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Sesames finalists named

Friday, September 26, 2008 in News

Thirty five finalists are in the running for 10 Sesames awards that will be presented during the 2008 edition of the CARTES & IDentification show Nov. 4-6 in Paris. At first there were 233 entrants, but the field has been cut to 35. It’s a field which features some of the top names in the industry, including Gemalto, Oberthur, Giesecke & Devrient, NXP, Infineon and more.

The awards will actually be presented on the eve of the show’s kick-off. Here are the finalists by category:

  • Hardware: Infineon Technologies, SLE 78 Family with Integrity Guard; Infineon Technologies, SLM 76 Security Controller for Machine-to-Machine applications; INSIDE Contactless, MicroRead.

  • Software: Gemalto, Smart Card Web Mashups; Hypercom, Hypersafe32; Oberthur Technologies, SafeSTIC.

  • Identification: Identita Technologies International, ID-Touch; Motorola, Motorola Bio-Enrol; Motorola, Motorola Mobile AFIS; Smart Packaging Solutions, Antiskimming solution for e-Passport.

  • IT Security: Gemalto, BioPIN-enabled Gemalto.NET smart cards; Giesecke & Devrient, StarSign Mobility Token; GO-Trust, GO-Trust SD Solution; Privaris, plusID 75.

  • Transport: Giesecke & Devrient, Touch & Travel; Oberthur Technologies, WebSTIC Fly; Smartsoft Information Technologies, SmartCity.

  • Banking/finance/retail: Thales, Thales SafeSign Pilot Package for mobile authentication; XIRING, BioPass; XIRING, Xi Sign wallet.

  • Health care: gematik - Gesellschaft fA 1/4r Telematikanwendungen der Gesundheitskarte, Mobiler Konnektor; Hypercom, medCompac; NXP Semiconductors & Austrian Research Centers, KeepInTouch-NFC solution; Oberthur Technologies, HealthSTIC.

  • Mobile: Neowave, Weneo-NFC; Oberthur Technologies, GIGANTIC WUAOW; Oberthur Technologies, WebSim Local Advertising.

  • E-transactions: Atos Worldline, Fast booking on ATM; EtherTrust & Sagem Orga, TLS-Tandem; Immigration Department (ImmD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, e-Passport Self-service Kiosk; SafeNet, SafeNet ViewPIN+.

  • Loyalty: Contactless Data, MobiFetch; Experian, Come&Tap; garanti Payment systems, Flexi Card; ViVOtech, ViVOnfc 3.0.

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