Server smart card operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Platform Seven is the only team in the world to have developed non-military applications that have been certified to the ITSEC See NCSC. level E6 security rating. Platform Seven currently numbers over 100 of the world's finest World's Finest may refer to:
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