MULTOS News Around Smart Card '99 Underlines Growing Support and Network Access Focus as Hitachi Announces More Than One Million MULTOS Chips Ordered.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999-- Smart Card '99 A new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. access and ID product demonstration from BT, news that Hitachi has launched a new 16K chip and taken orders for over a million other MULTOS MULTOS Multimedia Office Server chips, support from Finland's foremost card manufacturers and a new Mondex franchise which will deploy 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. using MULTOS, combine to reinforce the fact that MULTOS' robustness, security and end-to-end card management capabilities are drawing ever increasing support from key global players in increasingly diverse application areas. Hitachi today announced that it now has orders for more than one million units for the world's first MULTOS chip to be shipping in volume. The Hitachi H8/3112 MULTOS chip has been shipping since September 1998 and enables customers to effectively implement MULTOS multi-application smart card applications. BT Chooses MULTOS BT has chosen the MULTOS stand (number M148) at Smart Card '99 to demonstrate a new digital ID solution which provides consumers with a secure, portable access token In Windows NT, an internal security card that is generated when users log in. It contains the security IDs (SIDs) for the user and all the groups the user belongs to. A copy of the access token is assigned to every process launched by the user. to Internet and network-based interactive services. The robustness and security of the MULTOS smart card platform is making it the platform of choice for an ever increasing number of applications and as a consequence there is a ground swell Noun 1. ground swell - an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment" transition - a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another of support from smart card hardware and software suppliers. Activcard's Secure ID and Access Adapted For MULTOS Mondex International announced today an agreement to adapt ActivCard Inc's secure identity and access application for the MULTOS smart card platform. ActivCard Inc is a leader in the integration of strong authentication and electronic certification technology. The application will incorporate the popular and market leading ActivCard range of secure identity and access tools for online service providers and users. Japan's Key Companies Back MULTOS On 15th February, Hitachi, Japan's largest system integrator announced a new enhanced 16K chip (H8/3114) which supports MULTOS version 4.0 in readiness for a rash of new MULTOS enabled applications that are hitting the world-wide market. "We strongly believe that MULTOS will become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for multi-application smart cards," said Kunihiko Misaki, General Manager of New Financial Systems, Services and Products Division of Hitachi. This announcement complemented Keycorp's recent 16K chip announcement and the news that Mondex International has granted a Japanese franchise to Sanwa Bank and credit card giant JCB JCB Noun trademark, Brit a large machine used in building, that has a shovel on the front and a digger arm on the back [initials of Joseph Cyril Bamford, its manufacturer] JCB® n abbr . The franchisees will implement Mondex electronic cash on the MULTOS platform further reinforcing MULTOS' position as the defacto standard for financial applications and underlining the strong support it enjoys from major companies in the Japanese market, including MYCAL and Fujitsu. Major Finnish Manufacturers Lend Support The new Hitachi chip will be available to the numerous card fabricators that are lending their support to the MULTOS platform. Recent announcements include the news that Finland's two largest card fabricators Setec and Miotec are to offer MULTOS cards. Lauri Pesonen, Setec's Division Manager for Smart Cards explains his company's reason for joining the list of MULTOS suppliers: "As Setec has a clear focus on demanding high end smart card solutions, it is only natural that we also look into the potential of MULTOS." He added, "As we have been working for many years at Setec with smart card based interpreters, we see obvious possibilities in applying our expertise in developing applications on the MULTOS platform too." Hitachi Launches Development Tools For those building smart card systems software based on the MULTOS platform things have also got easier. For on-card application development Hitachi has released a set of MULTOS 4.0 development tools to speed application construction. A 7 day evaluation kit will be available free of charge to developers from the MULTOS and Hitachi stands at the show. Support for MULTOS-based systems also comes from InterVoice, the leading supplier of call automation systems and interactive voice response systems. The InterVoice Gateway and associated products now support MULTOS smart cards allowing innovations such as personal ATMs to be attached to phones so that consumers can withdraw electronic cash or download new applications to their card using the telephone. New Focus For MULTOS Nick Habgood, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Maosco consortium which administers and promotes the MULTOS specification is encouraged by the ever-increasing support for the platform. "MULTOS is already the platform of choice for financial applications so BT's announcement is particularly welcome as it provides a tangible example of our focus and relevance in the user authentication See authentication. market also. "It is important that issuers have access to suppliers who can help them with both chip and card hardware and software development. The announcements from Hitachi, Setec and Miotec are part of an on-going process that sees third parties responding to market demands for MULTOS tools and services." About MAOSCO MAOSCO is an industry wide consortium which was formed in May 1997 to drive the adoption of MULTOS as an industry standard and to manage its on-going development. Members of the consortium include: American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Discover Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , DNP DNP n. Deoxyribonucleoprotein; a complex of DNA and protein that usually yields DNA upon cell disruption and isolation. DNP 2,4-dinitrophenol. , Europay International Europay International was the name of the entity created by the merger of Eurocard International and eurocheque international. The merged entity was headquartered in Waterloo, Belgium, on the same premises as EPSS (European Payment Systems Services) and MasterCard EMEA (the , Fujitsu (including its subsidiaries ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. and Amdahl), Giesecke and Devrient, Hitachi, Keycorp, MasterCard International and Mondex International, Motorola and Siemens. About MULTOS MULTOS is a multi-application 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. for smart cards. It is available on a non-proprietary 'open systems' basis to ensure that it becomes standard for smart cards in all sectors including finance, retail, travel, media and telecommunications. For further information see the MULTOS website at www.multos.com. |
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