Released on = December 7, 2006, 11:20 pm

Press Release Author = RNCOS

Industry = Industrial

Press Release Summary = The new Sesam-Vitale2 health card will revolutionize the
healthcare system in France. Not only will the card help speed up the transactions,
but will also reduce the intensity of fraud and ID theft in the country.

Press Release Body = Healthcare system in France has chosen a smart card chip
technology company to aid in developing the leading edge Sesam-Vitale2 health card.
According to Jacques de Varax, Groupement d\'Interet Economique Sesam-Vitale’s
General Manager, “Use of this card will result in speedier transactions and
reduced fraud.”

The country has been making use of Sesam-Vital health card since the year 1998, and
it has become a vital part of healthcare system in France. However, the original
version could store only a small amount of data and did not have any photographic
identification.

Users and health professionals have added comfort of being capable of conducting
quick and easy transactions with just a single card at the same time knowing that
the process to be safe, as per Varax.

NXP Semi conductors will be used to develop a card, which will allow users to sign
invoices plus provide safer access to their personal medical history electronically.
(NXP based in Netherlands was formerly Phillips’ (the technology giant)
division).

Sesam-Vitale2, the latest version, has a photograph and greater capacity of storing
information for example complementary health insurance details. Moreover, enhanced
storage capacity will also help speed up the administrative processes.

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“The card will help prevent ID theft. This card is able to carry an
electronically and visually legible identifier to accelerate patient information
look-up in a computerized system, leading to reduced paperwork, data entry errors,
administrative costs, and faster, better delivery of services & benefits”, as
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