Amdahl SmartCard Group Joins Europay and MasterCard Chip Vendor Services Program; Members Receive Intensive Training for New Multi-application Smart Card Program.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999-- The SmartCard Group, a division of Amdahl(R) Corporation, today announced that it has joined an aggressive MasterCard/Europay program that provides the MasterCard and Europay members who are implementing payment applications on a chip with a selection of expert implementation service solutions. The new initiative is called the Chip Vendor Services Program and focuses on educating the chip vendor community on the MasterCard Chip Payment Application (MCPA MCPA, MCP 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid; a weedkiller reported to be nontoxic at the levels likely to be encountered on pasture, though it has killed cattle dosed experimentally with large single doses. ) and MultOS operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . MCPA enables an issuer to support MasterCard-branded credit and debit A monetary amount that is subtracted from an account balance. A debit from one account is a credit to another. See credit. transactions as well as Maestro (1) (Maestro NT) An earlier name for scheduling software for Windows NT from Tivoli Systems, Inc. When IBM acquired Tivoli in 1996, the program was renamed IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler. and Cirrus-branded debit transactions on a chip card. "We are extremely pleased to have Amdahl's SmartCard Group involved with the MasterCard/Europay program," said Mike Harris For other persons of the same name, see Michael Harris. Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario) was the twenty-second Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. , Senior Vice President, MasterCard Chip Group, at MasterCard International. "The addition of Amdahl's SmartCard Group to this program will strengthen our efforts to attract and support new customers that require exceptional smart card products and services. Amdahl has already demonstrated its strong commitment to MasterCard and MultOS through significant investments in support of Mondex and the MAOSCO Consortium." Amdahl SmartCard Group consultants have successfully completed an intensive training program on MasterCard and Europay chip-based technology, and have access to resources that will promote faster migration to multi-application smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. . As a result, the SmartCard Group is now well-positioned to offer expert consultancy, project management, systems integration, and training services to businesses interested in implementing a single or multi-application MultOS-based MCPA payment card. "This program significantly enhances Amdahl's business development opportunities by providing the SmartCard Group with additional expertise as we move toward multi-application smart cards," said Charlie Pratt, Vice President, Strategic Business at Amdahl's SmartCard Group. About Amdahl Corporation (company) Amdahl Corporation - A US computer manufacturer. Amdahl is a major supplier of large mainframes, UNIX and Open Systems software and servers, data storage subsystems, data communications products, applications development software, and a variety of educational and - http://www.amdahl.com For the Year 2000 compliance status of this offering or any other Amdahl offering, visit the Amdahl Year 2000 Web site at: www.amdahl.com/y2k Amdahl is a registered trademark of Amdahl Corporation. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. NOTE TO EDITORS: Amdahl news releases are available on the Internet at www.amdahl.com, the Amdahl Corporation home page. The Amdahl site provides current, in-depth information on Amdahl offerings and solutions for enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. . |
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