Oberthur Card Systems Supplies Dual Interface Cards to More Than Half of the Federal Government Cabinet Agencies.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Oberthur Card Systems, the leading smart card suppliers to the Government ID Market, has taken the lead on supplying ID cards to the federal government. The company's TotalIDOne offer is a dual interface smart card and 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. solution that is being supplied to more than half of the cabinet level agencies in the federal government. "Our TotalIDOne solution is being applied to a variety of identification needs throughout the federal government. We are the only company that has vertical integration capabilities and complete centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. ID management package - a critical need for today's ID market space," said Patrick W. Hearn, Director, Government & ID Markets for Oberthur Card Systems. Oberthur Card Systems is the only U.S. Company offering an identification ID solution that includes smart card manufacturing, personalization, fulfillment and activation services, as well as the exclusive rights to the card software applets. All Oberthur Card Systems smart card products provided to the government market are FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-2 certified See certification. and FIPS 201 compliant, which is a requirement for any ID card product sold to the U.S. Federal Government. In addition to the manufacturing and personalization services that are critical to TotalIDOne, Oberthur provides carrier attachment, PIN activation services, and back-up personalization facilities that are 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. 9000 compliant. "Oberthur Card Systems is focused on meeting and exceeding the highest standards required by the U.S. government and is uniquely skilled at high-speed, secure production and the service efficiency critical to the successful implementation of these programs," continued Hearn. About Oberthur Card Systems With sales of 500.8 million Euros in 2005, Oberthur Card Systems is one of the world's leading providers of card-based solutions, software and applications including SIM and 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. as well as services ranging from consulting to personalization. Innovative products, security expertise and high quality services ensure Oberthur Card Systems' strong positioning in its main target markets: * Payment & Services: 53% of 2005 revenues. A world leading supplier of Visa and MasterCard payment cards * Mobile Communications: 32% of 2005 revenues, with open and interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. solutions based on Java[TM] technology. * Identity: strong positions in ID projects throughout the world * Multimedia: leading position in the Pay-TV market with an end-to-end expertise in the value chain: software development, manufacturing and personalization * Transit: focus in the high-end segment with a microprocessor-based offer Close to its customers, the company benefits from an industrial and commercial presence across all five continents. Listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange (ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. : FR0000124133) since July 2000, Oberthur Card Systems is a subsidiary of the FranE*ois-Charles Oberthur Group. For more information, visit www.oberthurcs.com |
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