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March 2007 • Volume 12 Number 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council and Task Force Report

Alliance Members:   Participation in all current councils is open to any Smart Card Alliance member who wishes to contribute to the council projects.   If you are interested in participating in any of the active councils, please contact Cathy Medich.  

Transportation Council

  • The Council has elected its 2007 Transportation Council officers and Steering Committee seats.
    • Council chair:  Paul Korczak, NYC Transit
    • Council vice chair - transit:  Craig Roberts, Utah Transit Authority
    • Council vice chair - parking:  Ian Newberg, Parkeon
    • Steering Committee:
      • Transportation industry:  Chris Cipperly, WMATA; Tim Weisenberger, U.S. DOT/Volpe Center
      • Chip/card suppliers:  Manny Menard, Gemalto; Mike Meringer, G&D
      • Systems integrators:  Willy Dommen, Booz Allen Hamilton; Mike Nash, ACS
      • Transportation system suppliers:  David deKozan, Cubic; Michael Laezza, ERG Group
      • Financial industry:  Burt Wilhelm, MasterCard; Jennifer Hale, American Express
      • Advisory members:  Mike Dinning, U.S. DOT/Volpe Center; Greg Garback, WMATA; Martin Schroeder, APTA
  • The Transportation Council had a successful in-person, members-only meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, on March 7-9.   The meeting included presentations from U.S. transit agencies, international transit agencies, financial service providers, parking suppliers and technology vendors, as well as breakout group sessions to discuss possible new Council activities.  Presentations from the meeting are available on the members-only Council web site at http://www.sca-councils.org/transportation/transportation_council.html.
  • The Transportation Council is working on a new white paper that will provide an overview of an approach for transit/financial payment convergence that leverages conventional co-branding affinity card business models and the multi-application capabilities provided by smart card technology.  Please contact the project co-leads, David deKozan (david.dekozan@cubic.com) or Brian Stein (bstein@scheidt-bachmann-usa.com), or Cathy Medich (cmedich@smartcardalliance.org) if you'd like to participate in this project.
  • If you are interested in participating in the Transportation Council, please contact the Council chair, Paul Korczak (paul.korczak@nyct.com), vice chairs, Craig Roberts (croberts@uta.cog.ut.us) and Ian Newberg (inewberg@moorestown.parkeon.com), or Cathy Medich (cmedich@smartcardalliance.org).

Physical Access Council

  • The Physical Access Council will be opening nominations for the 2007 Steering Committee this month.  Any member of the Alliance can be nominated or can nominate themselves to serve on the Steering Committee.  Information about the Steering Committee election will be distributed via the council email distribution list.
  • The Physical Access Council is currently discussing FIPS 201 physical access transaction times, NIST fingerprint match-on-card implementation evaluation, and the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on the development of the contactless biometric specification for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
  • The Smart Card Alliance will have a booth and panel at ISC West, March 28-30, 2007, in Las Vegas.  The panel, "Migration of Physical Access Control Systems Based on the Impact of Government HSPD-12," is on March 28, from 10am-12pm, and includes PAC members Dwayne Pfeiffer (Northrop Grumman), Lars Suneborn (Hirsch Electronics), Roger Roehr (Tyco), Bob Gilson (DoD) and Patrick Hearn (Oberthur Card Systems).
  • If you are interested in participating in the Physical Access Council, please contact Council chair, Dwayne Pfeiffer (dwayne.pfeiffer@ngc.com), vice chair Bob Merkert (rmerkert@scmmicro.com), or Cathy Medich. 

Healthcare Council

  • The Healthcare Council has published a new white paper, "Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers."  The paper describes the challenges within the healthcare industry and the clear opportunities for the use of smart card technology to benefit all healthcare industry stakeholders.   The white paper is available on the Smart Card Alliance web site.   
  • If you are interested in participating in the Healthcare Council, please contact Council chair Frank Avignone (favignone@healthmeans.com), vice chair Chuck Wilson (chuck.wilson3@verizon.net), or Cathy Medich.

