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SESAMES Awards open up world of discovery in Paris
July 9, 2014
The SESAMES Awards are an important part of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014, rewarding the top technological innovations across the entire digital security sector. This globally-recognised competition is a unique opportunity for candidates to demonstrate to an audience of their peers what they have done to help end users. The categories are: Best Hardware, Best Software; Best Application in: Identification/ID Cards/Health/E-Government; IT Security; Transportation; Banking/Payment/E-transactions; Mobile Commun
OT issues 5 millionth passport in Uzbekistan
July 9, 2014
Don’t be afraid of biometrics – that is the arresting message from Christophe Naudin, identity crime expert, ahead of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014. “People don’t really understand what biometrics is and what it can do,” explained Naudin at the official launch of this year’s event.“But biometrics actually has the ability to increase personal freedom, rather than take it away. All over the world, people are worried that governments will be able to have too much power over them, but what it will do is solidif
CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS goes from Smart Retail to Connected Commerce
July 9, 2014
One of the key exhibits at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 will be a dynamic new space called Connected Commerce in which various companies will demonstrate new ways of shopping and paying using cutting-edge technology. “It will showcase a mixture of retail innovation, showing how digital can work in practice at point of sale,” explained Angelo Caci of AND’Co, who is helping to put together the new area. It has grown out of the Smart Retail space which was such a hit of the CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS event last
UAE and Dubai Expo 2020 connect CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS to the future
July 9, 2014
United Arab Emirates will be CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 country of honour. UAE is a dynamic hub for global trade with exceptional infrastructure and offers enormous potential for the digital security industry. In addition, UAE will host the 2020 Universal Exhibition in Dubai – the World Expo - for which the central theme will be: ‘Connect minds. Build the future’. This project is completely in tune with connectivity issues faced by individuals and societies and is at the heart of future growth and sustai
Apple and Google poised to invigorate NFC market
July 9, 2014
The market for contactless payment is growing, explained Pierre Metivier from the Forum Services Mobiles Sans Contact, at the official launch of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 in Paris. “Smart secure devices are on the rise,” he said. “The majority of these are smartphones and payment cards, but – if you add in to the mix products such as smartcars and even smart utility meters - there will be 200 billion connected devices by 2020,” adding up to a projected global internet of things (IoT) market by that time
Grab sponsorship with CARTES Daily News and e-newsletters
July 9, 2014
Let us help you find more customers at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014. Join the other movers and shakers in the secure connections industry and advertise with us in the CARTES Daily News, a journal which will be published on each of the three days of the event. Inside each day’s paper there will be exclusive interviews with the key players, a round-up of what’s going on at the show that day, and an inside look at the technology on display. It is the must-read publication of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014, ke
Gemalto, Powa and Verifone confirmed for CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014
July 9, 2014
The 29th CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS event theme is ‘Users on the move’, said exhibition director Isabelle Alfano. Speaking at the press launch of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 in Paris, Alfano announced that more than 20,000 visitors and nearly 450 exhibitors are expected from 140 countries. The three-day event from 4 to 6 November is the most important in the industry, bringing together the biggest range of solutions worldwide in terms of payment, identification and mobility. DataCard, American Express, Gema
Gemalto, Powa and Verifone confirmed for CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014
July 9, 2014
The 29th CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS event theme is ‘Users on the move’, said exhibition director Isabelle Alfano. Speaking at the press launch of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 in Paris, Alfano announced that more than 20,000 visitors and nearly 450 exhibitors are expected from 140 countries. The three-day event from 4 to 6 November is the most important in the industry, bringing together the biggest range of solutions worldwide in terms of payment, identification and mobility. DataCard, American Express, Gema
European Transport Conference 2014
July 8, 2014
The European Transport Conference 2014, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany, on 29 September to 1 October, has extended the transport modelling element of the conference to two modelling streams: one for demand modellers and one for assignment modellers. These include sessions on: activity and tour based modelling; multi mode modelling; rail and air; highway and public transport assignment; dynamic traffic assignment modelling for real time control of traffic signals; and traffic micro-simulation Session
Continental calls for change in legal requirements for automated driving
July 8, 2014
International automotive supplier Continental has called for a market-based adaptation of the legal framework for automated driving, saying its Mobility Study 2013 has shown that motorists worldwide want automated driving on the freeway. “Their needs match up perfectly with the development possibilities in the upcoming years. However, the necessary adjustments to the traffic regulatory framework must not fail to take into account the connection with these market dynamics," said Continental head of resear
Last chance to shine at ITS World Congress
July 8, 2014
This year’s ITS World Congress is providing an opportunity for start-ups to shine on an international stage. Applications close on Friday 11 July. Transportation for Tomorrow: Investors and Inventors is a two-part program that will give high-tech transportation start-ups a spot on the show floor to demonstrate their most innovative ideas and technologies as a part of the Entrepreneurial Village and the chance to pitch their ideas as participants in the Investor Matching Event. Sponsored by Fontinalis
Serco awarded parking enforcement and traffic control operations
July 8, 2014
In a contract valued at US$25 million, Serco is to provide parking enforcement, management of parking meter operations and traffic control operations for the City of Inglewood, California. Serco will begin work on this contract at the end of June and expects to hire up to 75 new jobs in the community. The contract has a ten-year base period and the potential for two five-year option periods. Serco will provide daily parking enforcement, traffic control, dispatch, customer service, enforcement using lice
Racing drivers to attend October’s iMobility Challenge
July 7, 2014
The iMobility Challenge project is planning its biggest yearly event in Barcelona, Spain, on 9 October. The event will take place at the FCB stadium and will be of interest to transportation professional and decision-makers; high level workshop on intelligent vehicle technologies is to take place inside the stadium. For the general public and workshop delegates, vehicle technology demonstrations will take place in the stadium car park. VIPs will include FIA President Jean Todt, an EU Commissioner, an
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Market Analysis and Forecast to 2020
July 7, 2014
GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist, has released its latest research, "Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Market Analysis and Forecast to 2020", which provides in-depth analysis of the level 2 and 3 electric vehicle (EV) charging station markets at global and country level. The widespread use of EVs has inevitably led to a rise in the installation of EV charging stations. EVs emit less carbon dioxide than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, and many governments have announced EV target
TSS-Transport Simulation Systems opens UK office
July 7, 2014
As a result of its fast-growing UK user base, TSS, the company behind the Aimsun and Aimsun Online software, is opening an office in London, UK. The London office is particularly concerned with the support of large-scale modelling projects and real-time traffic management with Aimsun Online. The office is located in Devonshire Square in the City and will be managed by Dr Mark Brackstone, a respected figure in the ITS industry with a background ranging from blue-sky R&D through to consultancy, project man