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Smart standards will boost market
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Smart standards will boost market Frost & Sullivan Inc., USA (1989) $979, 307pp The future of the smart card looks rosy, and once the credit card companies agree on a smart card format, pocket change, personal identification and even credit cards themselves could be on the way out. The only thing, in fact, which is preventing their massive penetration of the US market is the lack of agreement on standards. The cards, however, are taking France and Japan by storm. According to Smart Cards: A Technology Impact Report, the technology is mostly there, with the slow take up of smart cards the result largely of the wide range of technological options that already exist. The lack of standards has led to caution from banks, retailers, hospitals and other institutions as none of them wants to
invest huge amounts in obsolete smart card readers and other hardware. If the ball gets rollingsoon, though, the market for smart cards could be a massive $250 M by the mid 1990s. And although France and Japan are market leaders, this report documents over 200 smart card programs and activities carried on by business, government and research organizations in 27 countries -- half of which are in the US. The first big push, concludes the report, is likely to come not from the credit card companies, but from the US Federal Government looking for ways to reduce the burden of paper that floods its bureaucracy. (Frost & Sullivan Inc., 106 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038-2786, USA. Tel: (212) 233 1080) []
Smart: ready for take-off International Planning Information, Denmark (1989) $1 995, 290pp Yet another market report predicts huge growths in the smart card market over the next few years. As the capabilities of the cards are becoming more widely known, new applications are beginning to be established -- the smart card industry is gradually gathering momentum, and today is on the threshold of becoming one of the most exciting market opportunities of the next decade. So says Smart Cards: New Directions & Emerging Applications, agreeing in the main with what other recent surveys have predicted. This survey goes on to discuss issues for both potential users of smart cards, and for companies interested in supplying the market with chips, cards, systems and services based on
smart card technology. A technological update, details of companies involved in smart card supply, and information on specific applications is promised, along with an in-depth exploration of market opportunities for systems and hardware vendors. Ten specific case studies of smart card implementations are discussed in some detail, covering applications such as medical records, education, cash management, point-of-sale, insurance and drugs control. It is also claimed that not only does the report cover conventional market targets, but that it looks towards several potential new applications. (IPI, Rugvaenget 19-21, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark. Tel: (452) 712 044) [] The use o f s m a r t cards in U K h e a l t h care is o u t l i n e d on p a g e 236
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Satellite services are one of the most promising areas for development in Japan following telecomms deregulation. The Japanese electronics industry will quickly exploit this market, and a number of satellites will be launched for telecomms use this year. Two satellite carriers have been established to date in Japan to compete against Nl-l-'s longstanding monopoly, and competition promises to be fierce, says Satellite Systems and Services (1988, $10995). (IPI, Rugvaenget 19-21, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark) [] Because full implementation of ISDN technology is still some time off, a significant market is developing for voice-over-data and other ISDN-like services. Data-Over-Voice (DOV) Systems Market Report (1988, $950) aims to provide DOV suppliers with information to help vendors position products in the market. (Able Telecomms Inc., 56 Coming Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA) [] A handbook for open systems users has been produced by Level-7 on commission from the UK's DTI. The Users' Open Systems Handbook (1989, £99) provides explanations of prime and support functions of information interchange, including email, file transfer, structured document transfer, directory enquiry services and imaging needs. The loose-leaf format includes two sixmonthly updates. (Level-7 Ltd., Guildgate House, The Terrace, Wokingham, Berks RGll 1BP, UlO [] Comms managers' technological naivete is a major factor in the vulnerability of LANs, according to Secure LANs and Red Switches (1988, $2 450). The commercial/government LAN/PBX security markets for the next ten years are forecast, and the relative insecurity of LANs is emphasised. Most LAN users take only minimal security precautions. Needless to say, IRD expect the market for encryption and electronic access control devices to expand (IRD Inc., 21 Locust Avenue, Suite lC, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA) 0
