Card Technology articles from January 2005

Card Technology archives from January 2005

The Next Big Thing?(application of smart card chips)
January 1, 2005... Santa Claus brought millions of consumers mobile phones this Christmas. Many had the kind of cool features, from sleek designs to software that lets you organize photos on your mobile handset, that prompt consumers to pay a premium for new...

More Contactless Payment Projects on Tap in 2005.
January 1, 2005... Will consumers love the convenience of tap-and-go payment so much that they will choose their bank or mobile phone carrier based on that feature? The hope that they will remains the main allure of contactless payment schemes that embed a...

UK Considers A Youth Smart Card.(united kingdom)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Tony Blair's government is considering a smart card for teenagers to help them afford out-of-school activities such as sports and visits to theatres, The Guardian newspaper reported last month. The card would give young people access to...

G&D Picks Philips exec for top spot.(Giesecke & Devrient )(executive)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Smart card vendor Giesecke & Devrient last month named Karsten Ottenberg as new chairman of its board of directors. Ottenberg, 43, is a marketing executive in the semiconductor unit of Philips Electronics. He will assume the post April 1,...

British Government Moves Forward On A National IDs.(British House of Commons )
January 1, 2005... The British House of Commons as expected last month adopted a proposed national ID card scheme, clearing the way for the government to issue its first cards by about 2008. The card remains a top priority of Prime Minister Tony Blair's...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2005... Feb. 14-17: 3GSM World Congress-Cannes, France Organized by GSM Association For more information contact Tamara James at: Phone: +44 (0)20 7017 5504 Fax: +44 (0)20 7017 4747 E-mail: info3gsmworldcongress.com ...

Liverpool Will Test a Multipurpose 'Ticket to Ride'.(smart card testing)
January 1, 2005... Economically blighted Liverpool expects millions of tourists to arrive in 2008 when Liverpool will enjoy the title of Europe's Capital of Culture and host a variety of cultural events. Visitors to that festival, as well as to the annual...

JCB Buys One-third Share of EMVco.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Credit card company JCB Co. Ltd. of Japan last month announced it had purchased a one-third interest in EMVCo, joining Visa International and MasterCard International as an equal partner in managing the international EMV standard for payment...

Indian Payment Terminal Wins EMV Approval.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Advanced Micronics Devices Ltd. says it is the first Indian maker of payment terminals to comply with the international EMV standard for credit and debit smart cards. The company, headquartered in Bangalore, announced last month that it had...

Faster Memories: Are They Secure?(computer memories used in smart card chip)
January 1, 2005... How long it takes a smart card chip to complete a transaction is becoming an increasingly important issue with the emergence of new contactless applications. No one wants to wait long to pay for their McDonald's hamburger with a contactless...

Pros and Cons of Four Types of Memory.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... (part 1 of 2) Memory Pro EEPROM Widely used, well understood and tested in real-world applications. Flash Can store a lot of data in relatively small amount of silicon. FRAM Faster write times...

The Future of the Contactless SIM.
January 1, 2005... The buzz is back on m-commerce. But this time it promises to go contactless, thanks to plans by big handset makers to plant radio-frequency chips and antennas in millions of units, along with increased interest from banks in promoting...

ToshiBa Plans to Offer SIMs-and More.
January 1, 2005... Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. plans to enter the market for subscriber identity module cards later this year, targeting demand for high-end, third-generation, SIMs in Japan and, later, in other markets, Card Technology has learned....

Which Format Is Best For ID Cards?
January 1, 2005... A debate over the direction of a new identification card for U.S. government employees and contractors has focused attention on basic choices in smart card technology that are usually left to technical staff. This debate reached higher...

South Africa Gets Ready For Smart Cards.(Europay, Mastercard and Visa forum)
January 1, 2005... In only a few countries are banks well on their way to completing the conversion from magnetic stripe to chip cards, so each national rollout offers new lessons. South Africa is following in the wake of such nations as the United Kingdom...

In Brief.(smart card move by Visa Canada)
January 1, 2005... Visa Canada has set October 2010 as the date by which Visa members must convert to smart cards or accept liability for fraud losses. The Canadian unit of Visa last year outlined a smart card road map, but this recent announcement for the...

Price Chopper Issue: How to Get the Best Deals on Your Smart Cards: Here are six market-tested strategies that can keep you from blowing your budget when buying smart cards.
January 1, 2005... China Unicom may be a relatively young company, but it didn't take China's second-largest provider of mobile phone service long to figure out the best way to get low prices on smart cards: buy in large quantities. To that end, Unicom's main...

Know What You Want, then Negotiate the Price.(U.S. Defense Department)(project development of Boeing Co.)
January 1, 2005... One way to avoid over-spending is to carefully define what you want before buying anything. That was the approach U.S.-based Boeing Co., one of the world's largest aerospace companies, took when it decided to upgrade to a smart card-based ID...

Advertising Index.
January 1, 2005... Advertiser Page # Advanced Card Systems 27 Web: www.acs.com.hk Assa Abloy HID/Omni Key CV4 Web: www.hidcorp.com/work Atmel Corporation...

Contact Our Advertising Sales Representatives.(Directory)
January 1, 2005... United States and Canada Jim Baker phone 312 983 6179 fax 312 913 1334 Latin America Rosemary Winters phone 305 663 2413 rosemary.wintersrwmg-inc.com Germany Arne Gauf phone + 49 (617) 198 16 60 fax 49 (6171) 981 662...

Government ID Drives Contactless Growth: Tenfold growth by 2009.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... The contactless smart card market is growing and changing, analyst Vihar Bhagwat asserts in a new report to be released this month by Frost & Sullivan. Demand for contactless chips for plastic cards and other form factors, notably passports,...