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Inside's CEO Remy de Tonnac receives the ID Trail Blazer Award at the sixth annual ID world international congress in Milan

27/11/2007

Aix en Provence, France, November 27th, 2007 – INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that its chief executive Remy deTonnac, has received the ID Trail Blazer Award at the ID World International Congress, taking place this week in Milan at the Milanofiori Congress Center. 

The ID Trail Blazer Award is presented to the member of the ID community who has distinguished him/herself as the most visionary & innovative leader for 2007.  In leading INSIDE Contactless, Remy de Tonnac has played a significant role in helping to advance the adoption of contactless and NFC (Near Field Communications) technologies - which are fundamentally changing the way that consumers access services and interact with merchants around the globe.            

“It’s been an outstanding year for all of us at INSIDE, and receiving this latest award helps to further validate our vision, and our efforts to realize that vision through our work with customers and partners,” said Remy de Tonnac.  “I’m appreciative of this recognition, and I’m looking forward to interacting with colleagues this week at the ID World Congress event.”         

INSIDE Contactless has made tremendous strides in the ID field in 2007, demonstrated by key customer & partner milestones:

• Leading the NFC market by powering more than a dozen mobile handset models, driving key pilot programs across the global, driving technical innovation through key battery-off , single-wire protocol and other features in the MicroRead platform – along with recognition of INSIDE patents as ‘essential’ to NFC.
• Delivery of more than 35M MicroPass intelligent payment platforms for authenticating open bank card contactless payments – leading the global market in this field.
• Providing delivery of more than 5M PicoPass units for Sentosa for contactless admissions & payments at this island resort destination in Singapore.
• Expanding the HID Global strategic partnership for the delivery of iClass and virtual credential technology – leading the market for contactless access control technology as a supplier to HID.

Remy de Tonnac will address the ID World audience as part of the CEO Vision plenary session today, describing his vision for the future of contactless. The ID WORLD International Congress is the most comprehensive showcase on the evolving world of RFID, biometrics and smart card technologies, and is the only international forum that looks at the advanced auto ID industry as a whole, rather than focusing on a specific technology or vertical sector.  For additional information, please visit:  http://www.idworldonline.com.