Innovative Card Technologies Appoints Timothy Wright, Former Gemalto Vice President of Banking & Retail, as Vice President of Sales.Former Vice President of InCard Channel Partner Gemalto (Formed in Merger between Gemplus and Axalto) Brings Extensive Payment Card Sales Experience to Innovative Card Technologies to Accelerate Government and Banking Sector Adoption of Company's One-Time-Password ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. DisplayCard LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :INVC), developers of the breakthrough ICT DisplayCard security device for e-banking, e-commerce and data access, today announced that Timothy Wright, 43, will join the company as vice president of sales. Wright was previously vice president of banking & retail at Gemalto, a leader in digital security and the world's largest provider 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. and services. In his position at Gemalto, Wright oversaw payment card business activities for all of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . His extensive sales career includes serving as the vice president of sales for De La Rue Protection in Dulles, VA, USA; manager of sales & marketing for secure card products for Dainippon Ink & Chemicals in Fort Lee, NJ, USA; and manager of the International Department at Takachiho Technica in Tokyo, Japan. "Tim is a highly skilled professional with a great sales track record in the international payment card security industry," said John A Ward, III, chairman and 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. of InCard. "InCard is poised for significant growth in the near future. Tim is the ideal candidate to join our team at this exciting period of growth for the company. He will be integral in introducing our security solution to the government and banking sectors." Throughout his 20-plus year career, Wright has achieved a strong track record of piloting explosive sales growth in vendors of payment cards, smart cards, and payment card security. He has extensive international business experience, and his educational background includes a masters of law degree from Niigata University in Niigata, Japan. He sits on the Board of Directors at International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA ICMA International City/County Management Association ICMA International Computer Music Association ICMA Institute of Certified Management Accountants (Australia) ICMA Institute of Cost and Management Accountants ), is a member of the National Committee of Information Technology Standards (NCITS See ITI. ), and is an International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) delegate. "Innovative Card Technologies is offering a revolutionary and unique authentication method to security solutions vendors, financial institutions, and end-users," said Wright. "InCard is the only company that can make an ISO-certified payment card with the one-time passcode security of a token. I am eager to establish the ICT DisplayCard as the standard for authentication in government agencies and the banking sector." About Innovative Card Technologies InCard Technologies (OTCBB:INVC) was founded in 1993 with a vision for a new kind of payment card, and has since raised industry expectations for customer retention rates and payment card performance. The ICT DisplayCard, InCard Technologies' latest product, features a screen on the front of the card which is powered by an operating system consisting of an integrated chip, battery, and switch. This screen displays a one-time passcode to verify the presence of the card during online transactions or data systems login. www.incardtech.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statement. The Innovative Card Technologies, Inc. refers interested persons to its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other SEC filings for a description of additional uncertainties and factors that may affect forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information presently available to senior management, and Innovative Card Technologies has not assumed any duty to update any forward-looking statements. |
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