To evaluate the opportunities and challenges of smart cards, it is important to understand a few key components of smart card mechanics. Like a PC chip, the embedded smart card chip enables card-based ...

Someday, a single card, yours exclusively, will allow you to enter your government office building with a single flash or swipe. At your office, you will use your card to log on to your personal ...

Smart cards are becoming commonplace around the world, used in financial, healthcare, identity, security, transportation and telecommunications applications. As such, it's important for individuals ...

It’s not easy to create and maintain a healthcare or educational environment that acts as an asset in delivering quality service. All too often, systems and technologies purchased to improve business ...

Allies of "smart cards"--credit cards or ID cards with small computer processors--are improving the technology in hopes of hastening their broader use. Smart cards offer advantages such as better ...

When creating an access control system, it is important to remember that there is no single, correct solution — there are combinations of solutions. However, when it comes to security, there is no ...

What is the current state of the smart-card industry? How has COVID-19 augmented smart-card use in healthcare? How is smart-card technology ensuring safe commute amid the COVID-19 pandemic? What are ...