Card Technology articles from June 2001

Card Technology archives from June 2001

One Sign That Smart Cards Are Growing Up.
June 1, 2001... When Microsoft Corp. announced in 1998 plans to develop an operating system for smart cards, it caused tremendous excitement in the industry. Many felt that Microsoft's entry showed smart cards were for real. I thought about that as word...

Whither Microsoft?
June 1, 2001... Microsoft Corp. has changed its smart card course. But where it is heading is in dispute. The world's largest software company announced last month that it would for the first time license the source code for its Windows for Smart Card...

Card technology calendar.
June 1, 2001... August 6-8: Cards Australia-Sydney Organized by Terrapinn Ltd. For more information, contact Chris Rodrigues at: Telephone: 61 2 9210 5756 Fax: 61 2 9225 8216 E-mail: chris.rodriguesterrapinn.com Web site:...

Regional News.
June 1, 2001... North America * MasterCard Supports Java Card: MasterCard International will allow member banks to issue smart cards on the Java Card platform. Previously, MasterCard only supported Multos and proprietary operating systems from chip card...

Smart Card Chips For The 21st Century.
June 1, 2001... Millions of devices contain specialized computer chips that perform a specific function, whether allowing a printer to produce graphics or a cell phone to receive a call. Most embedded chips have 32-bit microprocessors based on RISC technology...

Machines Top Humans In ID Card Accuracy.
June 1, 2001... Individuals applying for a new Dutch public transit card fill out a form with 30 fields of data. There are different cards for students, the elderly and the handicapped. Applicants are asked where they live, work and study, so the transit...

Microsoft Backs Online ID Venture.
June 1, 2001... Identrus LLC has taken a big first step toward creating a global framework for business-to-business transactions over the Internet. The New York-based consortium has signed up 45 of the world's biggest banks that will be able to issue digital...

Annual POS Terminal Survey: The Waiting Game.
June 1, 2001... In recent years, point-of-sale terminal vendors have tried two strategies to boost sales of sophisticated devices with high profit margins. They have added technology that would allow merchants to do more with the POS terminals than just...

Visa U.S.A. Uses A Clicks-and-Bricks Strategy To Promote Smart Cards.
June 1, 2001... For many U.S. merchants, upgrading to point of sale terminals that comply with the EMV international smart card standard for debit and credit cards is the furthest thing on their minds. Unlike the United Kingdom and Brazil, which are...

Unit sales of Leading POS Terminal Vendors.(Illustration)
June 1, 2001... (part 1 of 2) Company Headquarters All POS Terminals 2000 1999 Hypercom Phoenix, Ariz. USA 1,108,50 896,519 Ingenico ...

Building A Smart Card Powerhouse.
June 1, 2001... Asian telcos, banks and governments will issue more than a billion smart cards a year by 2003, estimates say. Many will use advanced software and chips, as the region looks to challenge Europe as the hot spot for multiapplication cards,...

Singaporean GSM Operators Do Battle With SIMs.
June 1, 2001... WAP bombed in Singapore like it did elsewhere in the GSM world. So the island's three operators are making more use of subscriber identity module cards as they battle for business in this fast-saturating market and prepare for a new...

Smart Cards Are Barely A Blip On Airlines' Radar.
June 1, 2001... Several airlines are using simple chip cards to speed passengers through airports. But more sophisticated smart cards remain in a holding pattern. Airlines are trying out many technologies that could make flying less of a hassle. While...