Hong Kong - Nearly 2,800 visitors attended CARTES in Asia to see 115 exhibitors and 72 speakers on NFC & Contactless applications, E-transactions & E-banking, Mobile payments, ID and Government Security, RFID and the Internet of Things. CARTES in Asia smart technology exhibition and conference was held on 28 and 29 March 2012 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. Exhibitors from 23 countries descended on Hong Kong to showcase their applications and solutions to decision makers across Asia Pacific at the third edition of CARTES in Asia. They had the opportunity to meet 2,720 visitors from 55 countries especially Mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan from the banking & payment, security and smart cards industries. While a delegation from mainland China led by the Qingdao Economic and Information Technology Committee attended CARTES in Asia to look for solutions to implement a Smart City project in Qingdao. Exhibitor Christof Stutz, Deputy Head of Business Unit Public Sector, Trüb AG, Switzerland said: "We have exhibited at every CARTES in Asia since it was launched in 2010. We manufacture and supply polycarbonate based data pages for the Hong Kong and Macau electronic passport and since 2003 the electronic ID card for Hong Kong. Besides our government products we also showcased our EMV certified payment chip products for banking. CARTES in Asia is the perfect platform for us to grow our customer base in Asia as we can meet our existing customers and also showcase our products to potential new customers. We plan to exhibit next year as well."   The Asian Card Summit opened the co-located two day conference with an informative discussion around the Customer Centric Retail Payment Value Chain by six top-executives from Gemalto, Oberthur Technologies, China Union Pay, Ingenico and Watchdata. Directly after the Summit the winner of the Asian SESAMES Award was announced. The Asian SESAMES Award rewards the most innovative smart technology product or application developed for the Asian Pacific market. Watchdata from mainland China won the prestigious Award this year with their breakthrough NFC solution, SIMpass-SC. A spokesperson for Watchdata said: “We’re very happy to be part of an industry that provides secure, trustworthy and cost-effective solutions for our business partners and their customers. For the past five years Watchdata has been conducting research into upgrading mobile payment products and we’re very happy that this new multiple application solution invention won the award. The SIMpass-SC solution is a significant improvement in mobile payment technology, and we feel privileged to help advance the frontiers of knowledge in this market. "CARTES in Asia gives us the chance to meet many of our existing customers in Hong Kong and Asia. We were satisfied with the potential customers’ inquiries and we will attend again if we have new products to promote" added Watchdata.   Isabelle Alfano , Director of CARTES events, Comexposium, said: “Last week’s CARTES in Asia saw many new companies including China UnionPay, Ingenico and Oberthur exhibiting alongside returning exhibitors including HID Global, Trüb, Watchdata and Zebra Technologies. We also welcomed pavilions from mainland China and France presenting small and medium companies willing to develop their business in the APAC region. “The networking cocktail, sponsored by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, offered another occasion to all participants to network in a friendly atmosphere,” added Alfano. About next year’s CARTES in Asia Date:                         27-28 March 201 3 Opening times:       9.30am to 5.30pm Place:                         Hong Kong – AsiaWorld-Expo Organiser:               Comexposium Website:                    www.cartes-asia.com                                    For trade visitors only Follow us on Twitter @_cartes, and use the #cartesAsia hashtag CARTES in Asia is a regional Exhibition for the APAC market and a high-level Congress covering digital security and smart technologies. CARTES Network CARTES Network encompasses the leading international and regional exhibitions and conferences devoted to smart technologies. From its beginning in Paris in 1985, CARTES has grown to become the world number one Security and Payment event. Since 2010, CARTES exhibitions and conferences are now organised in Asia and North America. CARTES events are organized by COMEXPOSIUM, the leading French profe s sional trade fairs organizer, offering a high level of service and premium quality standards for exhibitors and visitors. The next CARTES take place in Paris 6-8 November 2012.  Contact For more information , obtain photographs or to arrange interviews please contact Mandy Queen (English) at CRED Communications Ltd on +852 96847365 or email mandy@credcommunications.com or Alisdair Chan (Chinese) on +852 96337995 or email alisdair@credcommunications.com. Or contact: Regional press contact (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia): Ms. Ratchaneekorn MEKCHAI French Trade Commission - UBIFRANCE, French Embassy in Thailand Tel: + 66 2 352 41 19 Email: ratchaneekorn.mekchai@ubifrance.fr www.ubifrance.com/th

