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[maywillow] 12/11/2003 19:41

QinetiQ


For general interest

[grupo guitarlumber] 12/11/2003 10:32

TietoEnator is coming

[rivaldo] 11/11/2003 14:54

Wave Demonstrates Secure Financial Services Capabilities at FINREAD Seminars In the U.S.

[maywillow] 05/11/2003 13:58

cheers jailbird

[jailbird] 05/11/2003 13:52

DIY checkout
Supermarkets have tried various forms of self-service checkout over the years, but Sainsbury's is upping the ante with a new system to be trialled in its Hazel Grove (Manchester) store. Shoppers will be able to pass their shopping over checkout scanners themselves, with audio and visual assistance. What's interesting is the extremely clever software employed to prevent fraud. The scanners can detect if products have the wrong bar-codes attached, even being able to differentiate between a cheap and an expensive whisky. Payment is by card; the customer signs an electronic pad, and the software checks the electronic signature with the signature on the back of the card (Chip and Pin will be bought in later).

[jailbird] 05/11/2003 13:51

Safeway chip and pin
Supermarket giant Safeway will have its stores chip and Pin-enabled by Christmas this year. The first stage of the roll-out, completed last Christmas, involved enabling 9,000 tills in 480 stores to accept the new cards. The next stage, working with IBM, is to allow customers to use Pin codes instead of signatures to confirm purchases. The move follows the trial of the technology in Northampton. It replaces a customer's signature with a four-digit code, and is expected to slash credit card fraud.

[jailbird] 05/11/2003 07:43

Biometric passports
The UK Passport Service (UKPS) has confirmed plans to incorporate biometric chips into passports by 2005. Trials are expected to start soon, with both iris recognition and fingerprint biometrics. The UKPS is also confirming that it intends to launch a passport (identification?) cards in 2005.

[grupo guitarlumber] 02/11/2003 18:35

Gemplus: SELL

[maywillow] 30/10/2003 11:58

Bell and Oberthur

[maywillow] 29/10/2003 10:07

Gemplus moving up to day,to 1.85 euros and with Oberthur up to 6.06 euros.

Sentiment might bode well for all Smart Co.s from now onwards.

[maywillow] 28/10/2003 18:44

A Smart Finnish

[waldron] 27/10/2003 06:17

(Amending reference to date of Hong Kong FeliCa introduction)
(Adds details about initial capitalization, share holding structure)
TOKYO (AFX-ASIA) - Sony Corp and NTT DoCoMo announced today they plan to
form a joint venture company to commercialize technology which turns mobile
phones into electronic wallets, which can be used to pay for goods and services
at the touch of a button.
Sony Corp, the world's largest consumer electronics maker, and NTT DoCoMo,
Japan's largest mobile phone service provider, said the joint venture will
develop new services based on mobile phones equipped with Sony's contactless IC
card technology FeliCa.
"Through this platform, customers will be able to use their mobile phones to
enjoy services previously available with IC cards, such as transport system
payments, electronic money and personal ID security," the companies said in a
joint statement.
"Potential applications of the technology could include electronic ticketing
and online credit."
The statement said the FeliCa IC cards have been used since 1997 by
commuters in Hong Kong, and more recently by travelers riding the JR East
Railway system in Japan, to pay fares.
"At present, 38 mln cards using FeliCa have been issued worldwide," the
companies said.
Paring the IC card technology with mobile phones provides a platform for
greatly broadening the potential uses.
"The joint venture will develop the technology for a new IC chip...that will
integrate mobile phones with the FeliCa technology," the statement said.
"The joint venture will then implement production and sales licensing
agreements with chip manufacturers, and work to create a platform whereby
content providers can offer mobile services."
The platform will be based on an open environment and "provided to the
widest possible range of mobile telecommunications operators and content
providers," the partners said.
Sony and NTT DoCoMo said it is planned to establish the joint venture
company in January, with an initial capital of approximately 6 bln yen.
The statement said Sony will own 60 pct and NTT DoCoMo 40 pct of the new
company, FeliCa Networks INc, which will have about 90 employees initially.
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[jailbird] 23/10/2003 18:16

10:23 Sat 18 Oct 2003
Boardroom Sweep: Boss sells down ID
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