Washington, DC – October 15, 2002 – Today at the NACAS 34th Annual Conference, Blackboard Inc., the leading software infrastructure company for e-Education, announced that Vision Database Systems (VDS) signed a partnership agreement that will make the companies’ systems interoperable through Blackboard’s Building Blocks Program™. Under the agreement, Vision Database Systems joins Blackboard’s Building Blocks […]

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 15, 2002–The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) today launches a new fare collection system, developed by Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB). “The rollout of this equipment will mean added convenience to our customers and will improve our station management,” said Thomas Margro, […]

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ – Attendees were upbeatand justifiably optimistic about the future at the recently concluded Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference, where the Alliance announced that smart card module shipments to the U.S. and Canada had doubled in the first half of 2002 to 31.2 million, and total more than 120 million […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ – Bank of America(NYSE: BAC) today announced the initial launch of the Bank of America mini card (patents pending). About half the size (1 1/2″ X 2 1/2″) of a regular credit or debit card, the mini card is an innovative payment tool that will provide customers with a more […]

Frost & Sullivan, the international marketing consulting company, recently announced that Gemplus has again been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s Market Value Leadership Award for its exceptional performance in the smart card market. This is the fourth time in five years that Gemplus tops the analyst firm’s smart card analysis. Click here to read the entire […]

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ – Contactless smart cards can add higher security to everyday ID credentials that employees use to access buildings, airports and other secure facilities, according to a new Smart Card Alliance white paper released today. At the same time, the technology paves the way to add new applications like network […]

Smart Card Technology Leaders Teaming on Bid to Integrate Fare Collection Across Mass Transit in Washington D.C. Metro Area<br /><br />WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — ERG Transit Systems, Inc., (ERG) a global leader in smart card-based transit fare collection and management systems, today announced it has signed a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman Information Technology […]