httv acquires majority stakesof Singapore based company SindiTV Both companies will join efforts to offer advanced turnkey HbbTV solutions for connected CE devices and grow their presence in South East Asia. Paris/Singapore - France based httv announced today that it acquired a majority stake in the Singapore based company SindiTV. The acquisition will create synergies with httv software deployment activities for connected devices and will also optimize httv international presence. The joint company will be able to offer advanced HbbTV and HD+ Interactive solutions for connected TVs and STBs. France based httv has been a leading international technology and solutions provider for interactive digital TV satellite, cable, DTT and IPTV/hybrid operators for the last 12 years. At the IBC show Amsterdam, httv launched “ httvBox” , its innovative software turnkey solution for STBs available for all TV distribution platforms f rom pure broadcast (DVB-T/T2/S/S2/C front-ends), pure IP (IPTV, OTT) to   hybrid . SindiTV, develops high end software solutions based on both ST and Fujitsu chipset devices. It has long standing relationships with major Asian device manufacturers and is highly involved in the German HD+ market. With 50% of the market share, SindiTV is the largest STB software provider for the new HD+ market in Germany (over 600,000 STBs) Beyond the obvious geographical synergies, this acquisition will reduce the cost, the complexity and the implementation time of httv software solutions. The joint forces of both companies will also provide them with a critical mass of over 60 skilled iTV engineers to address larger scale projects and strengthen their product offering to pay-TV operators, broadcasters and STB/TV manufacturers. “ SindiTV’s long experience with chipset vendors will complement our software expertise for the httvBox solution. It will give our solutions a better “time to market” declared Bernard Dupin, CEO of httv . He added “ with this presence in Singapore , httv will be able to efficiently distribute its broadcast head-end products (datastreamers) and end-to-end solutions (Push-VOD, Catch-up TV, Video Mosaic…) to the fast growing South East Asian market.” Michel Guillien, CEO of SindiTV commented:   “W ith httv’ s experience in the TV services and Pay-tv market, we will be able to enlarge our existing value proposition to our existing clients. We will also benefit from httv ’s strong expertise in HbbTV, the new growing European standard for hybrid CE devices.” httv will rapidly expand its Singapore offices to become httv ’s main R&D and support center for future customers in Singapore but also in all Asian countries.       About httv: httv has been a leading international technology and solutions provider for interactive digital TV satellite, cable, DTT and IPTV/hybrid operators for the last 10 years. httv works with major DTV operators (SKY, Canal+, UPC, NTV+, Digiturk, Belgacom, Reliance, Etisalat, Eutelsat...) and industry leaders (Nagravision, Viaccess, Irdeto, , NSN, Ericsson...).   httv offers: - Head-End Products: play-out and real time multiplexer for iTV services, EIT/EPG data, SSU and video mosaic. -   iTV Solutions: end-to-end solutions for EPG, Push-VOD, interactive video mosaic, audience measurement... - STB Turnkey solutions: User based profile UI such as Kids UI, Personalized Mosaic, Push VOD, Catch-up TV, On-line enhanced EPG, OTT, Etc.   About SindiTV: Set up in February 2007, and based in Singapore, SindiTV provides turnkey solutions for STB and TV manufacturers. It develops STB and TV software as well as Digital TV solutions for manufacturers of consumer products; Bespoke / custom software design, Software engineering outsourcing, hardware design. SindiTV works with major Asian STB and TV manufacturers (GMI, Prime Pesi, Zinwell, Skardin, etc.) and chipset partners (STMicroelectronics, Fujitsu Microelectronics, etc.).   Contact httv: Anne-Sophie FROSSARD, Communication Manager, httv +33.623.393.443 - anne-sophie.frossard@httv.fr    

