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HID Global expands partnership with INSIDE Contactless

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Secure identity provider HID Global, Irvine, Calif., has partnered with French contactless chip maker INSIDE Contactless to produce contactless prelaminates based upon the company’s MicroPass payment platform.

By extending their partnership, INSIDE will be able to provide card manufacturers with access to the MicroPass contactless payment platform coupled with contactless antenna technology in prelaminate packages from HID Global. [end] 

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