Jim Goodrick (18 July 2006)
"The Future of Card Payments"


The nightly news has a dearth of information on the latest technology. So, for those who are interested .....

KeyMax Graphic
http://www.ongrp.com/cat/img/keymax_gal.gif

KeyMax multifunctional:
smart cards, mag strip, checks
http://www.ongrp.com/cat/pdf/KeyMaxSeries.pdf

EMV "Chip and PIN" technology
http://www.ongrp.com/doc/pdf/OnGroup_EMV_WhitePaper.pdf

360 degree GRAPHIC
A smart card reader that is put out by e-seek  company. It can read bar codes, mag strip and smart cards. It is hand held and the image can be rotated all the way around by pressing on the left click and HOLD it down to see the image 360 degrees. It is very interesting.
http://www.e-seek.com/product_m300.asp#

A lanyard Blackberry smart card reader, worn by the Army ( GRAPHIC )
CAC Common Access Card for Computer
http://www.secureidnews.com/news/2006/07/12/blackberry-smart-card-reader-okay-for-common-access-card-use/