Athena Smartcard Completes the Supply of 15 Million eHealth Smart Card Modules in Italy and is Expected to Supply 7 Million Additional Units in 2013

Athena Smartcard Completes the Supply of 15 Million eHealth Smart Card Modules in Italy and is Expected to Supply 7 Million Additional Units in 2013 PR Newswire TOKYO, November 1, 2012 TOKYO, November 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Athena is the largest supplier of CRS health insurance and digital signature smart card modules for the Italian Regional Health Card system Athena Smartcard, the fastest growing independent smart card operating systems supplier for ID and Digital Security, payment and mobile security, announced that it reached a milestone, as it completed delivery in 2012 of 15 million smart card modules for the Italian CRS (Carta Regionale dei Servizi) eHealth and Digital Signature/Authentication and eGovernment card project . It is expected that by the end of 2013 over 20 million Italian citizens will be using Athena products that are Common Criteria certified as a Secure Signature Creation Device and loaded with the NetLink Health Insurance application, including all citizens of the Lombardy and Tuscany regions. Athena is the largest supplier of such smart card solutions in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. The project is managed by Actalis S.p.A. (Aruba group), Athena's exclusive government partner in Italy, and the leading Italian Certificate Authority and smart card system provider for government projects.