Card Technology articles from November 2001

Card Technology archives from November 2001

Inside TechWatch...(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... High-Tech Slump Hits Smart Card Companies 9 Court Ruling No 'Magic Bullet' For Smart Cards 12 Smart Cards Link Cars To Mass Transit 16 Card Technology Calendar 18 Regional News 20 Copyright c 2001...

99-Cent Cards May Be Hard To Find.(Visa International)
November 1, 2001... By most accounts, Visa International's low-cost program for multiapplication smart cards has been a ringing success. Introduced last year, Visa has sought to make issuance of multiapplication cards more palatable to skittish banks. The...

Specials From Visa.(Visa International)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... (part 1 of 2) Card Price* Applications EEPROM in ROM Available for other apps ...

What the ruling means.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... * Visa and MasterCard member banks are free to issue American Express and Discover credit cards. * Visa and MasterCard member banks may potentially issue multiapplication smart cards with American Express or Discover credit...

Card Technology Calendar.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Jan. 7-9: Smart Card Tech India 2002-New Delhi Organized by Exhibitions India For more information, contact Exhibitions India at: Phone: 91 11 463 8680 Fax: 91 11 462 3320 E-mail: exhibitionsindiavsnl.com Web site:...

Regional News.(multiple topics)
November 1, 2001... Europe * E-purse Cards To Stay At Home As Euro Launches: While Europe gets ready to roll out its interoperable currency, the euro, Jan. 1, an interoperable electronic cash smart card still seems many months or even years away. Although...

Should Smart Cards Carry Their Own Biometric Sensors?
November 1, 2001... Smart cards that pack biometric sensors to scan fingerprints and identify cardholders eliminate the need for separate biometric readers. While the product still needs some work, vendors are pitching it as a way to cut costs and tighten security...

Biometrics, Chip Cards And Airport Security.
November 1, 2001... The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks immediately put the spotlight on biometrics and smart cards as tools for making air travel safer. But these technologies also may play a role in making card programs more attractive for business travelers trying...

Could Biometrics Have Prevented The September 11 Attacks?(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Biometrics are being widely discussed as a way to verify that an individual is who he or she claims to be. However, biometrics experts emphasize that the technology should not be oversold. None of the airport programs using biometrics today...

Security Takes Center Stage.
November 1, 2001... Before September 11, Internet access to services was at the center of many government smart card projects. Now the debate is about national ID cards and fighting terrorism. Startled at how easily the Sept. 11 hijackers used false names and...

Chip-based Citizen ID Card Projects.(multinational)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... (part 1 of 2) Country Project Brunei: Compulsory national ID card features a digitized version of the citizen's fingerprint. Belgium: Belgium to conduct trials on a national ID card with digital certificate next...

A Chip Card Alternative Gains Ground.(optical cards)
November 1, 2001... Several governments have embraced optical cards because they can store more data than smart cards and offer unique security features. Italy has combined the two technologies on a single ID card in hopes of having the best of both worlds. ...

How Optical Cards Work.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... "Optical data storage systems use a beam of laser light to write and read information. This information is stored digitally in a binary code of '1' or '0' bits that are represented by either the presence or absence of a physical 'spot' on the...