Smart Move.In what could be a killer application Killer Application Killer application or "killer app" is a buzzword that describes a software application that surpasses all of its competitors. Notes: The term is sometimes used to describe a type of software. for the embryonic smart card market, Oberthur Card Systems in Rancho ran·cho n. pl. ran·chos Southwestern U.S. 1. A hut or group of huts for housing ranch workers. 2. A ranch. Dominguez has forged an agreement with MasterCard International to create new 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. allowing consumers to pay for e-commerce transactions over their mobile phones. "We know this sounds rather futuristic, and Web-capable cell phones are a relatively new phenomenon, but the market is moving quickly in this direction," said Oburther spokeswoman Francine Dubois. "This is a smart card application that will work well here in the U.S., given Americans' increasing demand for convenient online access and the security problem e-commerce is facing." Under the agreement, Oburther will develop, among other products, a MasterCard smart card that consumers can slip into a slot in a mobile phone to pay for a transaction, as well as create a MasterCard-enabled smart card chip embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in mobile phones. |
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