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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471157481

ISBN-139780471157489

eBay Product ID (ePID)1092658

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameSmart Cards : a Guide to Building and Managing Smart Card Applications

LanguageEnglish

SubjectElectronics / Circuits / General, General

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers, Technology & Engineering

AuthorHenry Dreifus, J. Thomas Monk, Henry N. Dreifus

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight21.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-036221

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal006

Table Of ContentEvolution of the Smart Card Industry and Market Trends.Smart Card Architectures.Standards and Specifications.Security and Cryptography.Manufacturing the Smart Card.DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.System Implementation Considerations.Functional Design and Data Layout Considerations.Operating Systems and the Card-to-Terminal Interface.System and Data Integrity.IMPLEMENTATION.Smart Card Development Skills, Methods, and Tools.Smart Card Testing and Certification.Implementing and Operating a Smart Card System.The Future of the Industry.Glossary.Appendices.Index.

SynopsisA complete nuts-and-bolts guide to designing, building, and managing the smart card system that's right for your company Already a well-established medium of exchange in Europe, smart card technology has made major inroads in the North American market in the past few years. Visa and Mastercard are committed to replacing credit cards with them over the next five years, and Microsoft is racing to use them for e-commerce. Clearly, the time for asking "Why?" regarding smart cards has passed. The important question companies now should be asking themselves is "How?": how to plan, how to develop, how to implement, and how to manage the smart card system that is right for our company? This book provides complete, unbiased answers to these and all your technical and business questions about smart card systems. Dreifus and Monk guide you step-by-step through the entire process of selecting, designing, building, and managing a smart card application tailored to your business. They supply numerous checklists to help guarantee that you make the correct technical decisions during each phase of the process. And they include real-world case studies illustrating successful smart card implementations in a variety of industries, including banking, manufacturing, entertainment, healthcare, and transportation. Crucial topics covered in detail include: * Smart card architectures and standards * Security and encryption * Smart card operating systems * Smart card application design and development * Development tools * Testing and certification Smart Cards arms you with everything you need to know to make informed decisions about the smart card system that's right for your company., A guide for the IT manager through the process of choosing and implementing a smart card application. Chapters provide a step-by-step methodology for designing, building, and managing a smart card application. Case studies are used to illustrate how businesses have successfully implemented this technology. Checklists are included to help readers make the right technical decisions. The book covers such key topics as: smart card architectures and standards; security and encryption; smart card operating systems; smart card application design and development; development tools; and testing and certification. Test studies describe a variety of real-world applications, including those related to banking, manufacturing, entertainment, healthcare, and transportation industries., A complete nuts-and-bolts guide to designing, building, and managing the smart card system that's right for your company Already a well-established medium of exchange in Europe, smart card technology has made major inroads in the North American market in the past few years., A complete nuts-and-bolts guide to designing, building, and managing the smart card system thata's right for your companyAlready a well-established medium of exchange in Europe, smart card technology has made major inroads in the North American market in the past few years. Visa and Mastercard are committed to replacing credit cards with them over the next five years, and Microsoft is racing to use them for e-commerce. Clearly, the time for asking "Why?" regarding smart cards has passed. The important question companies now should be asking themselves is "How?": how to plan, how to develop, how to implement, and how to manage the smart card system that is right for our company? This book provides complete, unbiased answers to these and all your technical and business questions about smart card systems.Dreifus and Monk guide you step-by-step through the entire process of selecting, designing, building, and managing a smart card application tailored to your business. They supply numerous checklists to help guarantee that you make the correct technical decisions during each phase of the process. And they include real-world case studies illustrating successful smart card implementations in a variety of industries, including banking, manufacturing, entertainment, healthcare, and transportation. Crucial topics covered in detail include: Smart card architectures and standards Security and encryption Smart card operating systems Smart card application design and development Development tools Testing and certification Smart Cards arms you with everything you need to know to make informed decisions about the smart card system thata's right for your company.

LC Classification NumberTK7895.S62D74 1997