Total System Services, Inc. and Datacard Collaborate on World's First Implementation of GlobalPlatform Card Configurator and Script Builder Process.Business Editors MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 New Smart Card Infrastructure Used to Issue Visa Smart Debit/Credit Cards The smart card age began in earnest for Total System Services, Inc.(R)(TSYS TSYS Total System Services, Inc. ) when the company began issuing Visa Smart Debit/Credit (VSDC VSDC Vegetarian Society of the District of Columbia (Washington, DC, USA) VSDC Visa Smart Debit Card ) cards for Providian Bank of 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 , one of the first U.S. financial institutions to issue 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. . TSYS(R) worked closely with Datacard Group for the past several months to prepare for the program. Smart card experts from thE two companies collaborated to implement a robust, reliable and highly secure smart card issuance infrastructure. Both Providian and TSYS quickly deemed the smart card issuance process a success. One of the keys to that success is a new smart card scripting process, defined by GlobalPlatform, which greatly simplifies the smart 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. process. "Smart card issuance is far more complex than simple magstripe card issuance, with formidable security and data handling considerations," said Richard Cogar, director of smart card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. for TSYS. "But the card personalization solution Datacard provided made the process fast and easy." The smart card architecture includes Datacard's Smart Card Personalization Manager (SCPM SCPM Supply Chain Process Management SCPM Supply Chain Performance Management SCPM Stanford Certified Project Manager (Stanford Advanced Project Management) SCPM Smart Card Personalization Manager SCPM Stars Composite Process Model ), an integrated Personalization Preparation Process (P3) from Zaxus, and card personalization systems equipped with secure, high-speed smart card modules. The most critical element of the new infrastructure is the Datacard(R) Personalization Solution for Open Platform cards--a scripting process used for smart card personalization and data generation. The Datacard solution is based on standards for Open Platform cards established by GlobalPlatform, an association comprised of executives and technical experts from cross-industry smart card organizations of which Visa, Datacard and TSYS are all members. Prior to Datacard's implementation of GlobalPlatform's Card Configurator and Script Builder process, smart card issuers were required to create unique technology dependent solutions for each smart card and application portfolio personalized. For service bureaus and card issuers, this created a significant obstacle in terms of cost and production time. "We're thrilled that TSYS' efforts were productive, secure and successful right out of the gate, because this is the first commercial implementation of GlobalPlatform Card Configurator and Script Builder Process," said Bob Beer, vice president of Datacard's smart card solutions group. "We've seen excellent results in other beta tests, and we were expecting great things from the TSYS installation, but we're still tremendously excited to see the solution perform so well." "The time and cost savings we get from this generic personalization process makes smart card issuance a profitable business proposition for us and our clients," Cogar said. "Our clients expect us to get cards to market quickly, affordably and securely, and this solution enables us to meet those expectations." "Smart cards hold tremendous promise for consumers, card issuers and application providers. They offer a new world of power, flexibility and security," said Steve Brown Steve Brown is the name of more than one person of note:
Bill Buchanan, senior vice president of Providian Financial sees similar opportunity. "We're delighted with the success of the program and the efforts of both TSYS and Datacard," Buchanan said. "Providian is committed to delivering products that offer great value and superior functionality, and smart cards will be a central part of that strategy." The Datacard solution offers a flexible, modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. that will allow TSYS to quickly expand its smart card capabilities, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cogar. "Datacard has removed time and cost from the smart card issuance process," Cogar said. "This solution and the experience of launching a successful smart card program positions us to help more of our clients implement their smart card strategies. It's an exciting time for us." Datacard Group is a world leader in innovative plastic card personalization and identity management solutions. The company provides its customers with integrated systems for a variety of financial, identification and healthcare applications. A diverse solutions portfolio features a broad range of card-related products and services, including the world's best-selling card personalization and printing systems. Datacard Group also offers smart card life cycle management software, smart card personalization systems and applications, custom solution development and products designed to enhance card issuing operations. Datacard Corporation, doing business as Datacard Group, is privately held and based in Minnetonka, Minn. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries. (www.datacard.com) TSYS provides global commerce solutions. With more than 195 million accounts on file, TSYS facilitates the payment exchange between buyers and sellers. TSYS and its family of companies offer a full range of acquiring and issuing business services from accepting electronic payments for goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. to credit applications and collections for credit, debit, commercial, stored value, retail and chip accounts. TSYS has offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe, Mexico, Canada and Japan, and processes in 21 countries and 11 currencies. Based in Columbus, Ga., TSYS (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : "TSS See ITU. ") (www.totalsystem.com) is an 80.8 percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV SNV Synovus Financial Corp. (stock symbol) SNV Schweizerische Normenvereinigung (Swiss standards body) SNV Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (Netherlands Development Organization) ") (www.synovus.com), No. 8 on FORTUNE magazine's list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2001. For more information, contact news@totalsystem.com. NOTES TO EDITORS GlobalPlatform is the only cross-industry forum focused on the development, management and promotion of specifications for multiple application smart cards, smart card applications, and enabling devices. With support from its global member organizations, GlobalPlatform promotes a standard framework facilitating the implementation of smart card programs in any industry around the world. GlobalPlatform allows flexibility in the choice of technologies and vendors through an emphasis on 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 cards, terminals and support infrastructure. (www.globalplatform.org) The Open Platform card and terminal specifications are the first open standards adopted by GlobalPlatform and will provide a solid foundation from which the organization will define the future of multiple application smart cards. |
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