Card Technology articles from June 2005

Card Technology archives from June 2005

The Benefits Of Bad News.
June 1, 2005... Two very large companies, automaker General Motors and financial services firm Morgan Stanley, both recently made clear they would withdraw advertising from publications running negative stories about them. Their targets were...

In a "blink," contactless payments move into the U.S. market.
June 1, 2005... First came the merchants, and now big issuers. All that remains is for consumers to decide they like to pay by tapping cards on terminals and the contactless payment revolution will be a reality in the United States. If pay-with-a-wave catches...

Where You Can Pay with a Wave.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... (U.S. merchants committed to accepting contactless payments) Merchant Type No. of locations McDonald's fast food 13,500 7-Eleven convenience store 5,300 CVS...

People on the Move.(appointments and resignations)
June 1, 2005... American Express Co. has named Stephen Squeri, 46, executive vice president and chief information officer. Squeri succeeds Glen Salow, who accepted the position of executive vice president of technologies and operations at American Express...

Newswatch: Middle East.(Egyptian Association for Smart Cards Industry and Applications)
June 1, 2005... Egypt Creates A Smart Card Association With government encouragement, smart card vendors, banks and government officials recently launched the Egyptian Association for Smart Cards Industry & Applications. Among its goals is to work with...

Newswatch: Asia.(Todos Data System AB)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Taiwan Bank Orders Web-Security Technology Todos Data System AB of Sweden announced last month that it had won an order for Internet-authentication technology from the Bank of Taiwan, and said it expects more such orders from Taiwanese...

Sales for big chip card vendors jumped 18% last year.
June 1, 2005... All of the four big international smart card vendors have now reported their 2004 results, and it was clearly a good year. It appears 2005 is also off to a good start. All told, the Big Four of the smart card industry reported total 2004...

Newswatch: Europe.
June 1, 2005... German Transit Operator Tests Mobile Ticketing A transit authority in Germany has launched the first trial of contactless mobile-ticketing using handsets that comply with the Near Field Communication standard. RMV, which serves the greater...

Calendar.
June 1, 2005... June 27-28: Contactless Cards - London Organized by SMi Ltd. For more information, contact Nicky Thomson at: Telephone: + 44 (0)207 827 6048 Fax: +44 (0)207 827 6049 E-mail: nthomsonsmi-online.co.uk Web site:...

Hot Times At The Point Of Sale: Annual POS Vendor Survey.
June 1, 2005... Quick Read Shipments of card-accepting terminals are growing at an annual rate of 16.4% worldwide, says Frost & Sullivan. Key drivers include: growing consumer use of payment cards, upgrades to smart card-reading devices in countries where...

Leading Vendors of POS Terminals.(point of sale)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... Company 2004 shipments 2003 shipments Ingenico* 1,800,000 1,550,000 Verifone* 1,500,000 1,200,000 Hypercom* 1,000,000 950,000 Lipman 851,627 ...

The Yawning Gap Between Smart Card And Personal Computer.
June 1, 2005... Quick Read PC Makers offer smart card readers as an option on many laptop and desktop machines, and in some cases it's standard equipment on PCs geared for large companies and government agencies. Shipments of standalone and built-in smart...

ID Briefs.(identity cards)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... A bill prohibiting local and state agencies in California from issuing identity cards with contactless technology has passed the state Senate and is headed for a vote this summer in the state Assembly. Sen. Joe Simitian introduced the bill...

A Sampler of PCs with Built-in Smart Card Readers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... Vendor Product Price Dell Latitude 610 notebook $1,523 OptiPlex SX280 desktop with optional reader $1,482 Acer ...

The Buzz Around Java Card.(SIM card operating software)
June 1, 2005... Quick Read There have been a handful of attempts to break Sun Microsystems' grip on the market for SIM card operating software. All have failed. One of the latest challengers, France-based EDSI, contends it offers a more nimble alternative...

Korean Telcos Continue Mobile Commerce Push.(SK Telecom Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... South Korea's largest mobile network operator, SK Telecom, and its two competitors haven't given up on the idea of trying to turn their handsets into mobile commerce devices-despite the poor showing of their various projects the past three...

Going Global With National I.D.
June 1, 2005... Quick Read More and more national governments are planning to issue ID cards to their citizens and permanent residents. Officials believe the cards, often used with biometrics, will tighten border security, reduce card counterfeiting and...

A Volume Business.(smart market chips)
June 1, 2005... Quick Read Demand for smart card chips soared last year at the same time as prices plunged. Both trends seem to be cooling, although prices continued to drop during the first half of 2005. Still, the industry has been surprised before, and...

Microprocessor Chip Shipments Soar: SIM cards for mobile phones lead jump in demand.(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... (part 1 of 3) Microprocessor chips (in millions) 2004 2003 % Change Infineon 598 389 53.7 Atmel ...

Prices Plunge, Revenue Climbs.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... (Average prices for microprocessor chips and total revenue by vendor, 2004) (part 1 of 2) Average Selling Price (U.S. dollars) 2004 2003...

Memory Chips-Major Producers: Slide of contact memory chips continues.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... (Average prices for microprocessor chips and total revenue by vendor, 2004) 2004 2003 % Change Infineon 659.0 782.0 -15.7 STMicroelectronics 206.0 140.7 ...

Contactless Chip Leaders.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... (In millions of units) (Average prices for microprocessor chips and total revenue by vendor, 2004) 2004 2003 %Change Philips* 95.6 62.5 52.9 Infineon ...

Advertising Index.(Illustration)
June 1, 2005... Advanced Card Systems 20 www.acs.com.hk Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics 5 www.smart-card-connector.info Buysmartcard.com 43 www.buysmartcard.com Card Imaging Master Spa ...

A Once-A-Year Look at G&D: Card Unit Leads Turnaround.(Giesecke and Devrient)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... While its major rivals are publicly traded and report financial results each quarter, privately held Giesecke & Devrient offers only an annual look at its revenue and profit. 2004 was a good year, the company said last month. Driven by 24%...