Contactless Payments Council

  • The Council has elected its 2007 Steering Committee and officers.  The new Council co-chairs are Sunil Dewan (First Data), Mohammad Khan (ViVOtech) and Charles Walton (INSIDE Contactless).  The 2007 Steering Committee includes:
    • Card issuers:  Jennifer Hale, American Express; Mike Kutsch, Chase
    • Card associations:  Ken Moy, MasterCard; Liane Redford, Visa USA
    • Merchants:  Greg Garback, WMATA
    • Financial payment processors:  Sunil Dewan, First Data
    • Terminal vendors:  Mohammad Khan, ViVOtech; Rob Regan, VeriFone
    • Card manufacturers:  Rod Donnelly, CPI Group; Rahul Gadkari, Gemalto
    • Chip vendors:  Paul Legacki, Infineon; Charlie Walton, Inside Contactless
    • Systems integrators/consultants:  Brian Barrett, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Debbie Baxley, IBM
    • Personalization bureaus:  Garfield Smith, Oberthur; Kim Madore, G&D
  • Priorities for the coming year include expanding Council outreach to merchants and ISOs, developing educational material on the use of proximity payments with mobile phones, and continuing strong advocacy on the benefits of contactless payments.
  • The Council published an extensive contactless payments frequently-asked questions document.  The FAQ is available at http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/publications-contactless-payments-faq.
  • The Council will be publishing the merchant implementation guide that covers infrastructure requirements and best practices, training and education and that was developed by the Merchant Roll-out Work Group. A companion white paper is also being developed.
  • If you are interested in participating in the Contactless Payments Council, please contact the Council co-chairs, Sunil Dewan (sunil.dewan@firstdata.com), Mohammad Khan (khanm@vivotech.com), or Charles Walton (cwalton@insidefr.com) or Cathy Medich.
Identity Council
  • New material positioning contactless smart cards vs. RFID is now available on the Smart Card Alliance web site.  The document, "RF-Enabled Applications and Technology: Comparing and Contrasting RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Cards," describes RFID and RF-enabled contactless smart card technologies and includes frequently-asked questions, graphics and tables that highlight the differences.
  • The Identity Council is holding elections for its 2007 Steering Committee.  Information about the Steering Committee election will be distributed via the council email distribution list.
  • The Identity Council is holding elections for its 2007 Steering Committee.  Information about the Steering Committee election will be distributed via the council email distribution list.
  • If you are interested in participating in the Identity Council, please contact the Council co-chairs, Neville Pattinson (Neville.pattinson@gemalto.com) or Marty Dugan (mdugan@viisage.com), or Cathy Medich. 

Other Councils

  • A members-only council web site is available at http://www.sca-councils.org.  This is a password-protected site that contains council working documents and contact lists.  Each Council area has a separate password since Councils may have different membership policies.  If you are a Smart Card Alliance member and would like access to the council site, please contact Cathy Medich. 
  • If you are interested in forming or participating in an Alliance council, contact Cathy Medich.  Click here to download a description of the council structure, proposal process and council interest feedback form. 

New Members

Cyber Armed Security, Inc., Arlington, VA www.cyberarmed.com
Membership Level: Associate
Member Contact: Gregory Abrenio, President
Description: design and integration services of smart card technologies

A Plus Identification, Inc., Claremont, CA www.aplusid.com
Membership Level: Associate
Member Contact: Campbell Wright, Owner
Description: provides photo ID and plastic card solutions


Web Site News

New content includes:

  • New online smart card training course [ click here ]
  • New Healthcare Council white paper, "Smart Cards in U.S. Healthcare: Benefits for Patients, Providers and Payers" [ click here ]
  • New positioning information, "RF-Enabled Applications and Technology: Comparing and Contrasting RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Cards" [ click here ] Graphics are also available on the members-only web site.
  • Contactless Payments Frequently-Asked Questions document [ click here ]
  • Identity Council report, "Best Practices for the Use of RF-Enabled Technology in Identity Management" [ click here ]
  • Information about the Smart Card Alliance 6th Annual Smart Cards in Government and Exhibition 2007 [ click here ]

February 2007 web statistics

  • 63,319 visitor sessions for the month
  • 2,261 visitor sessions per day
  • 342,632 total page views for the month
  • 83,231 Industry News items viewed
  • 4,339 Card Reader Catalog items displayed
  • 7,326 PDF downloads

If you have any suggestions on content that you'd like to see on the Alliance web site, please send them to info@smartcardalliance.org.

