Datacard Group Unveils Enhanced Smart Card Solutions Suite; Issuing Smart Cards Just Got Simpler and More Cost Effective.MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. solutions, today introduced a new, modular suite of Datacard(R) Affina(R) smart card software solutions designed to address the full range of card issuers' needs through the complete lifecycle of their smart card programs. This new smart card issuance and management software suite enables card issuers to introduce 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. into their existing Datacard production environment affordably for pilot and rollout program phases. The modular and scalable platform allows an issuer to reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. the same software and hardware resources as the size and needs of their program change over time. Additionally, an exciting new Affina(R) One Step Issuance Software configuration makes it simpler to integrate and operate the smart card issuance program. "The Affina software suite provides issuers in banking, government, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , healthcare and retail a clear migration path to smart card issuance," said Neil Crocker, vice president of marketing and product management for Datacard Group. "It keeps issuers in control of costs and schedules for their growing smart card program, all while allowing them to maintain tight security over customer data because it never leaves their network." Every component of the Affina software suite has been thoroughly tested and integrated to help ensure a seamless installation and operation, whether it is new or in a mature stage of its lifecycle. The software suite incorporates GlobalPlatform open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced for smart card profiles and scripting technology to help assure interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. along with enhanced speed to market. "Datacard has helped more than 100 customers worldwide transition to smart card issuance. With this modular Affina issuance and management software suite, Datacard continues to simplify the move to smart card issuance and fully support the needs of mature programs," said Crocker. "The Enterprise version of our Affina software accommodates more advanced requirements such as multi-application smart cards, exceptionally high volumes and mainframe environments." Datacard Group offers the world's best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best secure ID and card personalization solutions. The company's portfolio includes systems for high-volume card issuance, card delivery, secure ID issuance and passport passport Document issued by a national government identifying a traveler as a citizen with a right to protection while abroad and a right to return to the country of citizenship. It is normally a small booklet containing a description and photograph of the bearer. production, plus extensive service and supply offerings. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries (www.datacard.com). |
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