Inside Secure announces participation in Entrust Datacard's card Validation Program for Smart Cards

Program validates and tests smart card chips prior to implementation within Datacard® personalization solutions to ensure accurate encoding

Aix-en-Provence, France, Jan. 15, 2015 – 

INSIDE Secure (Euronext Paris: INSD), a leader in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices, announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Entrust Datacard to participate in their Card Validation Program (CVP).

As smart cards are subjected to various processes prior to issuance, issuers want assurance that they will not encounter problems that could slow down operations or result in unanticipated costs during chip personalization or other card issuance processes. Through the CVP program, INSIDE will validate the compatibility of its EMV smart cards with Datacard® personalization solutions prior to full implementation and thereby eliminate these concerns for customers.

"INSIDE is committed to delivering cost-effective and easy-to-implement payment solutions that the market needs," said Bernard Vian, executive vice president of the Secure Transactions Business Division. "Our partnership with Entrust Datacard and participation in the CVP program demonstrates this commitment by not only validating that our chips work well with Datacard solutions, but also providing our customers peace of mind knowing that their investment is tested and proven before production of their customers' cards begins."

Through this program, INSIDE has pre-personalization and personalization scripts ready for its VISA and MASTERCARD certified MicroPass 2323 contact chip, for both Debit and Credit configuration profiles. Vian continued, "Thanks to our award winning MicroPass technology, we deliver optimal performance during chip pre-personalization and personalization processes to the issuers, resulting in significant savings in production costs when compared with other competitive products. By implementing EMV Card Personalization Specification standards, INSIDE gives personalization bureaus full interoperability with other native and JAVA products in addition to first in class performance."

"We are excited to be working with INSIDE," said Jeff Davison, vice president of global solutions and professional services for Entrust Datacard. "Given the complexity and secure design of smart cards ? it's imperative that card manufacturers and suppliers ensure that their cards are working with personalization systems on the market today and the CVP program provides that verification."

With the transition to smart card technology, Entrust Datacard wanted to provide a service to its customers to help with mass-roll out of their card programs. They launched the CVP program to the market in May 2014 to help their customers validate and test smart card chips. To learn more about the Entrust Datacard Card

Validation Program, please visit www.datacard.com/card-validation-program or www.insidesecure.com.

About Entrust Datacard

Consumers, citizens and employees increasingly expect anywhere-anytime experiences - whether they are making purchases, crossing borders, accessing e-gov services or logging onto corporate networks. Entrust Datacard offers the trusted identity and secure transaction technologies that make those experiences reliable and secure. Solutions range from the physical world of financial cards, passports and ID cards to the digital realm of authentication, certificates and secure communications. With more than 2,000 Entrust Datacard colleagues around the world, and a network of strong global partners, the company serves customers in 150 countries worldwide.

For more information, visit www.entrustdatacard.com.

About INSIDE Secure

Mobility, cloud computing, and increasing connections between systems, information and people are radically changing the way we live and work. The electronic connections we rely on have become critical, which means that securing these connections has become more challenging. Simple add-on security measures are no longer enough. Security measures must be built into every device, connection, and information flow from the start. They must be well integrated. And they must be convenient-not burdensome to deploy or use.

With decades of security innovation and expertise, INSIDE has become the leader in complete solutions for embedded security applications. Our hardware, firmware, middleware, software, and intellectual property work together, enabling customers to secure everything from mobile devices and transactions to payment, access, and the Internet of Things. Our security expertise and innovation provide 360-degree coverage of customers security challenges, enabling us to bring the right level of security to the right challenge and add value to customers solutions.

INSIDE mobile security solutions help customers meet the challenges of mobile markets, such as providing secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies and securing transactions across converging computing and cloud environments. INSIDE secure transaction solutions also protect payments, access, identity and assets. With INSIDE security systems on silicon, customers can embed the optimum level of security needed to deliver trusted products.

INSIDE Secure is a member of major industry standards organizations and global payment, mobility, and NFC organizations. It has won numerous awards and recognition for innovation from around the world. INSIDE is publicly listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris with headquarters in Meyreuil, France and locations in 11 countries.

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