BUSINESS CARD PRINTING
Reuters Canada Business Summary The Globe and Mail MONTREAL (Reuters) - Quebecor World Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to close two U.S. plants in its catalog printing business, affecting 400 jobs at the facilities, the company said on Wednesday. Government IDs: smart-card chips' e-passport to growth EETimes As price pressures erode SIM card margins, the smart-card chip industry is pinning its hopes for near-term growth on government-issued electronic passports, national ID cards and health cards. INSIDE Contactless and Perfect Plastic Printing Announce Distribution Agreement for Contactless Bank Card Technology Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance AIX EN PROVENCE, France & ST. CHARLES, Ill.----INSIDE Contactless, one of the world's largest providers of contactless semiconductor chips, today announced a distribution alliance with Illinois-based Perfect Plastic Printing to provide MicroPass-enabled contactless bank cards for the US market The distribution alliance will allow the companies, which have been deploying contactless cards to Ethiopia: Wegagen Shortlists Card Service Technology Providers AllAfrica.com Wegagen Bank has decided to enter the paycard service, too. After Dashen pioneered the sector, and the announcement that the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia was looking into the business, now it looks like three banks will be Visa principals in Ethiopia. Datacard Group Puts More Control in ID Card Programs Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance PARIS----Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today introduced the newest release of its bestselling ID Works® identification software at CARTES 2006. Datacard Group Launches Next Generation Color Personalization Technology Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance PARIS----Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today unveiled the Datacard® Artista® VHD retransfer color printing module for the Datacard® MX6000 card issuance system at CARTES 2006. Datacard Group Introduces New Technologies for Gift, Loyalty & Scratch-off Markets Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance PARIS----Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today demonstrated a suite of new technologies designed for card printing, personalization, attaching and packaging at CARTES 2006. ID Smart Successfully Designs New Smart Card Using State-of-the-Art Semiconductors Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance LAS VEGAS----ID Smart, Inc., a Las Vegas-based biometric security system manufacturer and provider, announced today that it has successfully designed a new smart card using state-of-the-art semiconductors from Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. . Passport card specifications from State lay groundwork for procurement Government Computer News As technology advocates debated the State Department’s first specific details of the passport card it plans to issue as part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, federal officials know a final decision is far off. 3M introduces transparent ATM card Finextra Global technology company 3M says it has developed a new material that enables the production of transparent ATM-functioning payment cards.
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