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  • Aust smart-card company tackles point of sale

    While its smart card business remains quiet in the Australian market ASX-listed electronic payments company Keycorp is improving its rate of success through the provision of point-of-sale pre-paid communications.

  • 10,800 Myki transactions were faulty

    Victoria's Transport Ticketing Authority has confirmed the state's new Myki public transport smart card system has suffered errors that caused passengers to be overcharged a total of 10,800 times over the past few months.

  • Qld smart-card licence project advances

    Queensland Transport (QT) has gone to market for up to 10,000 handheld smart card readers as it gears up to replace its 2.7 million antiquated drivers' licences with new smart card equivalents.

  • Online banking theft -- who pays?

    Don't expect Internet scams, hackers, trojan horses and the like to vanish overnight. The challenge is for banks and customers to minimise their exposure to losses. But how?

  • 30,000 myki smart cards recalled

    Victoria's Transport Ticketing Authority has confirmed that 30,000 myki smart cards have been recalled from distributors as they were issued to retailers "in an inactive state".

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    China's 960 million citizens will be issued with digital smart ID cards, starting from next year.

  • Helping the public travel smarter

    Smart cards are anticipated to be the next generation in public transport ticketing systems. What are the obstacles faced in implementing them?

  • Philips, Sony team for new wireless tech

    Philips Electronics and Sony have announced that they plan to work together on new wireless technology that will allow consumer devices to "talk" to each other.

  • Acer TravelMate 6592

    This is an affordable notebook that should suit anyone looking for a capable, mostly desk-bound system. The webcam is a nice extra, while fingerprint recognition is fast becoming a 'must have' feature for business users.

  • Fujitsu LifeBook T4215

    An upgrade of the Fujitsu LifeBook T4020, the LifeBook T4215's strong security tools and dual-core processing power makes it a competent tablet PC for the professional.

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