Alliance in the News

The Alliance has an active communications program to promote industry messages in business, vertical market, and technology publications.   Coverage results from both Alliance press releases and interviews with publications writing articles about smart cards.   Selected recent coverage is shown below with links to online articles.

Access Control & Security Systems, 3/6/2007,Online smart card training course now available [ link to article ]
Cards International, 2/20/2007,Card technology makes giant strides [ link to article ] (subscribers only)
Chain Store Age, 2/1/2007, Sour on security [link not available]
Contactless News, 3/6/2007,Smart Card training made easier with online Smart Card Alliance course [ link to article]
Contactless News, 2/27/07, IdentityDefender from Lenel helps organizations meet HSPD-12 goals [ link to article ]
Federal Computer Week, 3/12/2007,Congress, states and DHS face off over Real ID [ link to article ]
findBiometrics.com, 3/10/2007,Government Identity Credentials Are Hot Topics at 2007 Smart Cards in Government Conference [ link to article ]
GCN, 2/19/2007,DHS drops using RFID tags for U.S. Visit [ link to article ]
GCN, 2/5/2007, Analysts are split on TWIC: Some claim flaws in credential security, while TSA and others back the program [ link to article ]
Government Security, 2/22/07, US-VISIT abandons use of RFID tags to track foreign visitors [ link to article ]
Government Technology, 2/13/2007, Smart Cards Key to Information and Identity Security, Says Gates, Others [ link to article ]
Help Security Net, 3/6/2007, Smart card training made easier with an online course [ link to article ]
InfoWorld, 3/1/2007, Lawmakers working to ban hacked RFID door cards [ link to article ]
PCworld.com, 3/1/2007, Lawmakers Working to Limit RFID Door Cards [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 3/13/2007, Government identity credentials hot topics at Smart Cards in Government Conference [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 3/13/2007, Smart Cards in Government, payments focus of Mexico City Conference [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 3/6/2007, Smart Card training made easier with online Smart Card Alliance course [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 2/27/2007, IdentityDefender from Lenel helps organizations meet HSPD-12 goals [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 2/27/2007, Smart Card Alliance white paper shows smart card benefits for healthcare industry [ link to article ]
Security Products, 3/8/2007,Training Made Easier for Smart Cards with Online Course [ link to article ]
Smart Card Trends, 2/9/2007, Smart Cards Key to Information and Identity Security Vision Bill Gates Presented in RSA Keynote [ link to article ]
UsingRFID, 2/20/2007, Smart Card Alliance addresses RF identity issues [ link not available]
Washington Technology, 3/12/2007, 6th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference [ link to article ]

 

SCA Latin America News

The Smart Card Alliance Latin America project kicked off on October 19, 2004 with the presentation of the Department of Commerce Market Developer Cooperator Program (MDCP) award totaling $288,000 that forms a partnering effort between the International Trade Administration and SCA to develop international trade and support education, training, and resource development for smart cards in Mexico, Brazil, and the Caribbean Islands. The Alliance staff has held organizing meetings with ITA field office personnel in Mexico and Brazil to discuss ways to bring smart card awareness and education to the government and commercial markets in those countries. The Alliance has also met with ITA personnel based in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Miami who are in support roles and are prepared to assist the Alliance's Latin American project.

In July 2005 the Latin America Chapter was launched.  Organizations with smart card-related business interests in all Latin American countries and the Caribbean, plus any organization based in North America or internationally with interests in the Latin America markets, should contact Edgar Betts, Manager Business Development - Latin  America at 1-954-590-3795 or ebetts@smartcardalliance.org. Memberships are available for Leadership Council, General, Government, and Associate levels.

