CARTES & IDentification Congress 2008: to Combine Knowledge, Business and Networking!

Business Wire, Sept 29, 2008

They are in fact the challenges for banks seeking to enrich and personalize their product range in terms of new means of payment and new services. This conference will draw some initial conclusions from current pilot and experimentation programs, and shed light on the key factors for successful projects.

CARD SECURITY - 09.30 am-5.30 pm

Smart card means security. But security is a permanent challenge and technology improvements bring renewed methods of attacks at the same time that they provide new countermeasures.

This conference will address both the aspects of the security of the smart card itself and the use of smart cards to secure applications. Presentations will be dedicated to the methods of attack and their countermeasures, the physical security of the card, the security of card issuance and of the life cycle management, the security of electronic transactions and the security applications of smart cards.

LOYALTY AND GIFT CARDS -09.30 am-5.30 pm

Loyalty and gift cards are set to take the industry by storm - especially in the current economic climate. With some innovative, unique and exciting products entering the market, few will succeed - those that do are set to write the card industry history books.

CITIZEN ID - 09.30 am-5.30 pm

Electronic identification technologies are revolutionizing citizen identity documents which in turn are enabling a host of convenient uses such as electronic travel documents; providing secure access to e-government services and even changing the way access to health insurance is managed. This conference will cover a comprehensive range of topics presented by leading experts from around the world in the diverse challenges of citizen identification.

NEW SERVICES FOR POS TERMINALS - 09.30 am-5.30 pm

Which new services will be proposed in the future on POI - Point Of Interaction - wording replacing traditional POS terminals? Which issues will raise regarding providers for these applications: payment, transportation, health, loyalty, government applications?

How to solve security issues subsequent to the use, for these POIs, of PCs, of wireless links, and more generally of open networks?

Will SEPA works allow creation of a real European market with capability of addressing several countries with the same product and the same application?

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The Congress programme is already available on the site www.cartes.com and will be updated regularly (complete programme with schedules and participants).

About Cartes & IDentification 2008

The Cartes & IDentification Trade show will open its doors on November 4th at Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. The world leading event on digital security and smart technologies will bring together all the international players of the sector who will present their innovations to the 20,000 expected visitors. For this 2008 edition, the Unites States will be the guest of honor.

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