BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Smart Card
- a small plastic card containing a microprocessor that can store and process transactions and maintain a bank balance, thus providing a secure, portable medium for electronic money. Financial details and personal data stored on the card can be updated each time the card is used.
Wiktionary Definition for: Smart Card
- #A plastic card that has information stored on a computer chip.
Additional Resources
- KPMG to study smart card use.
- NEW YORK--KPMG L.L.P. will conduct a survey to measure smart card use in North America, according to an Aug. 6 announcement of The Smart Card Alliance, formed earlier this year by the combination of the Smart Card Forum and the Smart Card Industry ...
- Research articles 2001-08-13
- ABN AMRO uses Thales UK security technology to lead Pakistan in smart card use; First multi-application smart card launched in Pakistan paves the way for further smart card development.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-14 April 2005-Thales: ABN AMRO uses Thales UK security technology to lead Pakistan in smart card use; First multi-application smart card launched in Pakistan paves the way for further smart card developmentC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14042005 LONDON, UK - ABN...
- Research articles 2005-04-14
- New IBM Smart Card Security Kit Protects Data On Notebook PCs
- RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 19, 1998--IBM today announced a new smart card security system that prevents unauthorized users from accessing information on a notebook computer. With the IBM Smart Card Security Kit, comprised of security software, a smart card and a smart card reader installed in a notebook Type...
- Research articles 1998-10-19
- Samsung's 256KB EEPROM built-in smart card.(leading edge)(Samsung Electronics's S3CC9EF )(Brief Article)
- Samsung Electronics says it has completed a full lineup of high performance, high-capacity smart card products with the 256KB EEPROM embedded smart card. The company claims that its S3CC9EF is the world's highest-capacity smart card IC. Ideal for a b Samsung Electronics says it has completed...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- SafeNet Announces Smart Card Support for BlackBerry Handsets; Combination of Smart Card 330 and BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Authenticates Handset User
- BALTIMORE -- SafeNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFNT), setting the standard for information security, today announced smart card support for BlackBerryR from Research In Motion RIM (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSX:RIM). Currently, all BlackBerry handsets that are BluetoothR-enabled have the ability to use the BlackBerry Smart Card ReaderTM for two-factor authentication. Used together, the wearable BlackBerry...
- Research articles 2006-09-12
- An Overview of Smart Card Technology and Markets
- This paper provides an overview of smart card technology and its potential for significantly increasing payment card functionality. In addition to reviewing the market for smart cards in the US for the year 2002, this paper examines the costs and barriers associated with their wide spread adoption. European and US...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- 3GI Delivers Nine Applications to U.S. Government Smart Card Technology Center
- SPRINGFIELD, Va.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 18, 1998-- 3-G International, Inc. (3GI) announces today the implementation of a multiple application smart card system at the U.S. Government's Smart Card Technology Center in Washington, DC. 3GI provided nine smart card software applications and served as the systems integrator for the Smart Card Technology...
- Research articles 1998-09-18
- Java Card technology drives smart card acceptance for digital identity in the United States; U.S. Department of Defense, American Express, Visa use Java Card technology for U.S. smart cards.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 October 2001-Sun Microsystems: Java Card technology drives smart card acceptance for digital identity in the United States; U.S. Department of Defense, American Express, Visa use Java Card technology for U.S. smart cards C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22102001 ...
- Research articles 2001-10-23
- Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer outlines role for smart cards in Microsoft.NET generation software; General Services Administration looks to smart card industry partners to supply products and services for broad smart card deployment.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 June 2000-MICROSOFT: Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer outlines role for smart cards in Microsoft.NET generation software; General Services Administration looks to smart card industry partners to supply products and services for broad smart card deployment C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ...
- Research articles 2000-06-30
- Frost & Sullivan's analysis of the global smart card market; Intelligent end-to-end approach offers key to success in smart card-empowered solutions market.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 September 2001-FROST & SULLIVAN: Frost & Sullivan's analysis of the global smart card market; Intelligent end-to-end approach offers key to success in smart card-empowered solutions market C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07092001 The deepening mobile-internet convergence and the...
