Smart Cards ( ID Cards, Smartcards, and Smart Media Cards) Definition

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Smart Cards

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ALSO CALLED: ID Cards, Smartcards, and Smart Media Cards
DEFINITION: A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data, used for telephone calling, electronic cash payments, and other applications, and then periodically refreshed for additional use. Currently or soon, you may be able to use a smart card to:

Dial a connection on a mobile telephone and be charged on a per-call basis
Establish …
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Recent Vendor Reports on Smart Cards
Marriage of Convenience sponsored by Information Security Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 06 Sep 2007 \| Published: 01 Sep 2007 SUMMARY: Integrating physical and logical security can bring many benefits to the enterprise, but a successful union isn't easy. TOPICS: Access Control \| Biometric Devices \| Homeland Security \| Identity Management \| Physical Security \| Smart Cards

Authentication sponsored by Information Security Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 03 Apr 2007 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 SUMMARY: For Andy Pruitt, chief technology officer for Backstop Solutions Group, an on-demand platform for hedge funds, RSA was the only vendor that worked with the firm's particular integration needs. TOPICS: Authentication \| Biometric Devices \| Public Key Infrastructure \| Security Tokens \| Smart Cards

Tx Log On sponsored by Tx Systems, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 12 Sep 2004 \| Published: 01 Sep 2004 SUMMARY:Tx Log On is a simple and secure solution for locking your PC using a smart card. Tx Log On is designed for the small business, laptop, and/or home user. TOPICS: Access Control \| Personal Computers \| Smart Cards

Tx Log On: The Smart Solution for Securing Your PC! sponsored by Tx Systems, Inc. DATA SHEET: Posted: 12 Sep 2004 \| Published: 09 Sep 2004 SUMMARY:Tx Log On is a simple and secure solution for locking your PC using a smart card. TOPICS: Access Control \| Personal Computers \| Smart Cards

iCafeCard: Earn Additional Revenue with Prepaid Internet Access Cards! sponsored by Tx Systems, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 08 Sep 2004 \| Published: 01 Sep 2004 SUMMARY:iCafeCard is a complete Internet and PC access card system designed for cafes, coffee shops, gaming centers, LAN centers, and other public Internet access environments. TOPICS: Internet Access \| Smart Cards

iCafe™: The Prepaid Internet and PC Access Card System! sponsored by Tx Systems, Inc. PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 08 Sep 2004 \| Published: 03 Sep 2004 SUMMARY:iCafe is a complete internet and PC access control system designed for cafes, copy stores and other public internet access environments. TOPICS: Internet Access \| Smart Cards

ValueCard: Provide Your Customers the Added Convenience and Flexibility of Prepaid Gift Cards! sponsored by Tx Systems, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 08 Sep 2004 \| Published: 01 Sep 2004 SUMMARY:ValueCard is a stored value prepaid gift card that can be loaded and reloaded with money for in-store purchases or given as a gift. TOPICS: Loyalty Programs \| Retail Trade Industry \| Smart Cards

ValueCard Gift Card Systems: Prepaid Cards Made Fast, Convenient and Easy! sponsored by Tx Systems, Inc. PRODUCT LITERATURE: Posted: 08 Sep 2004 \| Published: 03 Sep 2004 SUMMARY:ValueCard is a stored value prepaid gift card that can be loaded and reloaded with money for in-store purchases or given as a gift. TOPICS: Retail Trade Industry \| Smart Cards

SafeGuard Biometrics: Biometrics as the Key to your Smartcard sponsored by Utimaco Safeware PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Posted: 29 Aug 2004 \| Published: 26 Aug 2004 SUMMARY:SafeGuard Biometrics is a hardware and software solution enabling authentication of users by their fingerprints, which are stored on their smartcards. TOPICS: Authentication \| Fingerprinting \| Smart Cards

SMART CARDS DEFINITION (continued): … your identity when logging on to an Internet access provider or to an online bank

Pay for parking at parking meters or to get on subways, trains, or buses

Give hospitals or doctors personal data without filling out a form

Make small purchases at electronic stores on the Web (a kind of cybercash)

Buy gasoline at a gasoline station

Over a billion smart cards are already in use. Currently, Europe is the region where they are most used. Ovum, a research firm, predicts that 2.7 billion smart cards will be shipped annually by 2003. Another study forecasts …
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