STMicroelectronics Joins Entrust Datacard's Card Validation Program for Smart Cards
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Program to ensure accurate encoding now includes STPay, a full range of ST EMV
payment smart-card solutions
Geneva, September 23, 2015 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global
semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications and a leading supplier of smart-card chips for over 30 years,
announced today that it had entered into an agreement with Entrust Datacard to
participate in its Card Validation Program (CVP). This program will allow ST to
validate the compatibility of its STPay EMV smart-card solutions with
Datacard(®) personalization solutions prior to full implementation.
ST is participating in the CVP program to make it faster and simpler for
customers to deploy the Company's comprehensive STPay family of smart-card chips
that are aimed at banking and other payment applications such as public
transport.
"We are very pleased to be partnering with Entrust Datacard, as they are a known
leader in the industry," said Marie-France Florentin, General Manager, Secure
Microcontroller Division, STMicroelectronics. "The CVP program ensures that our
chips are validated and work well with Datacard solutions, while it also gives
our customers peace of mind when they know that their investment is tested and
proven before production of their end-customers' cards begins."
Through this program, ST will be offering its extensive portfolio of STPay EMV
payment smart-card solutions, including Java and Multos operating systems and
covering a wide range of payment applications such as Visa, MasterCard, Amex,
Discover, or JCB, in Contact and Dual-Interface modes. Based on the latest ST31
ARM( ®) SC000 processing platform, the STPay family provides one of the most
comprehensive sets of solutions available today and comes with security
certifications according to EMVCo and Common Criteria EAL6+ level.
"We are excited to be working with ST," said Jeff Davison, vice president of
global solutions and professional services for Entrust Datacard. "Given the
complexity and secure design of smart cards, it's imperative that card
manufacturers and suppliers ensure that their cards are working with
personalization systems on the market today and the CVP program provides that
verification."
With the transition to smart-card technology, Entrust Datacard wanted to provide
a service to its customers to help with mass-roll out of their card programs.
They launched the CVP program to the market in 2014 to help their customers
validate and test smart-card chips. To learn more about Entrust Datacard's Card
Validation Program, please visit www.datacard.com/card-validation-program or
www.st.com/stpaydatacard_prsep15
About Entrust Datacard
Consumers, citizens and employees increasingly expect anywhere-anytime
experiences - whether they are making purchases, crossing borders, accessing e-
gov services or logging onto corporate networks. Entrust Datacard offers the
trusted identity and secure transaction technologies that make those experiences
reliable and secure. Solutions range from the physical world of financial cards,
passports and ID cards to the digital realm of authentication, certificates and
secure communications. With more than 2,000 Entrust Datacard colleagues around
the world, and a network of strong global partners, the company serves customers
in 150 countries worldwide. For more information, visit
www.entrustdatacard.com.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader delivering intelligent and energy-efficient
products and solutions that power the electronics at the heart of everyday life.
ST's products are found everywhere today, and together with our customers, we
are enabling smarter driving and smarter factories, cities and homes, along with
the next generation of mobile and Internet of Things devices. By getting more
from technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2014, the Company's net revenues were $7.40 billion, serving more than
100,000 customers worldwide. Further information can be found at www.st.com.
PR Contact for Entrust Datacard
Kristin Eckmann, Manager, Global Public Relations
Office: +1 303 754 2047 | Mobile: + 1 720 217 9739
kristin.eckmann(at)entrustdatacard.com
PR Contact for STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz, Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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