Solicore’s New VP Marketing & Product Management 05:40PM, 15-Mar-2009 Solicore named Matthew Kendall as VP, Marketing & Product Management. The executive appointment supports Solicore’s initiative to drive Flexion battery adoption throughout global markets for powered smart cards, RFID applications and micro-medical devices. This addition also marks Solicore’s commitment to expansion and industry leadership.

INSIDE Continues Expansion In Canadian Market 05:39PM, 15-Mar-2009 In a move to meet the growing demand for smart cards in Canada, INSIDE strengthened its position in the market and announced that it has joined Advanced Card Technologies (ACT) Canada. Having already delivered more than 5 million of its intelligent MicroPass contactless payment chips for MasterCard PayPass deployments in just the past 6 months, INSIDE has quickly established itself as one of the leading provider of contactless payment technology in the Canadian market, and is now poised to deliver technology to aid in the convergence with EMV and other non-contactless applications.

Uwe Ludwig - LaserCard's New VP Of Sales, EMEA 05:39PM, 15-Mar-2009 LaserCard is pleased to announce the appointment of Uwe Ludwig as VP of Sales for the EMEA region.

VeriFone Completes Independent Investigation 05:39PM, 15-Mar-2009 VeriFone announced that its Audit Committee has completed its independent investigation into certain accounting and financial control matters following VeriFone’s 3 December 2007 announcement that it would restate financial statements for the 3 month periods ended 31 January 2007, 30 April 2007 and 31 July 2007. Subsequent to the 3 December 2007 announcement, VeriFone disclosed that it would delay filing its annual report on Form  10-K for the year ended 31 October 2007, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the 3 months ended 31 January 2008, until the completion of the Audit Committee investigation and restatement process.

CPI Card Welcomes Bruce Bell 05:39PM, 15-Mar-2009 CPI Card announced the newest member of its sales team, Bruce Bell. Bruce joins CPI as the Rocky Mountain Regional Sales Manager, Commercial Cards and Services. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the debit and prepaid card industry, with an impressive record of success in multiple payment card arenas. Throughout his career, Bruce has excelled in client-centric responsibilities, from sales & marketing to customer service and operations management.

Hypercom Completes Acquisition Of Thales e-Transactions 05:38PM, 15-Mar-2009 Hypercom announced the completion of its acquisition of Thales e-Transactions, bringing an expanded team of industry experts to lead the now nearly one-half billion dollar revenue company. The e-Transactions business line provides secure card payment solutions in some of Europe's largest markets, including France, Germany, Spain and UK. With the acquisition, Hypercom becomes the 2nd largest provider of e-Payment solutions and services in Western Europe, and solidifies its position as the 3rd largest provider globally.

Datacard Names Jeffrey Smolinski - SVP Operations 05:38PM, 15-Mar-2009 Datacard announced that Jeffrey Smolinski has joined the company as SVP of Operations. In this role, Jeffrey will provide strategic and operational direction to its global technology, manufacturing and supplier management functions.

ActivIdentity Appoints Grant Evans As CEO 05:38PM, 15-Mar-2009 ActivIdentity announced that security industry veteran, Grant Evans has been appointed to the role of CEO. Grant brings more than 20 years of global operational expertise in both public and privately-held security organisations to the position of CEO. He most recently served as CEO and Board member of A4Vision. Grant, who was named Chairman of the ActivIdentity BoD recently, replaces Thomas Jahn.

Philippe d'Andréa Takes Over As Sagem Orga CEO 05:37PM, 15-Mar-2009 Philippe d’Andréa has taken over as CEO of Sagem Orga effective 1 April 2008. He succeeds Patrick Samier, who is now assuming new responsibilities within the SAFRAN Group.

New Appointment For Hologram Industries 05:37PM, 15-Mar-2009 Hologram Industries is pleased to announce the arrival of Ed Dietrich as SVP, Sales & Marketing, North America.