Oberthur Technologies, Key Partner of "Nice, NFC City"

NICE, France, May 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oberthur Technologies, one of the world's largest providers of smart cards technology was selected by Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR and two French banks for the launch of the first commercial deployment of the project << Nice, NFC City." For this project, the Group CM-CIC and its operator NRJ Mobile will also use SIM cards provided by Oberthur Technologies.

Oberthur Technologies is the primary supplier of SIM cards which host applications allowing end users to pay for goods and services at merchants throughout Nice and to use public transport.

TelepathIC, a complete solution from Oberthur Technologies which provides remote management for the entire life cycle of NFC cards and services was also chosen by Bouygues Telecom, SFR and a bank participating in the project.

Now and for the first time, residents in the French city of Nice will be able to pay for goods and services at merchants, access and use loyalty programs, purchase public transport tickets and obtain information on routes and timetables using NFC handsets using technology deployed by Oberthur. Future NFC functionality is expected to be rolled out gradually, in order to develop the use of mobile handsets in the daily life of end users.

With its "NFC Now" offering, Oberthur Technologies is positioned as a leading partner for the NFC ecosystem proposing a complete and interoperable solution adapted to the needs of all the actors in this project: SIM cards, applications and NFC compatible administration platforms.

With the success of this major deployment, Oberthur Technologies confirms its position as a leading supplier of innovative solutions. By facilitating the collaboration between all of the actors and actively participating in the definition of specifications of the project, we have proven our ability to accompany our partners in such key projects. With this new standard, mobile operators, banks, transport authorities and other service providers can work together in an open and interoperable manner for the wide-scale deployment of contactless services for the general public," stated Xavier Drilhon, Managing Director of the Card Systems Division at Oberthur Technologies.

About Oberthur Technologies

With sales of 905 million Euros in 2009, Oberthur Technologies is a world leader in the field of secure technologies. Innovation and excellence ensure Oberthur Technologies' strong positioning in its main target markets:

    - Card Systems: The world's second largest provider of security
      and identification based on smart card technology and associated
      services for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence
      markets.

    - Identity: Leading international supplier for the manufacture and
      personalization of secure identity documents such as passport,
      identity card, driving license or health care card - traditional and
      electronic - and associated services for both governmental and
      corporate markets.

    - Security printing: A key player in the secure printing industry
      specialized in the production of banknotes, checks and other security
      documents in more than fifty countries.

    - Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of
      intelligent systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.

Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial and commercial presence across all five continents.

Oberthur Technologies S.A. is a limited liability company (societe anonyme) registered in France with its registered office at 50 quai Michelet 92 532 Levallois Perret, France. Oberthur Technologies S.A.'s corporate registration number is 340 709 534 R.C.S. Paris.

    Website: http://www.oberthur.com

    Oberthur Technologies
    Matthew Stroud
    Telephone: +33-1-47-85-58-06
    Email: [email protected]

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