XIRING and SCM Microsystems Jointly Develop Mobile Terminals for German eHealth Market
October 17 2008 - 2:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
SURESNES, France and ISMANING, Germany, Oct. 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XIRING (NYSE Alternext: ALXIR), a
European leader in security solutions for remote transactions, and
SCM Microsystems (Nasdaq: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), a leading
provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced
their close collaboration to develop mobile eHealth smart card
terminals for the new generation German healthcare system.
Beginning in late 2008, new electronic health insurance cards will
be distributed to 82 million German citizens, creating a market for
compatible mobile eHealth terminals that facilitate at-home patient
consultation and treatment by Germany's 310,000 healthcare
professionals and 130,000 physiotherapists. With this agreement,
the two companies aim to achieve a leading share of this new
market. SCM will sell the mobile terminals in Germany through its
existing distribution channels and Value Added Partners. XIRING,
the leader of the French healthcare terminal market (SESAM-Vitale
scheme), brings strong technical and field experience to the
collaboration, highlighted by its robust mobile platform for
healthcare professionals that is widely deployed in France. SCM
Microsystems has developed several generations of proto-type and
market-ready desktop eHealth terminals based on its close,
multi-year collaboration with gematik, the German healthcare
organization overseeing the country's eHealth scheme, and the
German Federal Office of Information Technology, BSI (Bundesamt fur
Sicherheit in der Informationstechnologie), in charge of defining
security requirements for the program. XIRING and SCM are uniquely
qualified to address the demanding technical specifications and
strict security targets for mobile terminals in the German program.
"XIRING has the broadest range of healthcare solutions in France
and their products are well recognised for their quality,
performance and ergonomics. XIRING's experience makes them an ideal
partner to help SCM bring mobile eHealth terminals to the German
market in the tight timeframe the program demands. Thanks to this
strategic collaboration we are in the unique position to offer a
complete terminal portfolio, including mobile as well as desktop
models, for German health professionals," commented Felix Marx,
chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems. "SCM Microsystems has
played a major role in helping to develop card terminal
specifications for Germany's new eHealth scheme. They have the
necessary software expertise, know-how of the German market and a
strong understanding of the new program's requirements. By joining
our efforts, we are sure to provide the perfect mobile solution to
German healthcare professionals," commented Georges Liberman,
chairman and chief executive officer at XIRING. About SCM
Microsystems: SCM Microsystems is a leading provider of solutions
that open the Digital World by enabling people to conveniently
access digital content and services. The company develops, markets
and sells the industry's broadest range of smart card reader
technology for secure PC, network and physical access and digital
media readers for transfer of digital content to OEM customers in
the government, financial, enterprise, consumer electronics and
photographic equipment markets worldwide. Global headquarters are
in Ismaning, Germany. For additional information, visit the SCM
Microsystems web site at http://www.scmmicro.com/. About XIRING:
Created in 1998, XIRING is a security solution provider and
develops security software embedded in smart card readers for
strong authentication and digital signature. XIRING equips over 6
million users with remote card authentication solutions based on
the banking card, and is the leader of the professional solutions
market for the SESAM-Vitale French healthcare scheme. XIRING posted
revenues of euro 23.8 million in 2007. XIRING has been listed on
Alternext/NYSE-Euronext Paris since Sept. 18th 2006. Code ISIN:
FR0004155612, mnemonic ALXIR. More information:
http://www.xiring.com/http://www.remotecardauthentication.info/http://www.homechipandpin.co.uk/
DATASOURCE: SCM Microsystems; XIRING CONTACT: Leslie Jung of
XIRING, 01 46 25 80 80, ; or Annika Oelsner, 49 89 9595 5220, or
Darby Dye, +1-510-249-2443, , both of SCM Microsystems; or Virginie
Puchaux of HOTWIRE, 01 43 12 55 48, , for XIRING Web site:
http://www.scmmicro.com/ http://www.xiring.com/
http://www.remotecardauthentication.info/
http://www.homechipandpin.co.uk/
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