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

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

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20124 Milano - Italy
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www.wisemedia.com

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Further inquiry note:

Marco Scheidler

Tel.: +49 (0) 3641 573-3600

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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Berlin / free trade
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