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| Subject: Re: Triumphant Launch SDN BHD Proton America's PWI controlled entities from the 15/3/2002. | |
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Date Posted: 02:21:54 10/20/02 Sun In reply to: anonymous 's message, "Re: Triumphant Launch SDN BHD Proton America's PWI controlled entities from the 15/3/2002." on 02:08:57 10/20/02 Sun http://www.wavxtek.org/SmartCard2.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------- This was also posted earlier this summer. It is worth noting again because it describes an Asian implementation of a multi-application smart card that ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.protonworld.com/press/index.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT MULTI-PURPOSE CARD (GMPC), WHICH INCLUDES PROTON, BEGINS ROLL-OUT IN ----------------------------------------------------------- MALAYSIA ----------------------------------------------------------- Brussels and Kuala Lumpur, 24 July 2001 - The roll-out of the Malaysian Government Multi-Purpose Card ----------------------------------------------------------- (GMPC) was signalled today at a ceremony at the IRIS Smart Technology Complex, located in Technology Park ----------------------------------------------------------- Malaysia, a designated Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) area in Kuala Lumpur, during which the first batch of ----------------------------------------------------------- enhanced-capability-certified GMPC cards from IRIS were handed-over to YAB Dato Seri Dr Mahathir bin ----------------------------------------------------------- Mohamed, the Prime Minister of Malaysia. ----------------------------------------------------------- The GMPC, which includes the Proton technology, is the first nationwide government-sponsored multi-application smart card roll-out in the world. Proton World's representative in Malaysia, Triumphant Launch Sdn. Bhd., (itsjoint-venture with ERG Group) co-ordinated the contribution of the Proton application to the GMPC with ----------------------------------------------------------- Malaysian Electronic Payment Systems (MEPS) the Proton licensee in Malaysia, and IRIS technologies, the GMPC ----------------------------------------------------------- consortium member responsible for providing the smart card system, and Dr Armand Linkens, the CEO of ProtonWorld, was present at the ceremony. ----------------------------------------------------------- The GMPC replaces the Malaysian national identity card and driving licence. The third application on the card is passport information, allowing Malaysian citizens the option of using automatic gates at Kuala Lumpur airport when departing from and returning to Malaysia. The fourth government application is a national health application, which identifies Malaysian citizens entitled to free or subsidised health care provided by the government. ----------------------------------------------------------- The non-government applications on the GMPC are: a Proton e-purse that is branded locally as "MEPS Cash";an ATM cash withdrawal application and a digital signature application based on the Public Key Infrastructure(PKI). ----------------------------------------------------------- Triumphant Launch Sdn BHD now 100% owned by ERG consolidated Group as at 15/3/2002. ----------------------------------------------------------- [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |