For us it is important to share knowledge, exchange experiences and profit from a common basis. Therefore Sagem Orga is member of the following organizations:

    
http://www.bitkom.org/en/
The German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) represents a total of more than 1,000 companies. Its 750 regular members employ some 700,000 people and generate revenues of 120 billion Euro. They include manufacturers of ICT equipment and providers of software, IT services, telecommunication services and content. BITKOM is working, in particular, to improve the regulatory framework in Germany, for modernization of the education system and for an economic policy which encourages innovation.


  
http://www.bsi.de/english/
The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has a special task: they are the central IT security service provider for the German government. Due to the complexity of IT problems, the spectrum of tasks facing the BSI is extremely wide-ranging. The BSI investigates security risks associated with the use of IT and develops preventive security measures. It provides information on risks and threats relating to the use of information technology and seeks out appropriate solutions. This work includes IT security testing and assessment of IT systems, including their development, in co-operation with industry.

http://www.dgq.de/sei/power-aims.htm
The German Society for Quality (DGQ) is an independent, member-based, non-profit organization. Within an environment of permanent economic, social and cultural change, DGQ offers ongoing support to its members and customers. DGQ bases its continued success on a recognized education and training program in the area of quality management. In this it is supported by the active participation of its individual and corporate members in its committees, working groups and regional sections as well as by the expertise and commitment of its members and external partners. DGQ develops, transmits and encourages comprehensive expertise for the creation and continuous improvement of integrated management systems for companies and organizations in order that they may achieve the highest-possible performance on the competitive market.

http://www2.din.de/index.php?lang=en
DIN, the German Institute for Standardization, is a registered association, founded in 1917. Its head office is in Berlin. Since 1975 it has been recognized by the German government as the national standards body and represents German interests at international and European level. DIN offers a forum in which representatives from the manufacturing industries, consumer organizations, commerce, the trades, service industries, science, technical inspectorates, government, in short anyone with an interest in standardization, may meet in order to discuss and define their specific standardization requirements and to record the results as German Standards.

www.etsi.org
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, non-profit organization, whose mission is to produce telecommunications standards for today and for the future. Based in Sophia Antipolis (France), the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is officially responsible for standardization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within Europe. These technologies include telecommunications, broadcasting and related areas such as intelligent transportation and medical electronics. ETSI unites 654 members from 59 countries inside and outside Europe, including manufacturers, network operators, administrations, service providers, research bodies and users - in fact, all the key players in the ICT arena.

www.eurosmart.com
EUROSMART is an international association located in Brussels representing the Voice of the Smart Card Industry for multi-sector applications. The Association is a non-profit organization committed to expanding the world’s smart card market, developing smart card standards and continuously improving quality and security applications.

www.fogra.org
The purpose of the fogra Graphic Technology Research Association is to promote research into, and the development and application of printing technology, and to make the results available to the printing industry. In order to achieve these goals the association has its own institute with a staff of around 50 engineers, chemists, physicists and other experts.

www.gheg.de
The German Healthcare Export Group was established in 1991 as an association of companies from all fields of medical care and support. The companies cooperate in fields of medical equipment and instruments, laboratory supplies and services, disposables and more. Internationally renowned companies such as B. Braun, Eppendorf, Erka, KOB, Atmos, Martin, Bankgesellschaft Berlin and Heraeus (today known as Thermo) founded the originally called „Deutsche Export-Interessengemeinschaft Pharma, Labor, Dental und Medizintechnik“ (German Export Community of Interest Pharmaceutical, Laboratory, Dental and Medical Technology). In 1992, the association then changed its name into “German Healthcare Export Group”.

www.globalplatform.org
GlobalPlatform is the leading, international smart card association, responsible for creating and advancing interoperable technical specifications for smart cards, acceptance devices and systems infrastructure. We are driven by a cross-industry member base comprised of 50 organizations. Since our formation in 1999, the GlobalPlatform Specifications have become recognized by the world-wide smart card industry as the standard upon which to base smart card infrastructures, thanks to a finely tuned balance of technical superiority and business justification.

www.icma.com
Based in Princeton Junction, NJ USA, ICMA is a non-profit association comprised of plastic card manufacturers, personalizers and related industry participants. With more than 220 members globally, representing more than 35 countries, ICMA acts as a clearinghouse for industry issues, including the production, technology, application, security and environmental issues of plastic cards.

www.iso.org
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 156 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. ISO is a non-governmental organization: its members are not, as is the case in the United Nations system, delegations of national governments. Nevertheless, ISO occupies a special position between the public and private sectors. This is because, on the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations.

