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• Inside Secure has been the new name for Inside Contactless since late 2010.
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Inside Secure NFC chip sales fall
April 29th, 2013
Inside Secure has reported a fall in revenues of 68% year-on-year for its Mobile NFC division. Revenues were just US$4.5m in the first quarter of 2013, down 61% on the fourth quarter of 2012. "BlackBerry... More

Inside Secure NFC controller gets Linux kernel support
April 15th, 2013
Inside Secure has announced its MicroRead NFC controller chip is supported in the new 3.9 branch of the Linux kernel, speeding up integration of the chip into a range of Linux based TVs, set-top boxes,... More

Inside Secure introduces dual interface NFC tag
March 18th, 2013
The new tag acts as a wireless bridge between two devices, creating "virtually limitless possibilities for interactions between NFC mobile devices like smartphones and a broad range of medical, communications, entertainment and other electronic devices." More

Inside Secure to cut jobs after “a disappointing performance in 2012”
March 7th, 2013
Up to 20% of the workforce could lose their jobs at the publicly listed NFC, contactless and security chip specialist following the announcement that revenues fell by 19% in 2012 and losses were "impacted by the disappointing performance from the NFC business". More

Inside Secure launches all-in-one NFC hardware package for consumer electronics devices
February 18th, 2013
ComboPulse "is a drop-in, zero-tuning solution that makes it easy and inexpensive to add NFC functionality into a broad range of mainstream consumer electronic products, including tablets, entry-level mobile phones, personal media players and other smart mobile devices," says the NFC chip specialist. More
Z10 packs Inside NFC chip
February 13th, 2013
A teardown of the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone conducted by TechInsights shows that the device's NFC functionality is provided by an Inside Secure SecuRead NFC controller and secure element module. Earlier BlackBerry NFC phones also... More

ARM, Gemalto and G&D introduce alternative to NFC secure elements
December 18th, 2012
Trustonic, a joint venture set up by the three companies, will provide TSMs and service providers with the key to their own secure area within a trusted execution environment on an ARM processor, in exchange for a one-off fee, providing an alternative to secure element chips for applications requiring low- to mid-range security. More

Inside Secure adds sales agents
December 5th, 2012
NFC and secure chip specialist Inside Secure has appointed four sales agents in Latin America and the Middle East. BP Electronica, a division of US-based BP Sales, will represent Inside in Mexico, while Electrocomponentes will... More

Authentec sells Embedded Security Solutions division to Inside Secure
November 19th, 2012
The sale suggests that Apple's interest in acquiring Authentec lies with the company's innovative combined fingerprint and NFC solution, which is not part of the division being acquired by Inside Secure, and will lead to renewed speculation that Apple will include NFC in future iPhones and other devices. More

MasterCard certifies Inside Secure payments applet
November 13th, 2012
Inside Secure's Mobile MasterCard PayPass M/Chip 4 payment applet has received MasterCard's Cast and Functional certification when credentials are stored on the chip specialist's SecuRead embedded NFC module or VaultSecure secure element. Functional certification confirms... More

French carers to use NFC
November 12th, 2012
A public authority consortium led by Docapost BPO, a division of France's postal service La Poste, is to equip caregivers with NFC phones for use when making home care visits. The Confiance e-health project aims... More
Infineon gains support for DCLB
November 12th, 2012
Ten device manufacturers are now using Infineon's Digital Contactless Bridge (DCLB) interface to enable a fast and secure connection between an embedded secure element and an NFC modem, the chip maker reports. Licensees include Texas... More

Inside Secure’s SIM card chipset adds NFC to standard mobile phones
November 7th, 2012
NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure has announced the availability of a new chipset that enables NFC payment capabilities to be added to standard mobile phones. New PicoPulse NFC RF front-end booster chips work... More

Inside Secure reports Q3 2012 results
October 29th, 2012
Inside Secure generated revenues of US$28.6m during the third quarter of 2012, the chip maker reports, up 1% on sales during the second quarter of 2012 but 22% down on the third quarter of 2011.... More

Inside Secure launches multi-owner secure element
October 29th, 2012
"With the availability of the VaultSecure IC, smartphone manufacturers, mobile network operators and other trusted third parties can co-own the SE and install, personalize and administer their own open- or closed-loop payment, access control, transit, loyalty or other secure applets," says Inside's Pierre Garnier. More

Inside Secure to offer cloud-based NFC secure element solution
September 25th, 2012
The NFC and contactless technology specialist has developed a way to turn NFC phones into "secured antennas" that can securely pull down sensitive data stored in the cloud and present it to a POS terminal or a contactless door lock — without the need to include an NFC secure element in the phone. More
Orange joins patent pool
July 19th, 2012
Mobile network Orange has joined the NFC Patent Licensing Program, a patent pool run by France Brevets and launched in June with Inside Secure. "Our licensees will benefit, in addition to key patents brought by... More

Inside Secure appoints NFC patent licensing agent
June 27th, 2012
The NFC chip specialist has hired IP commercialisation specialist France Brevets to handle licensing of more than seventy patents — including a core patent that is expected to mean any manufacturer incorporating an NFC controller into their device will need to acquire a license. More

NFC Forum certifies Inside Secure’s NFC controller chip
June 18th, 2012
NFC and contactless specialist Inside Secure has announced that its MicroRead solution has become the first NFC controller chip design to be certified by the NFC Forum. "This certification offers increased assurance that products using... More
Martineau leaves Inside Secure
May 8th, 2012
Philippe Martineau has left NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure, which recently floated on the NYSE Euronext Paris stock exchange, to join NFC microSD specialist DeviceFidelity as VP of business development. Martineau had been... More
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