The German Federal Office for Information Security has awarded the MIFARE Plus contactless smart card its Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification.MIFARE Plus has also proven successful in independent security reviews conducted by leading cryptography experts from the Ruhr-Universitat in Germany and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium which e..

One of the leading players in the smart card market report a 30% increase in revenue for the financial year ended October 31.Universal Smart Card directors Michael Smith and Chris Allen say they are ‘delighted' with the results of their eighth year in business."When considering we are experiencing the longest and deepest recession in history our pe..

Universal Smart Cards has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Deyrick Allen as Sales Manager based in the North West.Deyrick, 39, has returned to Universal Smart Cards which he first joined in 2003.  He is responsible for sales of smart cards and solutions into UK-based accounts.He has returned after a year's sabbatical working..

Security smart cards using biometrics are taking off in high profile projects such as military applications.The biometric technology using the smart card is the latest development of 4c Security Solutions, formerly BQT, in close relationship with Universal Smart Cards.The biometric system allows a fingerprint stored on the smart card to match the l..