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been developed specifically for banking andgovernment applications.
CCoonnttaacctt:: Tamara Van der Pyl at Atmel,Tel: + 33 4 42 53 60 52, email: [email protected]
Herve Philippe at Sagem, Tel: +33 1 40 70 62 57, email: [email protected]
mass transit
ERG wins battle forSydney ticketing systemAfter years of legal wrangling, ERGannounced that its Integrated TransitSolutions (ITS) subsidiary has signedcontracts with the New South WalesGovernment to supply, install and operate anintegrated smart card based ticketing systemfor the entire Greater Sydney commutertransport network.
The move comes after US competitor CubicTransportation Systems lost a court battle,which had challenged the contract award.
The contract is one of the largest in the worldfor this type of system and will generateapproximately A$370 million over the durationof the contract. This includes A$94 million tosupply the system and A$276 million to operatethe system for 10 years.
The agreement covers all SRA commuter rail,State Transit and private operator buses, StateTransit and private operator ferries, as well asSydney’s light rail and monorail. The transportnetwork handles approximately 630 millionpassenger journeys each year with revenuecollections of approximately A$800 million.
The first commuter smart card travel isexpected to be on inner city services in late 2004,while plans are in place to convert most ofGreater Sydney’s commuter transport services tosmart card ticketing during 2005. At that time,it is expected there will be two million smartcards in circulation. The system is expected to befully operational in 2006.
Work will commence immediately to designand supply all components of the integratedticketing system. The project includes theinstallation of ERG’s MASS (multi-applicationsmart card solution) central computer processingsystem.
Another key recent win recently has been aUS$63 million contract awarded by Seattletransport authorities in the USA. In addition,the company’s chief executive Peter Fogartyindicated the company should secure anotherone or two sizeable smart card contracts beforethe end of June. Other smart transit cardcontract wins in the past by ERG have included
Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Soeul, andWashington.
CCoonnttaacctt:: Shaun Duffy at ERG,Tel: +61 8 9273 1879, Fax: +61 8 9273 1208, email: [email protected]
telecommunications
3 UK teams up withGemplus for OTA deal3 UK, a provider of third generation mobileservices, has chosen Gemplus to supply anover the air (OTA) platform and USIM cardsfor its multimedia communication services.
The OTA platform, GemConnect OTA, willenable 3 UK to manage SIM/USIM cardsremotely and to deploy STK and Javaapplications over the air, removing the need tore-issue cards. In addition, 3 UK will be able toconfigure 3G handsets remotely, making it easyto set the user up with services such as e-mail andMMS (multimedia messaging service).
3 UK will also be using Gemplus USIM(Universal SIM) cards – the GemXplore 3G.These cards can run both USIM and SIMapplications, enabling 3 UK customers to useGSM and UMTS services.
Alex Mandl, CEO, Gemplus commented:“We aim to support our clients in the roll out ofmobile data services while simultaneouslysimplifying access to new data services for theirend-users. The use of OTA technology meansthat there is a hassle-free set-up for the customer– they can simply plug and play.”
CCoonnttaacctt:: Matt Peacock at 3,Tel: +44 20 7010 9312
Jane Strachey at Gemplus,Tel +33 442 36 46 61, email: [email protected]
combicards
Credit card companies tolaunch FeliCa combicardVisa has announced it is working withInfineon to develop a smart card that will becompatible with Sony’s increasingly popularFeliCa contactless interface for mass-transit,loyalty and e-purse applications. TheGlobalPlatform-based card would enableVisa’s member banks to put FeliCa-basedapplications on their payment cards.
The new chip should be ready by the end of2003, but in the meantime, a Visa rival, JCB Co.Ltd, announced it has just launched a smart cardthat also combines the FeliCa contactlessinterface and an EMV contact interface.
Card Technology Today March 2003
• Up to 4200 employees at the University ofConnecticut Health Center could soon be usingsmart cards as part of their daily routine.Employees had been required to carry manydifferent cards for applications, such as accessingthe parking areas, for time and attendance, andto log on to the Center’s computer networks.The new smart card would replace theseindividual cards with a single token. Employeesthat need access to the computer network willreceive a 16K Java Card complete with digitalcertificate to allow the signing and encryption ofelectronic documents. The Centre is usingActivCard’s Trinity identity managementmiddleware, which can give access to some 200different software applications without the userhaving to remember a separate password foreach. The Center also plans to test fingerprinttechnology as part of the solution at some pointin the future.
• Edwards Systems Technology, a part ofSPX Corporation, has acquired IdenticardSystems and Identicam Systems Canada, anIdenticard product distributor. Together,Identicard and Identicam have annualrevenues of approximately US$30 million.Identicard provides contactless smart card andaccess control technologies.
• Swiss Mobile operator Swisscom Mobileand TOGEWAnet have announced a fieldtrial that will integrate TOGEWAnet’sWeRoam services with Swisscom Mobile’s backoffice services for GSM and WLAN services.WeRoam is based on software from TransatTechnologies that supports SIM-basedauthentication and billing within WLAN.The use of a SIM card gives the operator theproven security of GSM phones and enablesWLAN users to be provisioned and managedin the same way as mobile phone users. Theend-user experience is similar to using amobile phone, so that despite the network auser is using, the laptop or PDA willauthenticate with the “home” network, andcreate a billing record.
• US-based Cubic Corporation hasappointed Chris Chant as managing directorof Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd (CTSL),the European arm of Cubic’s mass transit farecollection operation. Chant will be based atCTSL’s headquarters in the UK. CubicTransportation Systems is a supplier ofintegrated electronic payment systems formass transit. Notably, as part of the TranSysconsortium, Cubic supplied the entireautomated fare collection system includingsmart cards for the London PRESTIGE
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