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  • Aust-headquartered company scores smartcard deal

    Australian-headquartered secure electronic transactions provider KeyCorp has secured a sub-contracting deal with Hong Kong-based PCCW Business eSolutions to deliver 1.2 million smart-cards for the territory's smart-card identity system.

  • NSW announces smart card fare system

    The greater Sydney region is to receive a smart card system encompassing its entire public transport network, the NSW Minister for Transport Carl Scully revealed today.

  • ANZ banks on loyalty to boost chip card take-up

    ANZ has introduced a new reward system to encourage users to switch to its new chip-based Visa cards, a technology which has been slow to take off in Australia.

  • 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.

  • Auckland targets smart cards for transport integration

    Smart cards and real-time technology will be rolled out to integrate Auckland's public transport ticketing and scheduling, according to Auckland Regional Council documents.

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  • 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?

  • Gates: Passwords passe

    Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday.

  • 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?

  • Smart cards: Coming up trumps

    What's holding back smart cards from widespread use in Australia? Could it be that vendors haven't found the applications consumers really want?

  • Sun spotlights thin-client project

    Interactive visualisation featured in Sun Labs project

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  • 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.

  • HP Compaq 6910p

    Small businesses on tight budgets take note: The HP Compaq 6910p laptop offers enterprise-level features and decent performance at a price that's lower than the competition.

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