Citala Exhibits at Cartes 09, unveils contactless smartcard with built-in display

Date: October 10 2009

Press Release: Citala Exhibits at Cartes 09, unveils contactless smartcard with built-in display, now EMV-compliant payment applications.

Citala Ltd will unveil its most advanced EMV-compliant contactless smartcard with built-in display at Cartes 09 in Paris; the company has been rapidly ramping up production and shipments of its smart card modules.

October 10 2009, Tel Aviv, Israel: Citala Ltd announced today that it will unveil its most advanced EMV-compliant contactless smartcard with built-in display at Cartes 09 in Paris; and that the company has been rapidly ramping up production and shipments of its smartcard modules.
Visit us at Carte 2009  the world leading event for Digital Security and Smart Technologies, in Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center – France, November 17th -19th booth # 4 L 76 .
At the show, Citala will demonstrate the latest EMV-compliant technologies including advanced display-based modules for smartcards. Citala's contactless card modules enable secured payment applications, integrated with standalone display applications.
Citala has successfully completed compatibility tests of the next generation solution of its Smartcard display modules CSDM2 contactless display module. The smartcard module features new payment protocols, with certified NFC payment terminals.
Citala’s contactless module support ISO 14443 communication protocol, EMV certified (EAL5+) and in compliance with ISO 7810 standard. The Smartcard platform, which includes a built-in reflective display, presents revolutionary authentication security for the card issuers and offer convenience to the user in multiple applications, such as banking, transportation, government, affinity cards, etc.
During 2009, Citala has ramped up production of its smartcard module, which contains the company’s proprietary flexible display.
Commented Ronen Lin, Citala’s CEO: “we are very excited about the introduction of the contactless card module at this point in time when Citala ramps up production of its card products. The addition of contactless display card to our product portfolio opens up growth opportunities across multiple new market applications”
A leader in flexible displays, Citala is the pioneer of a flexible reflective display that represents a paradigm shift in the display arena. The company’s proprietary technology offers a host of benefits, including true flexibility to capture limitless design opportunities.  Moreover, its thin and flexible displays offer exceptional reflective readability, low power consumption, and interactive capabilities. Citala’s flexible display technology enables the creation of innovative products across a wide range of markets such as smartcards, portable electronics, home appliances, health care, handheld devices, sports equipment, and more. Citala designs and manufactures flexible electronic modules for smartcards that include a display featuring the most advanced technologies found today in the smartcard arena. These modules incorporate all the components required to provide integrated displays in modern smartcards – processing power, memory, a reflective display, pushbuttons, batteries, and interfaces.
 Citala is privately held and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a wholly owned subsidiary located in Sunnyvale, California. (www.citala.com).

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