Card Technology articles from February 2001

Card Technology archives from February 2001

A New Era For Smart Cards?(new uses for wireless smart card products)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... From pocket PCs to parking meters, the world of wireless devices will continue to grow over the next few years. Many devices will carry smart cards for identity, security and, perhaps, much more. So what's so outlandish about calling ahead...

3G Glossary.(future wireless communications network information)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... 1G: First-generation mobile phone networks using analog technology designed for voice communication only. One such analog standard is AMPS. 2G: Second-generation networks, the first to carry digital voice and data, though the latter are...

How Fast Will Data Flow?
February 1, 2001... (part 1 of 2) 2G PC (Home phone line) PC (ISDN) 10K e-mail file 8 seconds 3 seconds 1 second 9K Web page 9 seconds 3 seconds 1 second 40K text file ...

Taiwan Makes Another Run At Smart Cards: Taiwan has made ambitious smart card plans before. This time there appears to be real momentum in credit cards, health, transit and telecommunications.(card industry plans)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... High technology has been good to Taiwan, which has become an economic success story by turning out semiconductors, personal computers and other electronic devices. But when it comes to smart cards, Taiwan has had more disappointments than...

How Taiwan Will Use Smart Cards.(card industry strategy and planning)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... Health cards: The Bureau of National Health Insurance plans to issue 22.5 million smart cards starting in May 2002. The cards will identify Taiwanese to health care providers, and could pave the way for a broader national identity document on a...

Card Numbers As Private As Your Underwear.(Online credit card services)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Many people who use the Internet do not shop online. Of 77 million U.S. adults who used the Internet at least once a month last year, only 32.7 million made purchases on the Web. Another 18.9 million browsed merchant Web sites, but did not...

Is There A Future For Mondex?: Setbacks for Multos come on top of disappointing results for Mondex electronic purse cards. But Mondex has a plan.(smart card industry management strategy)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2001... Forget the traditional view of Mondex as an electronic purse smart card that consumers use to pay for small purchases at shops. Neither Mondex nor competing e-purse cards have taken off, and Mondex International executives now see bigger...

Caution! Free Market At Work!(Editorial)
February 1, 2001... In its last lead editorial of the 20th century, the editors of the Wall Street Journal extolled the value of what they called "creative destruction." This is what happens when a free market is allowed to flourish, culling out weaker companies...

Bull Sells Card Unit To Schlumberger.(Bull Smart Cards and Terminals, Schlumberger Ltd.)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Consolidation among smart card vendors continues with the sale, expected to be finalized this month, of Louveciennes, France-based Bull Smart Cards & Terminals to Franco-American card maker Schlumberger Ltd. Though a relatively small...

Vital Statistics: Bull Smart.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Cards & Terminals Owner: Groupe Bull, Louveciennes, France Chief Executive: David Levy Revenue: 2000: 130 million euros (est.) 1999: 102 million euros Employees: 480 worldwide Employees, R&D: 150 Smart Card...

Give Us Your Opinion.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Visit the Card Technology Web site at www.cardtechnology.com and participate in our online survey. This month's question: Would you buy stock in a smart card company? * Yes. Smart cards are taking off, and the share prices of...

Regional News.(multiple brief articles)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Asia * Japanese Banks Introduce Contactless Electronic Purse Card: Eleven Japanese companies, led by Sony Corp. and three big banks, will introduce an electronic purse smart card in October. Unlike such e-purse chip cards as Mondex and...