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Winners Announced for the 2nd Annual American SESAMES Awards
Comexposium, organizers of the global CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS events,
announced today the winners for the second annual American SESAMES
Awards.
Twenty-six companies competed for the awards. Having become a recognized
institution since 1995 at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS in France, the
SESAMES Awards enjoy international recognition from market players. This
gives winners an incomparable seal of approval when it comes to
innovation.
In the category of Card Manufacturing, Dynamics Inc. was awarded
for its Dynamics Hidden with DCVC1 and 2. Designed to eradicate credit
card fraud, the Dynamics Hidden with DCVC1 and DCVC2 card features a
cardholder-set unlocking code, ensuring only those knowing the code can
use the card.
The other finalists in the Card Manufacturing category were Arroweye
Solutions for CustomerConnect and Oberthur Technologies for OT Flying
mPOS powered by Mobeewave.
The award for Emerging Payments went to ams AG for AS39230
BoostedNFC™ Analog Front End which offers a breakthrough solution for
secure NFC mobile payments by delivering unparalleled NFC performance
even in devices with room for only a tiny antenna.
The other finalists in the Emerging Payments category were Creditcall
for ChipDNA and Ingenico Group for smart tabletPOS.
The third and final award of the night in the Identification
category went to Obrthur Technologies for dCVV. OT's Dynamic
Security Code provides an extra layer of security for Card-Not-Present
(CNP) transactions with technology that replaces the static 3-digit
security code usually printed on the back of a card, by a mini-screen
that displays a code, which is automatically refreshed, typically every
hour.
The other finalists in the Identification category were SecureKey
briidge.net Connect 3.2 and UINT for Contactless Biometric Smart Card.
Winners of the American SESAMES Awards were selected by a judging panel
including:
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Michelle Evans, Senior Analyst, Euromonitor International
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Nathan Hilt, Director, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
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Tony Laquet, Director, Head of Global Platforms, Bank of America
Merrill Lynch
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Al Pascual, Director - Fraud & Security, Javelin Strategy & Research
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David Robertson, Publisher, The Nilson Report
For additional information, please visit www.cartes-america.com
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About CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS The CARTES Network
encompasses the leading international and regional exhibitions and
conferences devoted to smart technologies. From its beginnings in Paris
in 1985, CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS has grown to become the world's number
one security and payment event, gathering 450 exhibitors and 20,000
visitors from 142 countries. CARTES exhibitions and conferences take
place in Europe and North America. CARTES events are organized by
COMEXPOSIUM, the fourth leading event organizer worldwide*.
*Source (News - Alert): GLOBEX 2012
CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS is organized by COMEXPOSIUM. COMEXPOSIUM,
4th leading event organiser world-wide*, is involved in 114 events for
the general public and professionals,covering 17 different sectors. The
group welcomes 38,000 exhibitors every year, 40% of whom are
international,and 3,5 million visitors, 350,000 of whome come from
abroad. COMEXPOSIUM organizes 5 of the 10 biggest events held in
France: SIAL, Foire de Paris, Intermat, SIMA and Paris International
Agricultural Show. Customer satisfaction, innovation, growth and
development and commitment to an eco-friendly approach are the key
commitments of the COMEXPOSIUM Group's products. Each event is a market
leader, facilitating development, highlighting the sector and
pre-empting market trends.
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