1. Embedded Systems Security
news for March 2011
Focus on:
(1) NFC
(2) Smart Meter + Smart Cards
(3) Coming events
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2. Highlights/key facts on NFC
FR 16/03/2011 Taztag TazTag (french company, partners of Inside Secure...) introduces an NFC Android tablet: TazPad
15/02/2011 Morpho Morpho proposes stickers with TazTag and Think&Go, keyfobs with Simlink, and a TSM offer with Cassis.
National NFC transport ticket to come in (Deutsche Bahn/the national train + RMV /the transport
16/03/2011 DB authority for )
Ingenico Ingenico doubles its sales of contactless terminals, based on NFC technology
Gemalto and STM Partner to Jointly Develop Expanded Range of Secure Solutions for NFC Applications
21/03/2011 (ST33 EAL5+ chipset from ST with GP 2.2, JavaCard 3.0.1, CC EAL4+ & EMVCo. Available both as a
ST+GTO System-in-Package (SIP) version combined with ST‘s ST21NFCA
EU
GTO + Gemalto announces first UICC-embedded software application compliant with Mobile MasterCard
29/03/2011 Mastercard PayPass™ M/Chip 4
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the GSM Association (GSMA)
published a White Paper entitled “The Benefits of Mobile NFC for Air Travel”
18/03/2011 IATA & GSMA http://www.mobile-ecosystem.org/download-page
According to a report in the ’s Independent newspaper, Apple will not be including a near field
US 14/03/2011 Apple communication (NFC) chip in the next version of the iPhone,
17/03/2011 NEC NEC unveils portable e-payments terminal with NFC. Shipments slated for July 2011
ASIA
31/03/2011 Watchdata Watchdata SIMpass mobile contactless payment solution passes 3 Million Mark in
Extract from SJB published (end of Jan 11) report "NFC Business Models" is now free of charge.
UK 16/03/2011 SJB http://www.sjb.co.uk/downloads/d5ko73an/nfc-models-white-paper.pdf
Some interesting Researchandmarkets NFC reports :
The NFC enabled phones and contactless smart card
The NFC Report
Research NFC Business Models
09/03/2011 andmarkets NFC Technologies and Systems
NXP launches a data sharing app for NFC-enabled android smartphones & tablets (support whole range of
NXP NXP Mifare + NFC Forum Type 1 Tag, Type 2 Tag, Type 3 Tag and Type 4).
24/03/2011 Google to start NFC payment not only with Verifone but also Ingenico. Analyst still diverge about final
Google / Ingenico objective (payment or advertising).
NFC Forum /
WW Google CSR, Google, and Intel joining NFC Forum as principal members
G&D in develops the USIM card used on Telefónica’s first NFC multi-application project (Samsung phone /
G&D / Visa Visa payment).
31/03/2011 Samsung + Visa Samsung and Visa sponsorships of London 2012, enabling consumers to make mobile payments using the
(likely G&D Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile handset. (London 60k locations for acceptance of
cards) contactless payments)
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3. Highlights/key facts on Smart Meter/Grid
Meter/
STM unveiled a new set of metering chips for smart meters (STPMC1 and STPMS1/S2
EU 16/03/2011 STM chips)
Other / MISC
G&D & Giesecke & Devrient and Vodafone Turn SIM Card into Security Platform for Digital
EU 03/03/2011 vodafone Identification (wireless access to company networks)
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has appointed Peter Kelly as Executive Vice President,
Operations. He joins Chris Belden reporting to Rick Clemmer and will share
14/03/2011 NXP responsibility with Mr Belden for managing the overall operations of NXP.
EPC released annual report 2010 confirms that Self-Regulation by Banks ensures an
EPC efficient, stable and competitive Payments Market
16/03/2011 GMT Gemalto reposts FY 2010 revenue of €1,906 M (+19% YoY)
17/02/2011 Orange launches ‘Orange Cash’ - the ’s first major contactless prepaid card
29/03/2011 OTI OTI reports FY 2010 revenues of M$53.6 (+71% YOY)
SIMalliance released two white papers “UICC in LTE: A Guidance from SIMalliance” and
US 11/02/2011 SIMAlliance “Technical Profile for the UICC in LTE”.
New product ( Sec Manager DS3660) 1KB Secure Memory with Programmable Tamper
14/03/2011 Maxim Hierarchy and Low-Voltage Operation (1,8V)
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4. Coming events
http://www.wima.mc/2011/content/Home-
NFC 19-21 April Monaco (FR) WIMA 2011 page/welcomeUK.php
18-19 May Paris Mobile Payment 11 http://www.mobilepaymentexpo.com/
19-21 Sept Nice (FR) NFC World Congress http://www.nfcworldcongress.com/conference
13-14 June London NFC Payments Europe 2011 www.nfcinsight.com/paymentseurope
Smart http://www.abiforums.com/event/Smart-
City 27-28 April Hangzhou ABI Smart Cities Cities/home
Smart ETSI workshop architecture for http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/NewsandEvents/SM
Grid 5-6 April Nice (FR) Smart Grid ART/2011_SMARTGRID_INTRO.aspx
24-26 May Paris SMARTGRIDS 2011 http://www.smartgrids2011.com/index-uk.htm
21-24 Sept Nice (FR) Smart Event ’11 http://www.smart-event.eu/
Other Smart University http://www.smart-university.eu/
Rapport Observation de la sec des
July Paris cartes de paiement
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