Card Technology articles from December 2001

Card Technology archives from December 2001

Looking Backward.(smart card industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 5, 2001... We have always revered those who could predict the future. No wonder. It is not easy to do. The smart card industry certainly got 2001 wrong. Executives and analysts alike predicted another strong year, mainly because they were certain...

Inside TechWatch...(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... Card Technology Calendar 10 A SIM Price War Is Brewing 12 Banks Stake Their Mobile Commerce Claim 14 Regional News 20 Copyright c 2001 Thomson Financial. All Rights Reserved.

ERG Buys Proton World International.(Statistical Data Included)
December 5, 2001... Expressing faith in the future of multiapplication cards, Australia-based ERG Group has purchased 100% of smart card technology company Proton World International, which ERG founded in 1998 with American Express Co., Visa International and...

Card Technology Calendar.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... Jan. 7-9: Smart Card Tech India 2002-New Delhi Organized by Exhibitions India For more information, contact Exhibitions India at: Phone: 91 11 463 8680 Fax: 91 11 462 3320 E-mail: exhibitionsindiavsnl.com Web site:...

BARGAINS ON SIMS.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... Price reductions since August 8K: 15%-20% 16K: 9%-10% 32K: 11%-12% Copyright c 2001 Thomson Financial. All Rights Reserved.

Regional News.(credit card industry)
December 5, 2001... North America * More SIM Cards Are Coming: North America will use more chip-based subscriber identity module cards in coming years, as the No. 2 U.S. wireless provider has announced plans to move to GSM technology that requires SIM cards...

Microsoft's Chip Card Software Lives On.(smart card industry product information)
December 5, 2001... Smart card issuers want cards with "open" operating systems, that is, cards they can purchase from multiple suppliers. Hence, there has been intense interest in which of the three contending "open" platforms would emerge as the industry leader,...

Opportunity Knocks For Biometrics: In the post-Sept. 11 world, biometrics gets its chance to prove it can tighten security systems and help prevent terrorism.(Statistical Data Included)
December 5, 2001... Before Sept. 11, the biometrics industry was already viewed as having plenty of growth potential. Frost & Sullivan predicted biometrics, which identifies individuals by such physical characteristics as their fingerprints, face, iris or voice,...

The Privacy Debate Rages On.
December 5, 2001... The events of Sept. 11 revived proposals for national ID cards and hatched plans for other ID projects. Largely championing use of smart card and biometric technology, the proposals are clashing with privacy interests, rekindling a debate...

What September 11 Means For Smart Cards.(Statistical Data Included)
December 5, 2001... Chip-based national ID cards may not be on the immediate horizon in most countries. But the terrorist wave that began Sept. 11 has set in motion initiatives that could result in widespread use of smart cards as ID and travel documents. In...

How Sept. 11 Affects Smart Card Plans.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2001... * National ID cards There have been calls for chip-based national ID cards in the United States and United Kingdom, but both governments are opposed to the idea. Work goes on behind the scenes in case there are new terrorist attacks....

Getting Serious About Citizen ID.(Malaysia chip-based national ID cards)
December 5, 2001... Malaysia this year became the first nation to launch a large rollout of chip-based national ID cards. One of the most sophisticated smart card projects of any kind, the Government Multi-Purpose Card may serve as a technology model for other...