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Strategies & Market Trends : Joe Copia's daytrades/investments and thoughts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: spy hard who wrote (14596)	4/15/1999 4:27:00 PM
From: makin_dough99	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25711

I guess Respect is good sometimes ! COPIA - When's that Lucent news coming on EDIG? That should be real fun :)

To: spy hard who wrote (14596)	4/15/1999 5:18:00 PM
From: KeepTahoeBlue	Respond to of 25711

i got more at a lower price ;) should see a nice pop in the AM. Good Luck! Mick orgas hits another members.spree.com

To: spy hard who wrote (14596)	4/15/1999 10:13:00 PM
From: Chad Beemer	Respond to of 25711

Here is another gift if you get in soon. Here is a recent post from RB that just substantiates what NPCT is capable of in smart cards. A poster on Raging Bull's NPCT board today posted the following information (below). He sounds very knowledgeable to the smart card industry. I spoke to Paul Metzinger in regard to the post and he confirmed that he was right on in regard to the industry. He said that what Vegasone posted was precisely in line with the focus of the visits that he and Herb Neuhaus had been making to Europe recently. Paul said that Nanopierce is dealing with a company that supplies the critical component to attach a chip to the antenna in the smart cards, smart tags, and smart labels. He said this company has access to all of the major smart card manufacturers. Nanopierce's Connection Technology (NCT) is an enabling technology that can definitely cure the problem related to the breaking off of antennas. One of the reasons why it is such a good technology for that purpose is that NCT is flexible and will not break when it is bent. It is particularly good for smart labels because they are paper thin and the slightest bend can break the wire that connects to the antenna. If NCT should come loose through rough handling it can be put back into place by simply pressing down on it with your finger. That is the ultimate significance of the technology as relates to smart labels and smart tags aside from being smaller, lighter, stronger, having better radio frequency reception, more flexibility, etc. It provides a reliable, cost effective, and secure connection that could very well become the standard for the industry. Posted by Vegasone post #1424: I have been in the industry "access cards" for over 15 years. The biggest problem with them is the antenna breaking off the chip. When you put these cards in a wallet or put any stress on them - they stop working. They are not as reliable as they could be. Noone IMO has been able to fix this problem and still have a "thin" card. The original cards were very thick (about 3/8"). The newest cards (that work the longest) are about 1/8" thick. My experience has been that at some point they require replacement (almost always because the antenna breaks off). It is quite expensive to replace any type of access/smart card - especially for employees. Not only do you have the cost of the card, but you have down time by the employees - industry average without a photo on the card is about $15. per card. The NanoPierce technology, IMO would provide the following advantages for the access/smart card industry; 1) Reduced manufacturing costs 2) Reduced warranty claims 3) Provide a more reliable long life smart card 4) Less costly (for the issuer) to maintain IMO, this technology can provide superior products to those on the market today. The potential cost savings are enormous and not just on the manufacturing side...