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Smart standards will boost market Frost & Sullivan Inc., USA (1989) $979, 307pp The future of the smart card looks rosy, and once the credit card companies agree on a smart card format, pocket change, personal identification and even credit cards themselves could be on the way out. The only thing, in fact, which is preventing their massive penetration of the US market is the lack of agreement on standards. The cards, however, are taking France and Japan by storm. According to Smart Cards: A Technology Impact Report, the technology is mostly there, with the slow take up of smart cards the result largely of the wide range of technological options that already exist. The lack of standards has led to caution from banks, retailers, hospitals and other institutions as none of them wants to
invest huge amounts in obsolete smart card readers and other hardware. If the ball gets rollingsoon, though, the market for smart cards could be a massive $250 M by the mid 1990s. And although France and Japan are market leaders, this report documents over 200 smart card programs and activities carried on by business, government and research organizations in 27 countries -- half of which are in the US. The first big push, concludes the report, is likely to come not from the credit card companies, but from the US Federal Government looking for ways to reduce the burden of paper that floods its bureaucracy. (Frost & Sullivan Inc., 106 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038-2786, USA. Tel: (212) 233 1080) []
Smart: ready for take-off International Planning Information, Denmark (1989) $1 995, 290pp Yet another market report predicts huge growths in the smart card market over the next few years. As the capabilities of the cards are becoming more widely known, new applications are beginning to be established -- the smart card industry is gradually gathering momentum, and today is on the threshold of becoming one of the most exciting market opportunities of the next decade. So says Smart Cards: New Directions & Emerging Applications, agreeing in the main with what other recent surveys have predicted. This survey goes on to discuss issues for both potential users of smart cards, and for companies interested in supplying the market with chips, cards, systems and services based on
smart card technology. A technological update, details of companies involved in smart card supply, and information on specific applications is promised, along with an in-depth exploration of market opportunities for systems and hardware vendors. Ten specific case studies of smart card implementations are discussed in some detail, covering applications such as medical records, education, cash management, point-of-sale, insurance and drugs control. It is also claimed that not only does the report cover conventional market targets, but that it looks towards several potential new applications. (IPI, Rugvaenget 19-21, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark. Tel: (452) 712 044) [] The use o f s m a r t cards in U K h e a l t h care is o u t l i n e d on p a g e 236
~1Reprints of all articles in Computer Communications are available in 1 i quantities of 100 or more For full details of prices and availability write to: I I
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j The Reprint Department, PO Box 6:3, Westbury House, Bury Street Guildford, Surrey GU2 5BH, UK
vol 12 no 4 august 1989
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Satellite services are one of the most promising areas for development in Japan following telecomms deregulation. The Japanese electronics industry will quickly exploit this market, and a number of satellites will be launched for telecomms use this year. Two satellite carriers have been established to date in Japan to compete against Nl-l-'s longstanding monopoly, and competition promises to be fierce, says Satellite Systems and Services (1988, $10995). (IPI, Rugvaenget 19-21, DK-2630 Taastrup, Denmark) [] Because full implementation of ISDN technology is still some time off, a significant market is developing for voice-over-data and other ISDN-like services. Data-Over-Voice (DOV) Systems Market Report (1988, $950) aims to provide DOV suppliers with information to help vendors position products in the market. (Able Telecomms Inc., 56 Coming Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA) [] A handbook for open systems users has been produced by Level-7 on commission from the UK's DTI. The Users' Open Systems Handbook (1989, £99) provides explanations of prime and support functions of information interchange, including email, file transfer, structured document transfer, directory enquiry services and imaging needs. The loose-leaf format includes two sixmonthly updates. (Level-7 Ltd., Guildgate House, The Terrace, Wokingham, Berks RGll 1BP, UlO [] Comms managers' technological naivete is a major factor in the vulnerability of LANs, according to Secure LANs and Red Switches (1988, $2 450). The commercial/government LAN/PBX security markets for the next ten years are forecast, and the relative insecurity of LANs is emphasised. Most LAN users take only minimal security precautions. Needless to say, IRD expect the market for encryption and electronic access control devices to expand (IRD Inc., 21 Locust Avenue, Suite lC, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA) 0
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