 

www.javacardforum.org
The primary purpose of the Java Card Forum is to promote and develop Java as the preferred programming language for multiple-application smart cards. Java, invented by Sun Microsystems in 1995, has important features that make it the ideal choice for smart cards. Java's security model enables multiple applications to co-exist securely on the same card, a very important feature when value handling, authentication and unique data elements are stored upon and required of the card. Java applications can be developed validated and interoperability tested rapidly across suppliers compliant smart cards. This can significantly reduce the time-to-market for new smart card programs and allow rapid changes to in-field schemes. Java is a strong global brand and close specificational management by SUN now allows scalability and integration across the major IT platforms. Java Card technology is positioned to offer smart card issuers interoperable integration possibilities not possible with other platforms. To maintain, improve and develop further Java Card technology the Java Card Forum is structured to integrate business and technical expertise with the main function of assisting SUN Microsystems in the delivery of "fit for purpose" Java Card API's.

www.jcp.org
Since its introduction in 1998 as the open, participative process to develop and revise the Java™ technology specifications, reference implementations, and test suites, the Java Community Process (JCP) program has fostered the evolution of the Java platform in cooperation with the international Java developer community.

www.mastercard.com
MasterCard's Vendor Relations Department serves as a point of contact for companies who are interested in establishing a business relationship with MasterCard in order to support our products and brands with our member financial institutions. The MasterCard Vendor Program is a global program designed to keep the industry updated on MasterCard's latest business and technical requirements. MasterCard's Vendor Relations Department helps member financial institutions to easily identify companies who are participants in the MasterCard Vendor Program. The MasterCard Vendor Program (MVP) is a global program designed to enhance the business relationship between MasterCard International and vendors who are supplying solutions to our member financial institutions around the world.

www.pcscworkgroup.com
The PC/SC Workgroup was formed to address limitations in existing standards, from a personal computer/smart card application perspective. Specifically, existing standards complicate the integration of smart card devices, and do not adequately address interoperability between products from multiple vendors. Workgroup members identified the following goals : Standardize interfaces to Interface Devices (IFDs). Specify common PC programming interfaces and control mechanisms. Workgroup efforts are guided by the following considerations: Work with the industry: Ensure that new solutions are able to encompass existing products and applications as much as possible. Encourage and participate in the development of solutions which meet the needs of the industry at large. Provide results: Make the results of Workgroup efforts available on a royalty-free basis.

http://www.simalliance.org/
SIMalliance is a non-profit organization created to promote the benefits of SIM Cards and SIM-Based services. SIMalliance: Acts as an incubator for SIM Card enhancements to be proposed to standardization bodies and Industry Forums, Boosts adoption of innovative and interoperable SIM Card solutions, Eases the integration of the SIM card in the new mobile data architectures and services landscape. SIMalliance promotes key functionalities and usages of the SIM Card that help energize the new generation of mobile services. The major achievements include proposing enhancements and providing support to standards and interoperable products surrounding mobile internet and open platform technologies.




http://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/cms/en/index.php
As a specialist in IT security the Institute develops holistic turnkey solutions that are completely tailored to the needs of our clients. Our highly qualified staff of over one hundred employees is active in all relevant fields of IT security and forms a broad base of competence for cross-technology development at the highest level of quality. SIT provides services for all branches of industry and numerous successful projects at an international level visibly demonstrate our trustworthiness and reliability as a cooperation partner.

www.smartcardalliance.org
The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for profit, multi-industry association working to accelerate the widespread acceptance of multiple application smart card technology. Our membership includes leading companies in the banking, financial services, computer, telecommunications, technology, healthcare, retail, and entertainment industries, as well as a number of government agencies. The convergence of these major industry players is unprecedented and represents a shared vision and commitment to providing an interoperable platform for the delivery of a new generation of products and services based on smart card technology.

www.smartpaymentassociation.com
The Smart Payment Association’s main objective is to accelerate the transition from traditional magnetic stripe cards to chip-based cards by: Promoting the benefits of smart cards for financial institutions - Ensuring optimal interoperability between all system components, for both payment and value-added applications - Establishing representation on standardization committees and within payment associations - Describing use cases for value-added applications and, whenever necessary, establishing joint industry specifications for themThe strategy of the Alliance is to position itself as a partner of EMVCo and to bolster Visa and MasterCard actions on EMV specifications and their implementation. Aiming to establish consistent specifications, the Alliance members will be involved in very focused workgroups. Meeting regularly, they will carry out projects to advance interoperability as well as develop additional smart payment solutions, which would be difficult to achieve without the concentration of such industrial knowledge.

http://www.teletrust.de/index.php?id=328
TeleTrusT Deutschland e.V. was founded in 1989 to promote the security of information and communication technology in an open systems environment. The non-profit organization was constituted with the aim of: achieving acceptance of the digital signature as an instrument conferring legal validity on electronic transactions; supporting research into methods of safeguarding electronic data interchange (EDI), application of its results, and development of standards in this field; collaborating with institutes and organizations in other countries with the aim of coordinating objectives and standards within the European Union.

www.visa.com
A select group of major global businesses belong to the Visa Smart Global Partners Program. This program makes the latest technology solutions available to Visa Members. These Smart Global Partners typically have a long history of working with Visa on development projects. Participation in Visa Smart Global Partners is by invitation only. Visa selects its Smart Global Partners according to their ability to provide quality services and products to a significant number of Visa Members, contributions to the industry, and other factors.