Card Technology articles from March 2001

Card Technology archives from March 2001

So Nice To Hear From You.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Over lunch recently, I was talking to a colleague about how to encourage Card Technology readers to write more letters. We know from conversations with industry executives that readers do not always agree with the analysis in our news stories...

The End Is In Sight For Chip Crunch.
March 1, 2001... New production capacity from semiconductor manufacturers and the cooling of the wireless industry is combining to ease the silicon shortage that has beset the smart card industry, among others, for more than 18 months. But chip makers...

Give Us Your Opinion.
March 1, 2001... Visit the Card Technology Web site at www.cardtechnology.com and participate in our online survey. This month's question: Is the cost of implementing smart cards coming down? * Yes. Smart card prices are dropping. Readers are...

Card technology calendar.
March 1, 2001... * April 19-21: Smart Cards China - Beijing Organized by: AIT Events Co. and the Asia Pacific Smart Card Association For more information, contact Mark Liu at: Telephone: 86-10-6581 0479 Fax: 86-10-6581 7545 E-mail:...

Regional News.
March 1, 2001... Europe * Gemplus Posts Record Revenue, But expects A Slowdown: Gemplus International SA, brought in a record $1.2 billion euros (US$1.1 billion) in 2000, an increase of 57% from the year before, thanks to soaring sales of subscriber...

Chip Cards That Replace Sticky Notes.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Many Web sites require users to enter a user name and password, particularly sites that charge fees. While you can try to use the same user name and password at many sites, inevitably a password used at one Web address will not be available at...

The Dark Side Of "Industry Standards".(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... RE: 2001: A Smart Card Odyssey I read your plaintive editorial before I read your feature article. The article is excellent. However, I'm afraid that you're being a bit unfair to the smart card industry with your TransLink example in the...

To PIN Or Not To PIN?
March 1, 2001... Banks in many countries will require cardholders to use a personal identification number when paying with chip-based credit cards. But such a move could be controversial in mature credit card markets. As banks worldwide begin to convert...

Money Isn't Everything.
March 1, 2001... Smart cards started showing up at universities in the mid-1990s, at a time when many bankers worldwide were promoting chip cards as a way to replace cash for small purchases. School administrators were swept along, and most university ID...

Campus Card Vendors Reshuffle Their Decks.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... There have been big changes in recent months at several companies that supply card systems to U.S. colleges and universities. In November, Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard Inc., a provider of Internet-based teaching software to some 1,200...

The Quest For Capital Critical Mass.
March 1, 2001... As they try to capture a larger share of a burgeoning smart card market, major card suppliers are making acquisitions and tapping the public markets for capital. Five years ago, smart card companies were mostly small, scarcely global and...

Top Chip Card Companies by revenue.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Company 2000 1999 % Change 2001 Projection 1. Gemplus 1,205 766.6 57.2% 1,590 2. Schlumberger** 850* 665* 30% 1,300**** 3. Oberthur 451.1 387.5*** 16.4% 586 ...

Taking A Closer Look At Card Quality.
March 1, 2001... Card vendors cannot afford to throw away expensive chip cards because of printing errors or other mistakes. Card inspection equipment promises to minimize that problem. Like fingerprints, no two plastic cards are alike. Manufacturers print...