Card Technology articles from February 2006

Card Technology archives from February 2006

Waiting For The Future.
February 1, 2006... That screeching noise you may have heard the past year or so isn't the sound of some throwback to the old information super highway trying to connect to the Internet via a dial-up modem. Rather, it's been calls by mobile telco players for a...

High-Speed SIM Splits Mobile Telcos.
February 1, 2006... Europe's five largest mobile network operator groups are deeply divided over proposed options for giving the SIM card a high-speed interface, creating a deadlock among standards makers at a meeting in late January. They are expected to try...

Two More Vendors To Supply Chinese EMV Cards.(Axalto and Oberthur Card Systems to supply Europay International, MasterCard, Visa to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... France-based card vendors Axalto and Oberthur will supply banking smart cards to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. France-based Gemplus announced late last year it is doing the same. ICBC is planning to begin replacing some of its...

Newswatch: Europe.(Axalto merges with Gemplus)(Royal National Institute for the Blind introduces smart card services)
February 1, 2006... AXALTO CHIEF BRUSHES OFF POSSIBLE OBERTHUR CHALLENGE Axalto CEO Olivier Piou said last month he was not concerned about a possible challenge by French smart card vendor Oberthur Card Systems to the proposed merger between the world's two...

People on the Move.(appointments and resignation of officials and employees of Trintech Group and Visa International)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Trintech Group plc, a provider of point-of-sale terminals and payment-related software applications based in Ireland, has named Shaun Gray as executive vice president and CEO of its payments business that includes point-of-sale terminals and...

Chase Rolls Out More Contactless Payment Cards.
February 1, 2006... Consumers in the large U.S. states of Florida and Texas will become the latest to try out contactless payment, now that issuer JPMorgan Chase & Co. has announced it is rolling out its "blink" credit card in two more large metropolitan areas....

More Airport Security Cards.
February 1, 2006... A third U.S. airport last month announced plans to offer travelers smart cards that enable faster passage through security checkpoints. The Indianapolis International Airport Authority says it has selected New York City-based Verified...

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2006... March 7-10: IC CARD WORLD 2006-TOKYO Organized by Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. For more information, contact ICS Convention Design at: Telephone: +81 3 3219 3561 Fax: +81 3 3292 1813 E-mail: machiics-inc.co.jp April...

Opening New Doors With The SIM Card.
February 1, 2006... The cold front arrives while you are at the office-just as promised by weather forecasters-but you forgot to turn on the heat at home. No problem: You pull out your mobile phone, send a text message to your other phone you left on the dining...

Wireless Devices: The Zigbee Comparison.
February 1, 2006... (part 1 of 2) Wireless technology ZigBee 1 Main applications Building/home monitoring and control 2 Battery life (days) 100 to 1,000 + 3...

High-Speed Interface Divides SIM Players.(subscriber identity module)
February 1, 2006... In one of the most divisive issues ever to face the SIM card industry, standards makers last month failed to reach agreement on a new SIM interface designed to allow subscribers to download photos, music, video and other big content from their...

Speed Bumps Ahead.
February 1, 2006... Standards makers representing operators, handset makers and SIM card suppliers failed to reach agreement on a high-speed interface for communication between SIM cards and handsets Jan. 19-20, but deliberations continue. The parties were divided...

SIM Toolkit: Complete Overhaul Due.(Subscriber Identity Module)
February 1, 2006... The SIM toolkit has been a useful technology, adding operator-controlled menus to handsets, and encouraging customers to adopt new services and buy more content. But while handset development has continued apace, the SIM toolkit has remained...

Smart Cards Slowly Seep Into The Enterprise.
February 1, 2006... In many cases, the idea for a smart card to better secure a company's computer network comes from the information technology or the security department. In the case of E.ON Energie, a Germany-based utility, the idea originated a few years...

Taking Some Of The Hassle Out Of EMV.
February 1, 2006... For Rabobank, one of the largest issuers in the Netherlands, the decision to move to a new common payment application for its chip-based credit and debit cards will not be a difficult one, says Evert Fekkes, head of payment strategy. The...

Closing Loopholes: The Common Payment Application.(European banks to reduce costs and complexitiy on Europay International, MasterCard, Visa)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... KEY DATES Specification published: January 2006. Test specification due: late 2006 First CPA cards expected from vendors: early 2007 BACKGROUND European banks demand changes to EMV standard in early 2003 to reduce cost...

Closing the Gap: Will Banks and Transit Create a Common Contactless Card?
February 1, 2006... QUICK READ Agents working long, stationary shifts in subway ticketing booths selling tickets is not Michel Barjansky's vision of their job description. Barjansky, electronic ticketing manager for Paris Metro operator RATP, says he would...

Advertising Index.
February 1, 2006... Bowe Cartec 15 www.bowe-cartec.de CardTechSecurTech 2006 Inside back cover www.ctst.com Collis 17 www.collis.nl/emv HID Back...

Contact Our Advertising Sales Representatives.
February 1, 2006... United States and Canada Jim Baker phone 312 983 6179 fax 312 913 1334 Europe & Asia Bernard Pingree Jean-Charles Abeille phone + 33 (01) 46 43 00 66 fax + 33 (01) 46 43 01 34 bernard.pingreeinfopac.fr jcabeilleinfopac.fr ...

Poised For Growth Beyond North America.(Frost and Sullivan Inc. predicts the growth for fingerprints and biometric identifier)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Biometrics will be a $3.5 billion industry worldwide by 2008, up from just over a half billion in 2002, according to new research from U.S.-based Frost & Sullivan. North America will remain the largest market and fingerprints the most-used...