Smart Card or Chip card technology is fast becoming commonplace in our culture and daily lives. We hope that this site will bring you a little closer in your understanding of this exciting technology and the benefits it can bring to your applications. If you have specific questions regarding a specific technology discussed below feel free to send us an email and the appropriate site sponsor will respond.
A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data, used for telephone calling, electronic cash payments, and other applications, and then periodically refreshed for additional use. Currently or soon, you may be able to use a smart card to: Dial a connection on a mobile telephone and be charged on a per-call basis, Establish your identity when logging on to an Internet access provider or to an online bank, Pay for parking at parking meters or to get on subways, trains, or buses, Give hospitals or doctors personal data without filling out a form, Make small purchases at electronic stores on the Web (a kind of cybercash),Buy gasoline at a gasoline station.
