Tops 80 deployments of national programs worldwide

AMSTERDAM - Thursday, April 11th 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE/ ME NewsWire)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it will be supplying its Sealys eCover for ePassports to Taiwan’s national printer, the Central Engraving and Printing Plant (CEPP).

As part of the solution, Gemalto will provide the Sealys eTravel ICAO Common Criteria certified software, embedded in the highly-durable passport inlay with secure microprocessor. The Sealys eTravel ICAO operating system is the fastest in the world for both reading and personalization speeds.

The inlay was selected for its exceptional durability, which passed and exceeded ICAO’s test standards.

According to the multi-year agreement, Gemalto will oversee the integration of its solution with CEPP’s existing bookbinding process and the Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA)’s issuance system.

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TOKYO - Wednesday, April 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba's Logic LSI Division is replying to market challenges that custom LSI face now.

Recognizing that the trend in equipment under development may take an unexpected turn, particularly in the case of protracted development, or that use of the latest processes and devices may raise development costs, Toshiba (TOKYO:6502) offers three types of strategic products that provide solutions.

Application Processor Plus (ApP Plus), Mobile Peripheral Devices (MPDs): Addition of MPDs and/or ApP Plus to complement the functions necessary for existing application processors realizes performance comparable to that of the latest processors, with minimal design lead times and development costs.

Structured Array: Through collaboration with BaySand Inc. of the U.S., Toshiba has structured arrays to satisfy increasing market needs for high performance, high specification and low power technologies. Because it ... Read more »

SHENZHEN, China - Wednesday, April 10th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Intel Developer Forum Spring 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZTE today announced it has debuted the ZTE GEEK, the first ZTE smartphone powered by Intel’s new 32nm Atom™ processor platform Z2580, at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Spring 2013 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing.

The ZTE GEEK has a 5-inch HD screen with resolution of up to 1280x720. It runs on the Android Jelly Bean OS and has 8GB eMMC+1GBRAM. It also has an 8-megapixel rear camera, 1-megapixel front camera, an LED supplement light, and a 2300mAh large-capacity battery. The phone is powered by the Intel’s new 32nm Atom™ processor platform Z2580, which has a CPU frequency of 2.0GHZ. Tests show that compared to Intel’s previous processor, the Clover Trail+ processor is twice as fast for computing and three times as fast for graphics. It also reduces power consumption.

"Our recent collaboration with Intel on the ZTE GEEK builds off ... Read more »