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CPI unveils OSCAR production services

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

CPI Card Group (CPI), a provider of financial and commercial card production and services, has announced its OSCAR card marketplace, a digital print and color management system that delivers brilliantly printed cards.

This is a proprietary application of technology, print, and proofing hardware and software. OSCAR impacts every area of the business from proofing through turnaround time.


Some of the advantage of OSCAR include:

  • Reduced Cycle Times:
  • Improved Servicing
  • Proof Positive
  • HDPT (High Definition Print Technology)

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Gemalto announced the launch of ProtivaMedSecure, a solution package that addresses one of challenges facing health care providers: a secure digital identity.

Gemalto’s Protiva MedSecure provides a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, secure devices, servers and associated services. The Gemalto solution provides a single credential for secure visual identity, as well as physical and logical access to medical facilities and electronic medical records.

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Mobile operator 3UK has asked the European Commission to investigate “Project Oscar,” a U.K. mobile payments joint venture from Everything Everywhere, O2 and Vodafone, according to PCWorld.

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DLI, manufacturer of tablets, in-vehicle computers, and mobile point-of-sale (POS) devices announced the release of the DLI 9000 rugged mobile tablet and 5-in-1 mobile payment module option.

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DeviceFidelity has unveiled the latest addition to its lineup of NFC-enabled protective cases for the iPhone, the In2Pay iCaisse4X NFC.

When equipped with Device Fidelity’s In2Pay microSD, the iCaisse4X enables iPhone users to fully utilize NFC features such as card emulation, NFC tag reading and writing, mobile payments and peer-to-peer data exchange while offering an extended battery that provides several more hours of use.

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Chile’s national records administration has selected Morpho, a part of the Safran Group, to produce its new e-ID cards and e-passports. The contract is a 10-year deal that falls under the country’s new identification and ID and travel document issuance system.

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Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and campus card service provider CardSmith have announced plans for an expansion and upgrade to the school’s campus ID card program.

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