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The Weekly Round-Up: 28.11.08
Round-Up The list of reader comments about the scheme is very long, and very short on people who think the cards are a smart idea. The first UK ID cards will be of limited use because the... [01 Dec 2008]
Integrated Solution Eases Path to Increased Security for Leading Italian Bank
White Paper When the bank decided to implement strong, two-factor authentication based on smart cards, it needed a solution that would minimize the associated costs and complexity. Banca Carige met that need with... [12 Nov 2008]
Microsoft Webcast: Introduction to Microsoft Certificate Lifecycle Manager
White Paper The attendee of this webcast will learn about the new Microsoft Certificate Lifecycle Manager (CLM), which enables enterprises to easily deploy and maintain digital certificates and smart cards within... [06 Nov 2008]
Smart Card Authentication for J2EE Applications Using Vintela SSO for Java (VSJ)
White Paper Password-based authentication is weak and smart cards offer a way to address this weakness, however smart cards have previously been difficult to integrate with backend... [21 Oct 2008]
Smart cards and IT security
White Paper This short white paper talks about smart cards and IT security. It covers common smart card features and applications, including authentication. A mobile smart card... [02 Sep 2008]
Smart-Card Devices and Applications
White Paper Smart cards, small portable credit-card shaped devices, each have an internal integrated circuit (IC). Smart cards can provide different security-level options ranging... [02 Sep 2008]
Oyster outage hits London again
News Oyster cards have not been disabled as a result of the problem. Unlike today's problem, some cards were disabled with around 65,000 travellers having to replace their cards. London's... [25 Jul 2008]
London travellers hit by Oyster outage
News Travellers who were unable to use their cards had to pay the full cash fare for their journeys rather than the discounted Oyster fare but will be automatically refunded from Tuesday. People who used their Oyster... [14 Jul 2008]
Photos: Shopping just got high-tech
Photo They could be used for things such as loyalty cards in stores or membership cards in leisure organisations such as gyms. Cards can be easily personalised or have a photo ID included and... [27 Jun 2008]
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deployed Smart Cards for Securing Remote Access (Level 300)
White Paper Microsoft IT responded to this threat by requiring users to employ smart cards, a form of two-factor authentication, for remote access into the network. This webcast discusses how Microsoft utilized and... [26 Jun 2008]
Nokia: Open source needs a lesson in business
News He said he felt Nokia had "a huge responsibility from a desktop and user interface point of view to see how we play our cards", and expressed a keenness to see KDE and Gnome brought "closer". Jaaksi added that he... [12 Jun 2008]
G&D's Smart Cards Get Even Smarter Thanks to Improved Project Management
White Paper For G&D to meet its customer's needs, the company must ensure its cards are absolutely secure and reliable, while still making use of the cutting-edge technology that customers demand. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is a... [12 Jun 2008]
Manchester on the road to high tech transport
News Manchester is also looking at introducing smart travel cards - similar to London's Oyster card system - which will allow people to move between train, tram and bus using a single ticket. Manchester is... [10 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News It will allow rail passengers to link train tickets to smart cards or to Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled mobile phones, such as the Nokia 6131. We are in discussions with a number of companies for... [04 Jun 2008]
Red Hat: Linux consumer desktop not on the cards
News Photos: Smart posters and the 'seeing eye phone' Red Hat has quashed speculation that it was planning a consumer desktop version of Linux to compete with Windows, saying it is focused on enterprise systems and would not... [21 Apr 2008]
