Types of Smart Cards
Smart cards are becoming more widely used due to the many advantages they have over their magnetic stripe counterparts such as price, security and processing power Smart cards can come in various sizes from those as big as a credit card or even as small as mobile phone prepaid cards

How Your Business Will Benefit With Smart Cards
Companies and organisations are increasingly becoming in favour or implementing the use of smart cards as a means of identification due to the many benefits that they provide A smart card is a small device about the size and shape of a credit card and generally consists of tiny integrated circuits which operate like a small computer and have the ability to process various types of information

The Different Uses of Mondex Smartcards
One of the advancements in the global banking industry that the National Westminister Bank of England has introduced in 1990, Mondex Smartcard uses a structure that aims to improve electronic cash system in different countries Because of its efficiency and reliability, many banks and finance institutions from various nations show interest in the acquisition of this technology

Global Corporate Access Control Smart Cards Market to Reach $448 million by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Corporate Access Control Smart Cards market. Security concerns with growing incidents of crime and violence are driving organizations and universities across the world to adopt enhanced and sophisticated access control technologies, such as smart cards. The market for smart cards was restricted earlier as the security situation then did not call for deploying such sophisticated access control technologies. However, with the growth in demand for such equipment, the smart cards market is on the rise.

Global Contactless Smart Cards Market to Cross $2.35 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Contactless Smart Cards market. Having gained strong foothold in access control and transport applications, contactless smart card technology is slowly making headway into other application areas. The adoption of common communication protocol for contactless smart cards by Visa and MasterCard is encouraging the market to prosper further in the payments segment. UK, Europe and Turkey are also showing an inclination towards adopting contactless smart cards in this segment.

Athena ASECard Smart Card is first to Acquire Microsoft® V6, Smart Card Minidriver Certification
Athena Supports Microsoft Smart Card Framework to Enhance Security and the User Experience in Windows Vista Environment

Athena Smartcard Solutions Launches ASEDrive IIIe CL Contactless Smart Card Reader for High Speed Contactless Desktop Applications
ASEDrive IIIe CL is a state of the art reader and writer for contactless smart cards used in PC based applications. The reader offers ISO 14443 smart card support, PC/SC Interface, and flash upgradeability all packaged in an attractive and slim enclosure