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GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 shatters attendance records
Attendance up by 11% over the 2011 Mobile World Congress
Move to Gran Via in 2013 to accommodate strong growth and demand
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Near Field Communication Forum welcomes Intel to Board of Directors
Organizations from building and automotive, communications, fitness monitoring, imaging, smart cards, and testing industries join Consortium more
PCI Security Standards Council announces winners of Special Interest Group elections
Cloud computing, eCommerce security and risk assessment voted priority issues by PCI community moreProducts
G&D becomes first manufacturer to gain ITI certification for new eID cards in Brazil
GD Burti, the Brazilian subsidiary of international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), is the first and thus far only manufacturer of national security documents to meet the security requirements for the new Brazilian eID cards
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Gemalto launches electronic european residence permit in Portugal
Smart card-based foreign resident ID card dramatically improves document security moreArticles
Biometric identity documents: a rapidly growing and increasingly diversified market
Comprising national identity cards, health cards, e-passports, visas, residence permits, driving licences, tachographs and so on, the personal identity market should reach €7.5 billion in 2014
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Eurosmart confirms 2011 volume growth for all market segments and excellent perspectives for 2012
Opening the World Card Summit (Paris) on 15 November 2011, Eurosmart confirmed that over 6 billion microprocessor based smart secure devices will be shipped this year
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