3GI And PTi Provide Multi-Application EMV-Compatible Smart Card Solution To The U.S. Air Force Academy.MIDDLETOWN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 4, 1998-- First Multi-Application EMV EMV Elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit (German: Electromagnetic Compatibility) EMV EuroPay, MasterCard, Visa (Smart debit cards) EMV Europay, Mastercard and Visa EMV Eftermiddagsverksamhet Card With Independently-Loaded Applications 3-G International, Inc. (3GI) and Product Technologies Inc. (PTi) today announced that they have jointly developed a multi-application EMV-compatible (Europay, Mastercard, and VISA) smart card solution for the United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. air force; authorized in 1954 by Congress. in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. . The system, which was rolled out in May, includes PTi's SmartCity e-purse platform and 3GI's multiple application smart card platform. Dubbed dub 1 tr.v. dubbed, dub·bing, dubs 1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood. 2. To honor with a new title or description. 3. the Falcon Card, the new Air Force Academy smart card is the first multi-application EMV card to carry independently loaded applications. "The goal is to allow the Air Force Academy to continue to add non-financial applications, such as medical and dental, to the card while ensuring the security of the SmartCity EMV compliant platform," states Thomas L. Gregg, President of 3GI. "The system also was designed to allow the Falcon Card to be independent yet interoperable with the U.S. Department of Defense Smart Card program." "The Air Force Academy sees significant pay back opportunity with this revolutionary technology investment," explains Rosie Gibler, the Air Force Automated Identification Technology A suite of tools for facilitating total asset visibility (TAV) source data capture and transfer. Automated identification technology (AIT) includes a variety of devices, such as bar codes, magnetic strips, optical memory cards, and radio frequency tags for marking or "tagging" individual (AIT) program's project manager and sponsor at Wright Patterson AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass Ohio. "We will continue to formulate our long-term plans to introduce new chip applications over time." SmartCity is PTi's turnkey smart card based e-purse (electronic purse) application. SmartCity also manages a system's back office, including card issuing, transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , settlement, and database management. Money will be stored on the Falcon Card's e-purse for the Cadets to use around the campus instead of carrying cash. "The Falcon Card is a significant industry milestone because it combines applications developed by independent companies on the same EMV-compatible smart card, " said Bill Mangino, PTi's president and chairman. "We are very pleased to be working on this innovative smart card project." In addition to 3GI and PTi, organizations including Intermec Corporation, Debitek, and the 34th Support Group's AIT office at the Academy also played crucial roles in the successful implementation of the Falcon Card. About 3GI 3GI is the leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. smart card solutions company and has provided multiple application smart card software, systems, and integration services to industry and Government since 1991. 3GI is based in Springfield, VA and has branch offices in Williamsburg, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Honolulu, London, and Shenzen, China. 3GI can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.3gi.com. About PTi PTi is a leading supplier to systems integrators of smart card-based e-purse applications that can be used in combination with loyalty and other applications. It is headquartered in Middletown, CT. PTi can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.prodtech.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners
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