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What does Keysight do?SANTA CLARA, Calif., and PARIS, Feb. 18, 2014
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and FIME, an advanced secure-chip testing provider, have announced an agreement to work together to deliver pioneering testing solutions to the payments and telecommunications markets.
The advancement of innovative tools to test and certify secure-chip mobile payment technology will be a key priority for the two organizations. This work will capitalize on the combined knowledge of FIME's established expertise in the payments sector together with Agilent's strong heritage in the telecommunications industry.
Pascal Le Ray, general manager of FIME, said, "Over the past 12 months we have continued to open new test centers around the world to be closer to our stakeholders, better understand their needs and respond quickly to their requirements. We look forward to enhancing our product offering with Agilent as part of our ongoing expansion and to meet the evolving demands of the industry."
"The next generation of smartphones is bringing mobile payment and mobile communications together and into the mainstream," said Joe DePond, vice president and general manager, Agilent's Mobile Broadband Operation. "Working together with FIME, we will provide test solutions to help customers deliver new products that will delight consumers around the world."
Additional information is available at www.agilent.com/find/fime.
About FIME
FIME is a trusted consultant and advanced end-to-end testing services provider within the payment, mobile telecom, e-ID and transit sectors. Its work ensures the successful and efficient market integration of products and solutions which use secure chips. Its wealth of testing knowledge and skills accelerates product time to market and promotes security, interoperability and confidence that products will deliver optimum performance once launched.
FIME has extensive EMV testing expertise working with banks, technology providers and authorities to develop the testing frameworks for international and domestic EMV-compliant payment schemes. FIME partners with leading payment schemes and industry bodies to provide certifications and enhance the secure-chip ecosystem: American Express, Discover, eftpos, EMVCo, First Data, GCF, GlobalPlatform, GSMA, Interac, Isis, JCB, MasterCard, Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS), NFC Forum, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), National Standard for Chip Card Specification (NSICC), OSCar Consortium and Visa.
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The company's 20,600 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had revenues of $6.8 billion in fiscal 2013. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com.
On Sept. 19, 2013, Agilent announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies through a tax-free spinoff of its electronic measurement business. The new company is named Keysight Technologies, Inc. The separation is expected to be completed in early November 2014.
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Contact:
Janet Smith, Americas
+1 970 679 5397
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Twitter: @JSmithAgilent
Sarah Calnan, Europe
+44 (118) 927 5101
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Connie Wong, Asia
+852 3197-7818
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Rob Peryer / Leanne Bayston, iseepr for FIME
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