Card Technology articles from May 2002

Card Technology archives from May 2002

What Hegel Taught Microsoft @BY#Don Davis, Editor and Associate Publisher, Card Technology.(advances in technology)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... You don't see Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel quoted much anymore. But there was a Microsoft official last month talking about a "Hegelian synthesis" in explaining why the software company was changing course on a planned offering called My...

Can The Internet And Cigarettes Save Germany's E-Purse?(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... German consumers later this year likely will be able to reload their Geldkarte electronic purses on the Internet and later to buy cigarettes from vending machines with the chip cards. But observers have their doubts about how much life that...

Card Technology Calendar.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... June 3-5: Smart Cards in Government/ Symposium on Secure Identification Initiatives-Washington, D.C. Organized by the Smart Card Alliance For more information, contact SCA at: Phone: 800 556 6828 e-mail: infosmartcardalliance.org...

Regional News.(Statistical Data Included)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2002... Europe * Hungarian Bank Plans Smart Card: Hungary's No. 2 bank, K & H Bank, by June will launch the country's rollout of chip-based payment cards, including one of Europe's first multiapplication smart cards. The bank will issue at least...

A Marriage Of Security And Convenience.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Millions of consumers pay for gasoline by waving a small token, like the ExxonMobil Speedpass, near a pump. And millions more ride subways and buses each day by waving a contactless smart card past a turnstile. Wouldn't it be great if there...

HI-TECH BANKING SYSTEMS: Alhamrani Universal Company.(Product Announcement)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Alhamrani Universal Company was established as the vehicle for Alhamrani hi-tech interest in 1981 when substantial Group resources were deployed to reassess the impact of innovative technologies on commerce and everyday living. As long-term...

Searching For PKI's B2B Business Case.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... PKI seems perfect for business-to-business transactions on the Internet. An individual or a company can use a PKI-enabled digital certificate to encrypt and sign messages, and the person on the other end, anywhere on the Internet, can be...

The New Identrus.(Indentrus L.L.C.)
May 1, 2002... NAME: Identrus LLC Hheadquarters: New York Employees: About 80 CEO: Guy S. Tallent Current customers: Digital Signature Trust's primary customers include the U.S. government and the state of Washington. Sixty global banks...

How Chips, And Suppliers, Are Changing: Established suppliers of smart card chips are vying with newcomers in a race that figures to accelerate advancements in smart card technology.(Product Announcement)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Energized by demands from mobile phone companies for more sophisticated smart cards, the chips that go into smart cards have been transformed in the last three years. Processors on the chips have become more powerful, and memory sizes much...

The Leading Vendors of Smart Card Chips.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... (part 1 of 3) Company 2001 UNITS 2000 UNITS % CHANGE Infineon 1142 955 19.60% STMicroelectronics 652 668 -2.40% Philips*...

what's Coming in Smart Card Chips.
May 1, 2002... More EEPROM 64K is available, with 128K coming in the next year. Beyond 8-bit 16-bit chips are available, and early 32-bit chips are arriving. Aimed at 3G mobile phones, biometrics, high-end encryption applications. Flash:...

Japan's Bold Bid For Smart Card Leadership.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Through innovation and some well-placed wagers, Japan is seeking to become a player on the world smart card stage. But a troubled economy and unproven demand at home could but the skids on the budding industry. In Yokosuka City, about two...

First The Walkman, Now Contactless Credit.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... When Sony Corp. chairman Nobuyuki Idei launched the company's new contactless credit smart card in a ceremony April 1, he reportedly pooh-poohed the company's goal of issuing 2 million cards by 2005. Why not 10 million? he exclaimed. Idei...

The Ultimate City Card.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2002... Good Morning Mrs. Shiminkado. Welcome to your personal portal site with the city of Yokosuka. The results of your health examination are now available. Click to view them...There is a spread of baby measles at your daughter Mika's nursery...