Card Technology articles from April 2001

Card Technology archives from April 2001

Cardtechnology.com's 3G Road Map.(Card Technology upgrades Web site)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... On a recent trip to Japan and South Korea, several people commented to me that they regularly go to our Web site, www.cardtechnology.com. Mailing a U.S.-based magazine to Asia takes several days, but our Asian readers can get news from the...

Inside TechWatch...
April 1, 2001... Motorola Quits While Its Ahead 8 Give Us Your Opinion 8 Java Card Is "Completely" Interoperable, Vendors Say 10 Card Technology Calendar 12 Copyright c 2001 Thomson...

Visa Moves To Accelerate EMV Rollout.(Visa International's Europay-MasterCard-Visa international standards)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... Visa International's Western European region is putting up some good old-fashioned cash to hurry along banks and retailers in phasing out magnetic-stripe payment cards and point-of-sale terminals in favor of chip-based cards and readers. ...

Motorola Quits While It's Ahead.(Motorola Inc, ERG Ltd. end alliance)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... In 1997, ERG Ltd. was a little-known Australian company struggling to provide fare-collection systems to transit operators in Melbourne and Hong Kong. ERG thus welcomed the chance to team up with U.S. electronics giant Motorola Inc., which...

Java Card Is "Completely" Interoperable, Vendors Say.
April 1, 2001... The three largest suppliers of Java-based subscriber identity module smart cards for GSM phones say they have collaborated to make sure Java's "Write once, run anywhere" pledge does not have a hollow ring for GSM phone network operators. ...

Payment Card Fraud in the UK.(statistics for 1999 and 2000)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... Million pounds % 1999 2000 change Counterfeit cards 50.3 102.8 +104% Card-not-present (mail, telephone, Internet) 29.3 56.8 +94% Lost or...

Give Us Your Opinion.
April 1, 2001... Visit the Card Technology Web site at www.cardtechnology.com and participate in our online survey. This month's question: Will corporations issue chip-based ID cards to their employees? * Yes. Corporations are increasingly...

Card technology calendar.(upcoming conferences)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... * May 14-17: CTST 2001-Las Vegas Organized by CTST For more information, contact CTST at: Telephone: 301-694-5243 Fax: 301-694-5124 E-mail: ctstctst.com Web site: www.ctst.com * June 4-7: ITS 2001: Connecting...

Regional News.(multiple topics)
April 1, 2001... Europe * Oberthur Acquires Spanish Bank Card Manufacturer: Puteaux, France-based card manufacturer Oberthur Card Systems has acquired magnetic-stripe bank card maker Logica Impresora S.A. for 66 million French francs (US$9.3 million)....

GSM Carriers Offer Options For Prepaid Top-Ups.(network operators offer customers alternatives)
April 1, 2001... Of the 440 million GSM customers worldwide at the end of 2000, nearly half were prepaying their phone service. For some GSM network operators, prepaid customers represent 70% to 80% of their business. But the fast-growing segment has...

Your Digital Certificate Is In the Mail: Postal authorities worldwide are issuing digital certificates to stay relevant in a world of electronic mail and Internet commerce.
April 1, 2001... From horses to cars to airplanes, postal authorities have tried to keep up with the times, although not as fast as some people would like. The Internet is the latest technology putting postal authorities to the test. Postal services in...

GemplusLooks Past Cards.(company to focus on services and software)
April 1, 2001... Gemplus has become the world's largest smart card manufacturer on the strength of its brisk business supplying SIM cards to wireless network operators. With a recent IPO and reorganization complete, the company is turning its attention from...

GEMPLUS AT A GLANCE.(Gemplus International)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Company Name: Gemplus International SA Headquarters: Gemenos, France Chairman: Marc Lassus Chief Executive: Antonio Perez 2000 1999 Revenue: $1.1 billion $716 million Net...

Acquisition Trail Companies and Assets Acquired by Gemplus.(list of companies acquired in recent years)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... (part 1 of 2) Company Year Price (millions of euros) Celocom Ltd. 2000 45.7 SLP Infoware 2000 48.2 ODS 2000 16 SkiData...

Shopping For Smart Cards: Look for bargains in the card and reader aisles. But watch out for sticker shock when buying other smart card system components.
April 1, 2001... High prices are a big barrier to smart card adoption. Bankers paying 25 cents for magnetic-stripe cards balk at spending $5 for chip cards. Transit operators need a very good reason to replace mag-stripe tickets that cost a few pennies with...

Chip Card Remedies For Health Data Ills.
April 1, 2001... Doctors, patients and insurers often have a frustrating time getting the medical and insurance eligibility data they need. Why not put it in an Internet data store and use smart cards as a key? Several projects will give that concept a test....