Articles tagged with: Giesecke & Devrient and Java

Half a megabyte of memory in a SIM card

For network operators who want to launch memory intensive applications and offer an individual customer service portfolio, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), together with Samsung Electronics, is now the first to provide a 512 Kilobyte (U)SIM card. The new UniverSIM Callisto 512kB enables operators to have an extensive selection of Java card applets like information on-demand services, SIM browser solutions or mobile commerce applications on their (U)SIM card while still offering a vast memory space for user specific information like telephone numbers or short messages. more

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Cellphones Offering Secure Digital Signatures

The Finnish Population Register Centre now offers its citizens an innovative solution for doing official business over the Internet. This allows the citizen to use a mobile telephone when secure identification is required for online services or requests. The first SIM cards equipped with the security certificate required for the mobile signature are now being offered by Elisa, Finland's second-largest mobile network operator. The basis for this is the UniverSIM product line from international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) with signature functionality and encryption mechanism. more

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A (U)SIM product family with four memory capacities

With UniverSIM Java Callisto, the international technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has shown not only a new (U)SIM card, but a whole family of products with a uniform chip platform for four different memory capacities. Based on the current status of today's Java Card technology, this means more flexibility and shorter time to market for network operators launching new applications. more

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3G delays hurt smart card market

2002 was a difficult year for smart card vendors with fierce competition in the low-end SIM market dampening revenue growth. Forecasts for 2003 are more optimistic with the advent of 3G likely to create brisk demand for high-end 32k and 64k SIM cards. At the same time, financial and identification applications are offering opportunities for smart card market expansion. more

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