Card Technology articles from February 2002

Card Technology archives from February 2002

And The Winner Is...
February 1, 2002... Unlike a sporting event or an election, there rarely is an official declaration of a winner in a competition among technologies. There was no ceremony marking the moment when the personal computer market tipped conclusively toward Windows. ...

The View From 2010.
February 1, 2002... What will a typical business traveler think of smart cards at the end of the decade? An industry consultant contends the road warrior of 2010 would have trouble imagining life without his or her chip card. Well, here we are, 10 years on...

Gemplus Shakeup Aims To Reassure Investors.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... The mood was upbeat a year ago at Gemplus' Executive Forum in Marrakech, Morocco, the annual conference/party the card manufacturer throws for customers. And why not? The smart card vendor had recently completed a successful initial public...

On a downward slope.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Gemplus International SA, Gemenos, France 2001 2000 1999 Revenue 1 billion* 1.2 billion 766. million Net income (91.5 million)* 99.1 million (32.1 million) ...

Card Technology Calendar.
February 1, 2002... March 5-8: IC Card World 2002-Tokyo Organized by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (NIKKEI) For more information, contact Mr. Sasaki of International Communications Specialists at: Phone: 81-3-3263-6881 Fax: 81-3-3263-7077 ...

Regional News.
February 1, 2002... Asia/Pacific * Smart Cards Catch On In Japan: Japan's smart card market is projected to grow 56% this year, from 26.1 million cards to 40.7 million cards, according to the Japan Business Machine Makers Association. Japanese credit card...

Vendors Cast Eyes At Mega Memory.
February 1, 2002... While smart cards carrying 64 kilobytes of memory for applications and data are barely a blip on the sales charts of card manufacturers, some vendors are already looking beyond these "large" chip cards. They are not just preparing for the...

Australia Gives PKI A Whirl.
February 1, 2002... Many people have talked about PKI as a way to communicate securely via the Internet, but relatively few have been brave enough to implement the complex technology on a large scale. Now Australia's national health system is giving PKI a try, in...

The Pros and Cons of Biometrics for Banks.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ADVANTAGES Biometrics provides more accurate and secure identification that cannot easily be transferred or stolen Greater convenience-no need to memorize PINs or carry ID card Growing fears over security are making consumers more...

Wake Up And Smell The Java!
February 1, 2002... Java Card is on its way to gaining Windows-like dominance of smart card operating software. That could mean nifty new applications and lower prices. But much work remains before Java cards from different manufacturers are as interchangeable as...

Why Not Full Java On A Smart Card?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Java Card is a slimmed-down version of the Java programming language and is designed to work on smart card chips that have far less memory and processing power than the chips in personal computers or even mobile phones. But using Java Card...

Vendors Work To Close The Interoperability Gap.
February 1, 2002... When Sun Microsystems announced it was releasing a version of its popular Java software for smart cards in 1996, mobile network operator Orange in the United Kingdom rejoiced, says Mark Green, Orange UK's terminal equipment design manager. "We...

Do Analysts' Numbers Add Up?
February 1, 2002... Every company wants to build its business plan around solid data, and three research firms provide regular coverage of the chip card market. But predicting the demand for an emerging technology like smart cards is not easy. When Tel...