- Research articles 2001-09-07
- Smart-card solutions maker Gemplus said it won a contract to supply its first live card-based CDMA network to China Unicom. (Global Briefs).
- Smart-card solutions maker Gemplus said it won a contract to supply its first live card-based CDMA network to China Unicom. "The launch of smart cards for CDMA networks enables enhanced security ... Smart-card solutions maker Gemplus said it won a contract to supply its...
- Research articles 2002-01-07
- Datacard Group Transfers Affina Enterprise Smart Card Management System to Long Time Partner Aconite
- Technology Transfer Strengthens Smart Card Market Position for Both Companies and Offers Issuers Greater Value and Benefits for Multi-Application Smart Card Migration LONDON -- Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, and Aconite, a leading provider of EMV and smart card software solutions and...
- Research articles 2008-07-09
- Rosetta Signature Card using SPYCOS Smart Card Operating System Announced by SPYRUS; SPYRUS focuses on token evolution from EES LYNKS Privacy Card in PC card form-factor to the Rosetta ISO Smart Card for signature services in multi-application environment
- SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan 27, 1997--SPYRUS today announced the Rosetta Signature Card, a new digital signature smart card that will use the SPYRUS developed secure operating system called SPYCOS SPYRUS Card Operating System. SPYRUS introduces a new paradigm to the smart card world with this announcement of SPYCOS...
- Research articles 1997-01-27
- Electronic Identification, Inc. And Sierra Atlantic Build Next-Generation, Secure Smart Card
- Business Editors VANCOUVER, B.C.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 19, 2000 "Smart ID CardTM and i3-FrameworksTM Extend Secure Identification to Networked Appliances " Electronic Identification, Inc. (OTCBB:EISQ), developer of Smart ID CardTM technology, is partnering with Sierra Atlantic, the pioneer of application networks, to build a next-generation, secure "smart card"...
- Research articles 2000-10-19
- AmaTech Acquires NBS Card Services: Contactless Smart Card Technology plus Secure Card Manufacturing
- Business Editors/Technology Writers COMDEX Fall 2000 CHANDLER, Ariz.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 13, 2000 The Leader in Contactless Smart-card Technology Now has Secure Card (Visa/MasterCard) Manufacturing Capability, Opening the Door to a New Era in Smart-card Application and Acceptance AmaTech USA, Inc., the world's leader in contactless smart-card...
- Research articles 2000-11-13
- Visa Pushes Down Smart Card Costs by a Further 10 Percent; Visa Banks to Benefit From Cheaper Cards and More Choice
- Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO--BUSINESS WIRE--June 25, 2002--Visa International working with chip and card manufacturers has further reduced the cost of a range of smart cards by an average of 10 percent. This means the price of a multi-application Visa smart card has fallen from over...
- Research articles 2002-06-25
- Analyst says smart card players have to take it up a notch.
- LONDON--Smart card vendors will need to offer more to customers if they want to thrive in the future market, predicted one analyst at Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan point to factors putting pressure on the smart card industry, inc ...
- Research articles 2001-09-17
- Bull CP8 and Aladdin to cooperate. (Aladdin Knowledge Systems, to develop and market PC smart card tools)
- Aladdin Knowledge Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with smart card developer Bull CP8 to jointly develop and market PC smart card tools. The companies will build a Master Developer's Kit MDK, which will be introduced in 1997. Systems intAladdin Knowledge Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with...
- Research articles 1997-01-18
- Infineon and Renesas to Offer Common Smart Card Application Programming Interface; Boost for 32-Bit Smart Card Applications
- TOKYO & MUNICH, Germany -- Infineon Technologies AG (FSE:IFX)(NYSE:IFX) and Renesas Technology Corp., the world's number one and number two suppliers of microcontrollers for smart cards(1), today announced that they will offer a common software interface for their 32-bit families of smart card microcontrollers. Such a standardized software interface will...
- Research articles 2005-02-02
- Aladdin forecasts smart card leap. (Aladdin knowledge Systems)
- Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq/NMS: ALDNF) has launched ASK II -- a new version of a developing kit for smart card applications. The new offering incorporates application development software for PC environments, smart card readers and a wide ran Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq/NMS: ALDNF) has launched...
- Research articles 1997-10-31
