Card Technology articles from February 2003

Card Technology archives from February 2003

How Much Security?
February 1, 2003... Terrorism and war don't seem to be about to disappear from our unhappy planet. And that means the search will go on for better ways to verify personal identity, so as to make us feel more secure. That search often leads to smart cards and...

Britain Debates A National ID.
February 1, 2003... Last July, British Home Secretary David Blunkett formally opened a six-month discussion period on the idea of introducing a national identity card that legal UK residents would use to prove they are entitled to government benefits. That comment...

Something To Do With Blue.(American Express Co. offers the credit card)
February 1, 2003... Since launching the Blue credit card in late 1999, American Express Co. has aimed the first major U.S. payment smart card at young, Internet-savvy consumers. But, while the chip gets prominent play in some of the high-tech Blue card television...

Octopus Reaches Out Beyond Hong Kong.(Octopus Cards Ltd.)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2003... With 8.8 million cards in circulation for a population of 6.5 million, perhaps it is no surprise that Octopus Cards Ltd., the company that runs Hong Kong's well-known contactless fare-collection system, has decided it has outgrown its home...

Card Technology Calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2003... March 4-7: IC Card World 2003-Tokyo Organized by Nikkei For more information, contact Nikkei at: Phone: +81 3 5255 2847 Fax: +81 3 5255 2860 E-mail: keiichi.katsuranex.nikkei.co.jp Web site: www.iccard.jp April...

Regional News.(Credit card industry news briefs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Europe * Sagem Wins Key Smart Card Contract: France-based electronics company Sagem SA has firmed up its credentials as a player in the smart card industry by winning a contract to develop the operating software for the next generation of...

Chip Cards Widen Their Data Pipes.(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... Most smart cards communicate with readers at 9,600 bits per second, although data rates of 100 kbps or more are possible with the prevailing ISO 7816 protocol if both card and reader are set up for the higher speeds. But in the 21st century,...

Can Smart Cards Make The Match?(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... Several smart card vendors have teamed up with biometric firms to enable match-on-card technology, in which the stored biometric data are matched against a live image on the card instead of on a computer. Some experts question, however, whether...

JCB's Chip Card Growth Strategy.
February 1, 2003... Japan's leading credit card issuer, JCB, has high hopes of expanding into new markets by leveraging the smart card expertise it is gaining at home. Taiwan and South Korea are its initial targets, then the rest of Asia and the world. With...

JCB At A Glance.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... Headquarters: Tokyo Key dates: Launched card business in 1961; expanded outside of Japan in 1981. Cards issued: 45.3 million cardholders, 42.2 million in Japan. Major non-Japanese markets are South Korea, 1.6 million cards, and...

Securing New Markets.(Smart card vendors may have opportunities as security devices in the broadband wireless market)(Industry Overview)
February 1, 2003... From wide-open Wireless LANs to widespread pilfering of music and video games, the broadband wireless market will be crying out for security. Smart card vendors see an opportunity. Telco operators, venture capitalists and others surveying...

No Strings Attached.(Number of frequent and infrequent wireless LAN users are tabulated for 2002-2007 by global regions)(Illustration)
February 1, 2003... (Projected growth in wireless LAN users) Frequent WLAN users (millions) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 North America 0.6 1.9 4.5 8.1 10.8 12.2 Europe ...