RFID Smart Cards: CARTES 2004, Leading Exhibition For Smart Card Markets ...

The CARTES 2004 show presents a complete and international view of the entire industry: card manufacturers and issuers, RFID and biometrics technology, manufacturing machines, components manufacturers, supply manufacturers, card personalising, engineering, terminals and readers. The CARTES show has been compbined with the IT Security 2004 show.

... The development of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology for contactless products and solutions, combined with biometrics capabilities, represent recent advanced techniques. A special session focusing on RFID and biometrics technologies will be held at Cartes & IT Security 2004, from 2 to 4 November, at Paris-Nord Villepinte exhibition centre, France. ...

Advanced Smart Card References

Trends in the RFID Smart Card market: Significant developments and trends include dominance for the JavaCard platform for high-end SIMs. There is evolution from low- to high-end cards, despite the slow start of third generation USIM (Universal Subscriber Identification Module) cards shipments. A significant breakthrough in CDMA markets has occured with the development of R-UIM (Roaming Universal Identity Module) cards. The vision continues for the use of SIM technology as the key to digital networks which are trusted by users and operators to provide security while protecting customers' privacy.