Card Technology articles from January 2003

Card Technology archives from January 2003

What 2003 Might Bring.
January 9, 2003... It's a new year. So what will be the big card technology stories of 2003? Here are five predictions: 1. A more open debate on EMV-It's already going on behind the scenes among European banks who must convert their payment cards and...

The UK's Big Chip And PIN Trial.(cards that require consumers to enter a personal identification number when they pay)
January 9, 2003... Participants are lining up for the world's first-ever market trial of smart cards that both conform to the EMV standard for chip-based payment and require consumers to enter a personal identification number when they pay. The chip-and-PIN...

A Reversal Of Fortune For Top Card Vendors.(Gemplus International SA and its competitor SchlumbergerSema)
January 9, 2003... For the past year, one of the two top smart card suppliers, Gemplus International SA, has been the subject of unwelcome media attention. The publicly traded company has reported big losses and the European press has had a field day reporting on...

Letter To The Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
January 9, 2003... I would like to respond to some points in your article in the November issue, "Early Steps Toward Biometric Standards." With BAPI, a standard developed in conjunction with more than 30 organizations, vendors have full flexibility in terms...

Card Technology Calendar.
January 9, 2003... Feb. 4-5: Smart Card Expo 2003-London Organized by Turret Rai plc For more information, contact Albert Andoh at: Phone: 44 (0)1895 454463 mobile : 44 07951 514817 Fax: 44 (0)1895 454647 E-mail: a.andohturret-rai.co.uk ...

Regional News.
January 9, 2003... Europe * French E-Purse Goes Remote: Three French banks are testing handheld readers that accept Moneo electronic purse payments, allowing merchants to take the e-purse transactions away from fixed point-of-sale terminals. "You want to pay...

Fast Memory Moves Into Smart Cards.
January 9, 2003... Ferroelectric memory has been around for years, but it's starting to garner some attention among smart card industry players. They see it as a possible long-term replacement for industry standard EEPROM, especially for contactless applications....

A Comparison of Memory Technologies.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 9, 2003... (part 1 of 2) Memory Type Time for storing data Power required for (Maximum writes/second) storing data EEPROM 1,000 15 to 18 volts FLASH 1-1,000 ...

The E-Purse As ID Card.
January 9, 2003... A plan to require customers of cigarette vending machines to prove their age eligibility could breathe new life into the little-used German electronic purse. If successful, the stodgy Geldkarte may one day establish consent for pornographic Web...

The Contactless Wave.(contactless chip cards )
January 9, 2003... Well-established in transit, contactless chip cards are making headway in access control and government ID card programs. Payment cards in such major markets as the United States and Japan may jump right to pay-and-go cards, skipping the...

Some Major Contactless Projects in Transit.
January 9, 2003... Seoul, South Korea More than 14 million cards are used in subways and buses. Breakthrough project 1996 uses Mifare chips. Hong Kong Some 9 million Octopus cards accepted by train, bus, ferry and tram operators, merchants. Sony...

Alphabet Soup, Security And The Future Of Contactless.
January 9, 2003... Contactless cards have been in commercial use for less than a decade, and the technology is still maturing. Among the technical questions issuers face are how to choose among competing protocols, making different cards work in a single system...

British Football Clubs Hope To Score With Smart Cards: Can chip cards make Britain's die-hard football fans even more loyal to their local clubs? Several teams are giving smart cards a tryout.
January 9, 2003... There was a time when the only cards of interest in England's soccer stadiums were those little yellow and red ones tucked away in the referee's top pocket. Whenever a ref waved one against the home team, indicating a penalty against the local...