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CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS Unveils the Finalists of the 2014 Sesames Awards


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24 Oct, 2014, 10:39 GMT

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PARIS, October 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

338 CANDIDATES, 34 FINALISTS, 11 WILL BE AWARDED 

Organised as part of the CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS exhibition, the SESAMES Awards  have awarded the best 11 technological innovationsin the smartcard, digital security, identification, secure and contactless transactions sectors since 1995. 

     (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140526/689195 )
   

At the end of this competition, the SESAMES Awards will be awarded to the best projects in 11 categories, providing them with unrivalled media coverage.

11 WINNERS FOR 10 APPLICANTS AND 1 START-UP, AWARDED FOR EACH MAJOR SECTOR OF ACTIVITY: 

  • HARDWARE
  • SOFTWARE
  • IDENTIFICATION/ID CARDS/HEALTH/E-GOVERNMENT
  • IT SECURITY
  • TRANSPORT
  • BANK/PAYMENT/E-TRANSACTIONS
  • MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
  • SECURE INTERNET/AUTHENTIFICATION
  • COMMERCE/LOYALTY
  • PRODUCTION & TESTS
  • DISCOVERY, the category that awards the best innovation presented by a start-up

The applications have been received and put before a jury made up of 41 international experts who choose the finalists and winners with complete impartiality. The anonymity of the applications being guaranteed, the most dynamic and ingenious companies are rewarded.

A COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL 

The competition, open to all innovative projects, and even to those not exhibiting at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS, is free to enter and includes all types of companies: from start-ups and SMEs to major global leaders.

The winners will be unveiled during the SESAMES Awards Ceremony on 3 November 2014, on the eve of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS' opening (upon invitation).

34 FINALISTS CHOSEN FROM 338 APPLICANTS IN 2014! 

In 2014, 89 companies made a total of 130 applications representing 338 applicants!

Here is the list of finalists chosen in October 2014:

Hardware 

  • Emperor Technology with 3D Color Card Printer
  • Morpho with MorphoTablet™
  • Oberthur Technologies with Lasink : integrated color laser inside polycarbonate documents

Software 

  • Ingenico Mobile Solutions with ROAMmcm 5
  • Transport for London (nominated by MasterCard) with Future Ticketing Project - Pay As You Go Travel with Contactless EMV
  • Trustonic with Five standards - one way to pay

Identification/ID Cards/Health/E-government 

  • Emirates Identity Authority with The UAE National ID Authentication Service
  • IdentaChip with BioKor
  • Zwipe AS with Biometric Payment Card

IT Security 

  • Morpho with Biometric payment mobile wallet
  • Morpho with MorphoTablet™
  • Samsung Electronics with GlobalPlatform-compliant AP+eSE Security Platform
  • Worldline with Certified Customer Reviews

Transportation 

  • Fidesmo with Fidesmo
  • Transport for London (nominated by MasterCard) with Future Ticketing Project - Pay As You Go Travel with Contactless EMV
  • xerox business solutions (France) with The Xerox Universal Ticketing System

Banking/Payment/E-transactions 

  • iAxept Ltd with iAxept Remote POS
  • IdentaChip with BioKor
  • Worldline with Certified Customer Reviews
  • Zwipe AS with Biometric Payment Card

Mobile Communications 

  • Biddiw Ltd with Hoockit
  • iAxept Ltd with iAxept Remote POS
  • INSIDE Secure with MatrixHCE

Trusted Internet/Authentication  

  • BioCatch with BioCatch
  • SmartSoft with PayMech Cloud Kernel
  • Syniverse with Syniverse International Fraud Intervention Solution

Retail/Loyalty 

  • AIRTAG with AIRSHOP Full Mobile Shopping Wallet
  • Pivo Wallet Oy with Pivo - Smart Wallet for Mobile
  • Syniverse with Syniverse International Fraud Intervention Solution

Manufacturing & Tests 

  • COMPRION with OTAbility
  • Emperor Technology with 3D Color Card Printer
  • OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES with MultiSIM
  • SPS with Miniaturized Dual interface Module (Six Pin)

Discovery 

  • Dynamics Inc with Open Loop/Closed Loop Multi Network Co-branded Card
  • TransaXiom Ltd with Aid Distribution via Digital Cash
  • Trustonic with Five standards - one way to pay

The 11 winners will be announced on the eve of the opening of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS, Monday 3 November 2014. 

CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS is organised by  COMEXPOSIUM.

The  COMEXPOSIUM  Group, a European leader in events organization, is involved in 114 fairs for the public and professionals alike, covering 17 sectors of activity. It hosts 38,000 exhibitors every year, 1/3 of which are international, and 3.5 million attendees, 400,000 of which are foreign. With over 350 team members, COMEXPOSIUM organises five of the ten largest French events: SIAL, Intermat, EMBALLAGE, SIMA, Foire de Paris.

Press contacts - RPCA Agency 

Francis Fievet-Mailhebiau
Cathy Bubbe
Telephone: +33-1-42-30-81-00

PRESS INVITATION 

Monday 3 November 2014 

Isabelle Alfano,  

Director of CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 

has the pleasure of inviting you to

*** 

THE 2014 SESAMES AWARDS CEREMONY 

338 CANDIDATES, 34 FINALISTS, 11 WILL BE AWARDED

*** 

Organised as part of the CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS event, the SESAMES Awards have awarded the best 11 technological innovations in the smart card, digital security, identification, secure
and contactless transactions sectors since 1995. 

*** 

Monday 3 November  from 8.00 pm at 

Salle Wagram 

39 Avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris

Metro: Ternes (line 2) or Charles de Gaulle-Etoile (lines 1, 2 and 6)

Please confirm your attendance by e-mail 

before Wednesday 29 October. 

 

From 4th to 6th November 2014  

Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre 

For more information, please visit the fair's press room:

http://www.cartes.com/Press-Room/CARTES-Press-Releases or http://www.cartes.com/

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