Card Technology articles from April 2003

Card Technology archives from April 2003

The Problems Catch Up With The Solution.(smart cards )
April 1, 2003... Smart cards, people used to say, are a solution looking for a problem, a technology whose costs outweigh its benefits. You can still hear that. But, increasingly, I hear a very different message, along the lines of, 'Smart cards appear to...

German Company Rescues Orga.(Orga Kartensysteme being taken over by GHP Holding GmbH)
April 1, 2003... Orga Kartensysteme has a new lease on life, with the announcement in late February that the failing German smart card vendor was being taken over by GHP Holding GmbH, a printing, direct marketing and fulfillment company, which also produces...

Card Technology Calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2003... May 5-7: Card-Ex 2003-Cairo, Egypt Organized by Egytec For more information, contact Ms. Nivin Maursi at: Telephone: +202 735 9801 Fax: +202 735 8801 E-mail:egytectedata.net.eg Web site: www.egytec.com May...

Regional News.(includes multiple news briefs)
April 1, 2003... Asia/Pacific Frequent Flier Cards Add Contactless E-Purse: All Nippon Airways, Japan's No. 2 carrier, announced last month it will add the contactless Edy electronic purse to its frequent flier membership card. ANA will award cardholders...

More Than Just EMV.
April 1, 2003... The EMV standard was created so that smart cards from all the major brands would be accepted at all payment terminals, as magnetic-stripe credit and debit cards are. That's why Europay International, MasterCard International and Visa...

New Sprinkles for Plain Vanilla EMV.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Brand MasterCard Distinctive feature Pre-Authorized Debit allows consumers to set aside an amount in a M/Chip 4 bank account. That amount is noted on the chip and offline purchases are allowed until the amount is spent. ...

High Impact.(smart cards are turning into commodities)
April 1, 2003... With prices falling and standardization increasing, smart card vendors have been forced to accept that their products are fast becoming commodities. This is generally good news for buyers-but not entirely. Prices for subscriber identity...

Full Interoperability For Java Card? Stay Tuned.
April 1, 2003... Last spring, Orange UK was still one of the last big GSM operators still holding out on buying Java cards. Unlike other large operators, Orange UK refused to roll out Java-based subscriber identity module cards unless they were fully...

The Middle East Leads The Way In National ID Cards.(Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman are close to issuing ID smart cards to citizens)
April 1, 2003... Oil and heightening security concerns are fueling planned rollouts of sophisticated national ID cards in the Middle East and promise to make the region a showcase to the rest of the world. While proposed chip-based national ID cards in...