Compared to traditional point-to-point connection, fieldbus enables to get much more information while optimizing the wiring on site and reducing the overall cost of installation. In many cases, the control architecture integrates a so called Master Station located between the DCS and the actuators.   BERNARD CONTROLS Master Station especially addresses 3 key advantages, of high importance for site engineers, but often neglected at the design stage.   Flexibility To manage fieldbus communication, there exist two types of buses. A “proprietary” system compels customers to use compatible devices supplied by the same manufacturer, whereas an “open” system allows to connect several brands of actuators or sensors to their fieldbus, and consequently, to choose freely the equipment supplier. Opting for an Open system then confers to user’s installation much more flexibility and eases site management. That is the reason why BERNARD CONTROLS chooses the open protocol PROFIBUS DVP1 for all its fieldbus solutions.   Reliability Most fieldbus systems clearly offer a good level of reliability: Availability rate higher than 99.99% are common on redundant PLC based fieldbus communication systems. The security is critical for complex process. Therefore, in some cases, security level has to be further raised by using a full redundant communication between the Master Station & slaves (by doubling the fieldbus lines and interfaces). However, there can be a case where the continuity of the two lines can be disrupted at the same time: when one actuator is being retrieved from the field for maintenance, the whole installation is affected since the signal cannot circulate anymore. It is therefore very important to make sure that, in such case, there exist a technical means to secure the line continuity. Combining PLC technology, full redundancy and bus continuity, BERNARD CONTROLS Master Station has been designed as a reliable system to protect your installation.   Efficiency Digital communication allows the user to retrieve a large quantity of information from the field units. This is all the more valuable as it is combined with high speed of communication. BERNARD CONTROLS Master Station needs only 1 to 3 second(s) to scan the entire installation while being able to send simultaneously multiple orders. Generally located close to the field units, the Master Station represents a good access point to the MOV data for the maintenance engineers. The availability of data such as valves’ torque curves, number of travels, running time, log of alarms, status of communication between the devices…, can be very useful to support preventative maintenance management and finally help reducing process down time and increase plant availability.  This release is an extract from an article firstly published in Valve World, November 2010.    About BERNARD CONTROLS   In 2010, L.Bernard - specialist in electric actuators and control technologies for the automation of industrial valves - gathers a great momentum and becomes BERNARD CONTROLS.   For this company, which counts 7 Subsidiaries in China, in Europe and in the United States, Representative offices in Bangkok, Dubai, and Moscow, as well as more than thirty agents throughout the world, this change represents a key step in the creation of a common global identity. “This new name is understandable everywhere in the world”, explains Etienne Bernard – BERNARD CONTROLS’ C.E.O., “It is loyal to the brand Bernard, whose reputation is firmly established in our business. Furthermore, it emphasizes a major technical element of both our activity and our customers’: the industrial control, the control of fluids, flows and energies.” BERNARD CONTROLS products are used for critical applications for which control is crucial, such as the nuclear field – where the group is the leader - , water treatment or oil & gas. This renewal thus stresses the commitment of the company, and its 350 employees, to take fully on its position as international leading actor of the actuation market and reliable partner of the most demanding industries.       www.bernardcontrols.com / mail@bernardcontrols.com  

France hosts every 2 years “WIF”, the Webdesign Internation al Festival at Limoges. Last year, more than 40 teams from all over the world participated in this event. It will be a good opportunity for Thailand to join their network in order to find the best team for the year 2012 competition in France. “I’m thinking of you”- Such was the theme of this top-level, 24-hour, non-stop digital creation contest bringing together the world’s top 35 teams in Limoges, France, last year. The winners’ list unveiled by the international jury met all expectations. Following a closing ceremony placed under the sign of the digital revolution, WIF 2010 President of Honour Remy Bourganel, Design Director and Head of User Experience at Orange Vallée and co-Director of ENSAD’s mobile digital ID search lab announced the verdict. France’s Bobbie Team came first, winning €15,000, followed by runners-up Vitrolaspin from Brazil and the Japanese team. The Great Hopes Prize, rewarding a student group, went to Argentina’s “Emedele”! The Originality Prize was awarded to “Kaptein Internett” from Norway. New in 2010, the Public Prize (via a web app) helped Italy’s “Ochodurando” attract the audience’s favour. In all, over €75,000 in cash prizes and equipment went to reward the best teams at WIF 2010. WIF, AN INTERNATIONAL GET-TOGETHER This year, over 40 nationalities took part in the pre-selection phases. On the occasion of the 2010 edition, 9 countries joined the franchised territories network. Local, physical pre-selections were held by Web agencies Dogstudio in Belgium and Nel Segno dell’8 in Italy, universities Tama School Art in Japan, Educacion IT in Argentina and IGM in Norway, the cities of Obninsk in Russia and Nabeul in Tunisia, and last but not least the Filigrane Agency, an expert in French/Chinese relations, all of which helped WIF extend its community over the five continents. WIF DEMOS, A BUSINESS NIGHT FULL OF SURPRISES  The first WIF DEMOS gave 8 start-ups an opportunity of presenting a technological, marketing or common use innovation to a demanding audience made up of investors, venture capital players and potential buyers. A jury (Orange Vallée, Groupama Innovation, France Angels, Legrand, Groupe Réflect) voted for the most innovative 2010 demo. Les Editions Volumiques, sponsored by Etienne Mineur, garnered substantial support with their 2 interactive games, Pawn and Pirates. Fully in keeping with the studio’s spirit, both those games combine the fun of a board game and an interaction via modern interfaces. WIF CONGRESS: Top-level conferences  WIF conferences and workshops, organised by the Elopsys competitiveness cluster, gathered over 400 viewers during the 3-day period. The HTLM5 workshop conducted by Peter Lubbers of the Kaazing Company was highly successful. According to their respective interests, viewers were able to find out about interface prototyping with Fred Beecher of Evantage Consulting, new developments from CSS with Dave Shea, as well as attend a much-appreciated address by Stéphane Hugon, a sociologist and researcher at the Sorbonne’s CEAQ, in which he spoke about societal change and technological innovation. On the topic of body and interface, Etienne Mineur of Studio Incandescence captivated the audience with an address about a return to tangible matters throughout the media. In marketing and business model terms, Manuel Diaz of Groupe Reflect presented an introduction to attention marketing, which sets the consumer at the heart of the process. Also, Jean-Noël Portugal of Intuneo made a clear, concise presentation in which he took stock of web business models… during which he gave highly informed advice to project leaders. Benoît Drouillat, President of Designers Interactifs, and Olivier Marcellin of Textualis, expanded on information design and the online press, topics that were both further explored during a round table conducted by Sébastien Genvo, a teacher and researcher at Limoges University. The WIF President of Honour Remy Bourganel from Orange Vallée ended this conference cycle with a presentation on the mobile communication models to follow the Internet/Telecom convergence. There were also numerous other conferences, coming soon via podcast on the WIF website.     WIF IN A FEW BUZZ! -          9 organising countries, with 1 finale held in Limoges, France   -          An online community of close to 3,000 professional web designers -          Over 15,000 visitors from 80 territories and 65,000 pages accessed on the WIF website -          Real-time web really takes off, ranking #WIF in 3 rd position of French trends (with a frequency above 10,000 tweets during the closing evening session) -          Wif is also 50 France3 Limousin Poitou-Charentes live broadcasts on the www.france3.fr website -          Close to 250 traffic sources listed -          In 3 days, over 300 emails sent and 17 publications on the Wif Facebook page For universities, institutes, organisations or web agencies who would be interested in organizing the first round competition in Thailand, please kindly contact the following address for more information: Ms. Aude Bourliataux Webdesign International Festival Immeuble Cassiopée Parc d’ESTER 26, rue Atlantis 87069 LIMOGES CEDEX, FRANCE Tel: +(33)5 87 21 21 82 Fax : +(33)5 87 21 21 79 www.webdesign-festival.com     Press contact: Ratchaneekorn Mekchai, Press and Communication French Trade Commission – UBIFARNCE French Embassy in Thailand Tel : 02 352 4119 Email : ratchaneekorn.mekchai@ubifrance.fr Charn Issara Tower 25th Fl. 942 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10500 Thailand