Masktech & high speed solutions...

Nuremberg, Sept. 2007


At the same time as reaching a leading market position (both as far as the number of countries and the number of passports are concerned) thanks to the chip for passports, MaskTech - the Allgaeu software producers – has been sponsoring speed-skiing. It’s the fastest sport in the world which does not rely on engines. Whereas a mass-produced Porsche is “only” allowed to do 230 km per hour, a speed-ski professional likes to go a bit faster. Just like the chips provided by MaskTech which were the fastest during the ICAO-tests in Japan, Singapore - and recently - in Berlin. We are only talking about seconds here; however, when almost a thousand passengers are getting off the super-airbus pretty soon, the overtired traveller does not want to go through some passport control procedure that takes several hours. In such a case, every single second (with a multiplier of “one thousand”) counts. Due to the fact that MaskTech focuses on the standard product only, this speed - which is checked according to very strict security guidelines by international authorities - was made possible. The competitors, four major groups, like to mix their product with less important commodities and thus reduce its quality.

Just like the chip being the hardware and the system representing the software, the speed-ski business, too, is run by the Europeans and unlikely to change hands. Some time ago MaskTech celebrated joining the elite threesome of suppliers approved by the US.

About MaskTech

MaskTech develops and distributes smart card operating systems and components for contact-based, contactless and dual interface high security chipsets and the appropriate middleware. Our product range (operating systems) covers the entire range of processor-based smart card ICs and applications. MTCOS has been ported to the latest state of the art hardware, e.g., NXP - SmartMX, Infineon SLE66, ATMEL AT90RCFT, ST Microelectronics ST19NR series all EAL 5+ certified, and SST - Theseus Platinum/Titanium flash-based solutions. The cryptographic chipsets are used within the following market segments: electronic and machine-readable travel documents, national id, electronic identification (national ID), health care, and - payment. The company's products conform to the strict quality certification standards as defined in CMM and Common Criteria.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of MaskTech and its consolidated subsidiaries to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including the expected development, performance or rankings of products or services; statements of expectation or belief; and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. MaskTech assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

MaskTech GmbH
Dr. Hans Hanauer
Nordostpark 16, 90411 Nürnberg
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E-Mail: pressreleases@masktech.de
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