Editing Smart card (section)

====AudioSmartCard====

AudioSmartCard International SA<ref>{{cite web |title=Company Information AudioSmartCard International SA |url=https://www.infogreffe.com/entreprise-societe/391975125-audiosmartcard-international-sa-750196B12386.html |website=Infogreffe |publisher=French Registries at Commercial Courts |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919164232/https://www.infogreffe.com/entreprise-societe/391975125-audiosmartcard-international-sa-750196B12386.html |url-status=live }}</ref> was instrumental in developing the first Complex Card that included a battery, a piezoelectric buzzer, a button, and audio functions all on a 0.84mm thick, ISO 7810-compatible card.

AudioSmartCard was founded in 1993 and specialized in the development and marketing of acoustic tokens incorporating security features. These acoustic tokens exchanged data in the form of sounds transmitted over a phone line. In 1999, AudioSmartCard transitioned to a new leadership under Cyril Lalo and Philippe Guillaud, who also became major shareholders. They made AudioSmartCard evolve towards the smart card world. In 2003 Prosodie,<ref>{{cite web |title=Information about Prosodie Corporation |url=https://www.infogreffe.fr/entreprise-societe/411393218-prosodie-920197B043840000/liste-etablissements-1.html |website=Infogreffe |publisher=French commercial court registries |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208164642/https://www.infogreffe.fr/entreprise-societe/411393218-prosodie-920197B043840000/liste-etablissements-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a subsidiary of [[Capgemini]], joined the shareholders of AudioSmartCard.

AudioSmartCard was renamed nCryptone,<ref>{{cite web |title=nCryptone Corporate Profile |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/758050Z:FP |website=Bloomberg |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019090211/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/758050Z:FP |url-status=live }}</ref> in 2004.