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EANS-News: KSW Microtec expands to an EAL5+ certified company

Dresden, Germany, December 16th, 2009 - (euro adhoc) -

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Company Information
KSW Microtec
AG, one of the world´s leading suppliers of RFID components and 
inlays for secure cards and documents received the MasterCard 
certification for its facilities and production process in November 
2009.
Following the strategy to offer RFID components and Thinlams® for 
high security applications in the field of eBanking and eGovernment, 
KSW Microtec further expands its production environment compliant 
with the EAL5+ security standard at its headquarters in Dresden. The 
company aims to receive the common criteria certification within the 
next months.
The EAL5+ certification will enable KSW Microtec to offer a new 
generation Thinlam® with microcontrollers for electronic Personal 
Identity (eID) cards and ePassport inlays on highest security level 
manufactured in Germany.
Passed the American Express Security Management scheme in 2005, KSW 
became a trusted partner of the card industry for delivering HF card 
inlays for secure ePayment cards. The recent certification by 
MasterCard once again emphasises that KSW fulfils highest 
requirements in terms of quality and security.
In 2010 the Visa certification will add to the high security banking 
standards to provide partners and customers of KSW Microtec with an 
extended product portfolio for secure RFID payment applications.
"The forthcoming EAL5+ certification underlines KSW´s commitment to 
the highest security standard," says Carsten Nieland, CTO of KSW 
Microtec. "Beyond our outstanding experience and innovative 
technology, customers and partners for ePayment and eGovernment 
applications benefit from ensured high reliability and security 
throughout the entire production process at KSW Microtec."
About KSW KSW Microtec AG, with its headquarters in Germany, is the 
world´s leading supplier of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) 
components for applications such as eTicketing, ePayment, Asset 
Management, Access Control and High Security. KSW combines successful
high-end wafer processing, extremely efficient assembly technology 
and far-reaching expertise in design. KSW has earned itself a leading
position on the market as one of the most efficient, and 
simultaneously most flexible, producers of RFID components. The 
globally active company was founded in 1994 and has clean room 
production facilities in Germany. KSW is an investment holding of the
listed venture capital company Deutsche Effecten- und 
Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG headquartered in Jena. For more 
information see: www.ksw-microtec.de
For further information, please contact:
Sandra Jaunich
KSW Microtec AG
Manfred-von-Ardenne-Ring 12
01099 Dresden - Germany
Tel: +49 351 889 60 28
Fax: +49 351 889 60 11 
sandra.jaunich@ksw-microtec.de
www.ksw-microtec.de
Media contact:
Tim Cockerell
Wise Media S.p.A.
Via Lepetit 4
20124 Milano - Italy
Tel: +39 02 8903 4126
Fax: +39 02 67388322 
tim.cockerell@wisemedia.com
www.wisemedia.com
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

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Marco Scheidler
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E-Mail: marco.scheidler@dewb-vc.com

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0008041005
WKN: 804100
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
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