August 18, 2003—Government agencies and commercial businesses alike are attracted to the dual advantages of higher security and more applications when using smart ID cards, generating more interest and numerous implementations here in the United States, according to a new Smart Card Alliance white paper released recently.
The white paper also includes brief profiles of the smart card implementations at Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, American Express and the U.S. Department of State and planned smart card programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Transportation Security Administration.
Individuals from 28 organizations, both public and private, were involved in the development of the white paper. Lead contributors included representatives from ActivCard, ASSA ABLOY ITG, eID Security, EDS, Hitachi America Ltd., IBM, MGM Security Consulting, NASA, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Honeywell Access Systems (OmniTek), SC Solutions, SCM Microsystems, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, U.S. Dept. of State, U.S. Dept. of Transportation/Volpe Center and XTec Incorporated.
The report is available for no charge from The Smart Card Alliance.
