First USA is offering the GemUtilities application with its smart Visa card offer. The software, branded SmartViewTM, is one of First USA's next-generation products, to enhance the consumer online purchasing experience. GemUtilities-enabled SmartView lets customers store Internet usernames and passwords, favorite website addresses, plus personal profile and credit card information. Their smart card protects privacy by keeping data on the chip, encrypted and accessible only by password. GemSAFE Enterprise Solution powers this application.
Deployment comprises application and network access, secure e-mail and digital signatures.
This new electronic system replaces the exchange of printed documents between the offices of the Brazilian presidency and different ministries. Brazilian government authorities selected Gemplus for its innovations in smart cards and mobile telephony. Alex Dannias, Commercial Director of Gemplus Bank Note, the company's subsidiary in Brazil, said that this message exchange system requires users to insert their smart card as well as enter a PIN code, so the risk of fraud is nonexistent within the system. With this new technology, the government is certain about the identities of senders, who are able to operate from any location within the country or even from abroad. In addition, the GemCore suite includes specific offerings for computer keyboards.