04-27-2010 SMARTCON joins The MULTOS Consortium

SMARTCON joins The MULTOS Consortium
Brazil’s leading smart card and EMV experts join the MULTOS group of companies

Sao Paulo, Brazil, 27th April 2010
SMARTCON, a consulting company specialising in smart cards and EMV today announced that it has joined The MULTOS Consortium, a group of international blue chip organisations responsible for the ongoing development and promotion of the MULTOS smart card platform.

11-24-2009 CTS-Caliber Solutions joins The MULTOS Consortium

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 24 November 2009 – CTS-Caliber Solutions, a 100% Foreign Invested Enterprise in Vietnam, has today announced their agreement to join The MULTOS Consortium, a group of leading international organizations dedicated to the ongoing maintenance and development of the MULTOS specification. The group is also responsible for the promotion of the MULTOS technology in to banking, identity and other vertical markets.

11-13-2009 Dynamic Card Solutions joins The MULTOS Consortium

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – 13 November 2009 – Dynamic Card Solutions (DCS), the leading provider of instant issuance and PIN selection solutions for banks, credit unions and retailers that issue EMV, contactless and magnetic stripe cards, today announced their agreement to join The MULTOS Consortium, a group of leading blue chip organizations responsible for the ongoing maintenance and development of the MULTOS specification. The group is also heavily focused on the promotion of the MULTOS technology into banking, identity and other vertical markets.

10-29-2009 ACI Worldwide Announces Alliance with Bell ID to Provide Smart Card Solutions

Today, Bell ID and ACI Worldwide, a leading provider of electronic payments software and solutions, have announced an agreement for ACI to sell Bell ID's solutions for smart card management to financial markets around the world.

09-24-2008 Secure Services Corp. Announces Breakthrough in Smart Card and Biometric Authentication Technology

SHAPE Card™ Biometric Match-on-Card Using MULTOS OS
Fast Fact: SSC’s SHAPE Card™ is a smart card using both Match-on-Card biometric fingerprint verification and the MULTOS™ operating system.
Fast Fact: Smart card technology enhances both control and privacy while allowing for secure information access and data mobility.

Downer Grove, Illinois, September 24, 2008–Secure Services Corporation (SSC) announced they have developed the SHAPE Card™, a smart card employing biometric Match-on-Card (MOC) algorithms and using the MULTOS operating system. The SHAPE Card uses MULTOS, recognized for being the most robust and reliable secure smart card platform in the world. The addition of the biometric Match-on-Card verifies the user's identity, adding to the overall security of the smart card and any applications linked to the card. "We believe that we have one of the only–if not the only–smart cards using both the MULTOS operating system and employing Match-on-Card technology," said Lester H. Keepper Jr., SSC's Chairman and CEO. "And, we know that our SHAPE Card solution is so economical that it allows this advanced technology to be dispersed widely wherever security and privacy are concerns."

09-02-2008 Gemalto acquires MULTOS business from Keycorp

Gemalto acquires Multos business from Keycorp

Amsterdam, September 2nd, 2008 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO), the world leader in digital security, today confirmed that it has completed the acquisition of Keycorp’s smart card business, the leading fabless provider of MULTOS™ products and services to the Financial Services and Government sectors, and of Multos Ltd, the company that operates the remote activation service and high-security facility that is at the center of the MULTOS security architecture. Gemalto is paying 25.7 million Australian dollars (approximately 15 million Euros, or 22 million US dollars) for Keycorp’s smartcard business assets, IP portfolio, trademarks and Multos Ltd.