Ecebs licence it's core technology Multefile ™ to Hitachi under new agreement

Ecebs Limited, is delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement with Hitachi Ltd for the use of the Company’s core smartcard technology. Under the agreement, Hitachi, one of the world’s largest suppliers of secure smartcards for banking and other applications, has taken a licence to incorporate the Company’s Multefile ™ technology into their chips that are loaded with the MULTOS high security operating system.

This will be an added benefit to Hitachi’s customers, as the addition of Multefile ™ will greatly increase the utility of the Hitachi smartcard chip as far as application flexibility is concerned.

David Braddock, Chief Executive of Advanced Smartcard Technologies commented: “We are most pleased and excited to have this co-operation with a global player of such standing. This is akin to putting Multefile ™ on the shelves of a worldwide retail chain.

This arrangement represents another strategic step in developing our channels to market. It creates a channel where users of Hitachi cards can easily procure and deploy Ecebs’ core product, Multefile™ , thus gaining all the benefits of enhanced security and flexibility and consequently protecting their investment.”

Peter Jones, Business Manager of Systems Solutions Division, Hitachi Europe Ltd. stated: “We see the inclusion of Multefile™ in our secure MULTOS package smartcard offerings as a differentiator in winning new business in many different markets such as banking, retail, security and public sector. We are delighted to have an association with Ecebs and have access to their excellent technology.”