A recent report released by Frost & Sullivan called The Americas Smart Card Market Analysis projected microprocessor smart card shipments of 136.4 million in 2005, and with over a 59 percent annual growth rate projected through 2010.  The Latin American smart card market growth is due to many market factors including the migration of mobile telecommunications operators to GSM technology, the migration to EMV in the financial sector, the move to smart transit fare cards and new government and commercial secure identification initiatives.  Responding to these market factors, the Smart Card Alliance today announced the formation of a new Latin American chapter to bring together smart card suppliers, partners and customers in order to address the challenges facing smart card deployment in the region.  

“The Latin American smart card market is now emerging and could develop more rapidly than other markets by effectively learning from similar smart card initiatives and by forming business partnerships that can quickly deliver successful implementations,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance.   
  
The main mission of the Smart Card Alliance Latin American chapter is in line with the overall goal of the Alliance: to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart cards. The Alliance plans to use specific projects such as bi-lingual education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums to keep Latin American chapter organization members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought.
  
“The Smart Card Alliance has played a valuable role in developing the U.S. market in both the public and private sector.  Our organization provides an educational and collaborative forum in which all of the stakeholders—manufacturers, issuers and end users—can work together to develop the cross-industry real-world solutions needed to deploy smart card systems.  Our organization is uniquely positioned to bring a collective energy and focus to this technology in Latin America,” said Vanderhoof.

Next Steps:

Below is a summary of the important Latin America Chapter programs and industry activities planned for 2007.

  • White Paper translation. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) has translated five white papers into Spanish and Portuguese to allow the local markets to have access to valuable information in their language. The selection of the white paper to be translated was important in order to be significant to the local markets of Latin America. This action helps the Alliance create an image of not only a U.S. focused institution, but an international and local.
  • Website. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) website; though very informational of our institution it has limited deliverable and resources useful for the local markets.
  • Online Educational Program. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) in its efforts to expand its website deliverables to the market it has agreed to host a member online educational program. The program contains information about smart cards in both Spanish and English, covering from basic to some advanced knowledge.
  • Mexico Conference. The Smart Card Alliance together with Global Platform will present the Smart Cards in Government and Banking Mexico 2007 Conference on May 8 – 9, 2007 in Mexico City. Conference registration information, sponsorship opportunities and exhibiting opportunities will be available shortly. For more information, contact Edgar Betts at ebetts@smartcardalliance.org.
  • Educational Institute – Certification Course. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) Physical Access Council has worked on developing an Educational Institute (E.I.) course that will be used at Expo Seguridad Mexico conference in April 2007 on the use of smart cards for physical access. This course will be a classroom style course provided to the attendees of Expo Seguridad Mexico in the security market. It is intended to be a follow-up course to the physical access course that is provided by The Latin American Security Association (ALAS) at their conference events.
  • Educational/Promotional Video. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) has held meetings with The Latin American Security Association (ALAS) and Obraweb to create online videos for the SCALA website. The idea would be to film one of SCALA’s Educational Institutes (E.I.) in high quality video to provide industry information and promote attendance to the Alliance.
  • Member invitation. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) with the leadership of the Transportation Council has developed a list of organizations in the transportation industry to send a formal invitation to join the Alliance and the transportation council. Due to the limited response of organizations in the region to join the Alliance and participate, the leadership of this council has agreed to use the contacts that the Alliance has acquired and invite them behalf of the transportation council to join our organization.
  • Articles for targeted industry magazines. The Alliance Latin America, Media Outreach Council has established several meeting in Brazil with other participating member organizations to organize the direction and responsibility of the council. As the council achieved it organizational logistics it began developing articles for publishing at identified magazines on behalf of the Alliance.

How to get involved:

If you would like to get involved in any of the Latin American activities listed above or wish to be added to the contact list for future announcements, please send an email to info@smartcardalliance.org.


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