CTST press release (with a lot on biometrics):
( BW)(MD-CARDTECH-SECURTECH) Smart Cards and
Biometric Devices Offer More Users Security and
Convenience Worldwide
Business Editors
CardTech SecurTech, May 11-14
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1999--
World's Most Comprehensive Smart Card, Biometrics and Cryptography Seminar, Program and Exhibition Focuses on Practical Innovations
Smart cards and biometrics devices are making life more secure and convenient for millions of new users worldwide through a myriad of new practical applications.
Smart cards and biometrics devices are:
-- Enabling users to pay bills with digital phones any time from
any location;
-- Covering the cost of a train ride, coffee and donut with a
single electronic purse;
-- Alleviating problems associated with forgotten passwords and
protecting against network data theft;
-- Identifying bank customers through facial and fingerprint
recognition;
-- Controlling access to secured areas at airports through hand
identification;
-- Providing merchandise discounts and customer rewards on
loyalty cards;
-- Processing student loans by using a smart card with a digital
signature;
-- Processing health provider claims in real-time with a secure
provider smart card ID;
-- Ensuring proper distribution of Food Stamps and identifying
authorized recipients.
More than 10,000 professionals from 80 nations will attend the 1999 CardTech SecurTech (CTST) conference from May 11-14 at the McCormick Place South Convention Center in Chicago to learn about a host of practical innovations in the smart card, biometrics and cryptography industries through seminars, tours of the exhibit hall and interaction with experts and peers. The conference will cover more than six acres, and feature more than 1,000 high-tech booths and 200 expert presentations focusing on financial, transportation, security, government, health care and communications sectors. The exhibition is nearly twice as large as any other card event in the world.
CardTech/SecurTech 99 workshops, each of which has five to eight
presentations, include:
-- Microsoft's SmartCards for Windows(tm),
-- Developing Applications with Java Card,
-- Changing the Face of Money,
-- Foundations in ID Technology,
-- Biometrics Technology,
-- Retail & Loyalty Applications,
-- Government Applications,
-- Telecommunications Platforms,
-- Transportation Applications,
-- Large-Scale ID Applications,
-- Cryptography Technology,
-- University Applications,
-- Health Care Applications,
-- Practical Biometrics Applications
Hands-on Application Developer Workshops
An exciting new feature of this year's conference will be a series of hands-on workshops for SmartCard application developers and programmers presented by Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and MULTOS. "These sessions offer unique opportunities for technical professionals to learn the 'How to' of developing applications on smart card platforms," said Benjamin Miller, CTST founder & conference chairman.
Smart Cards for Windows(tm) application developers will get to run live desktop and card-based applications with hands-on instruction. The Developers' Workshop will show you how to include smart cards in applications such as secure network access, e-commerce, payment and loyalty, and medical solutions. The sessions will include lecture and lab work, and attendees will receive smart card developer kits, including smart cards and sample applications on both the PC (host) and card sides.
Cryptography
From massive corporate systems to individual Internet browsing, new ways are needed to ensure that data and identities are protected in cyberspace. The cryptography technology used for this task is called public key infrastructure (PKI). PKI generates digital signatures that prove who sent an e-mail or made an Internet purchase. Building the infrastructure to support this process is one of the most important subjects in the evolution of the network economy.
The new seminar on Public Key Infrastructures Integrating with Smart Cards and Biometrics will address authenticating the identity of the user, securely storing electronic certificates and generating digital signatures. The seminar will also answer the question of what it will take to achieve widespread deployment of PKI enhanced by biometrics and smart card readers.
Biometrics
The use of biometrics continues to expand across a wide range of applications throughout the world. From banking to welfare, user organizations increasingly recognize that precise identification and user authentication are key requirements for reducing fraud and for increasing information and enterprise security. After decades of limited use, sales have begun to soar as the number of applications for biometric devices measuring hand, finger and face geometry continues to expand. Major electronics manufacturers are incorporating the technology into their keyboards, ATMs, PCs and other portable devices for increased user flexibility and security.
Biometrics seminars will examine the latest industry changes and the status of the industry's efforts to create a generic standard for the easy integration and interchangeability of biometric devices. The current state of biometric applications in banking, welfare, migration and information security will then be examined. Issues related to personal privacy and the "friendliness" of various legislative environments also will be explored.
Keynote Presentation
The keynote presentation will be delivered on Wednesday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. by James Burke, author of "The Day the Universe Changed" and host of the British Broadcasting Corp.'s "Connections" television series about the impact of technology on society. Burke, who writes a monthly column for Scientific American, will discuss the roles of information and personal technologies as they relate to empowerment of the individual.
CardTech/SecurTech (CTST), founded in 1991, is the world's most
comprehensive conference and exhibition covering advanced smart card and security technology. Purchased by Faulkner & Gray Inc., publisher of Card Technology, ID World and Smart Card Alert, CTST focuses on applications of card and related technology solutions for banking, the Internet, telecommunications, mass transit, security, retail, loyalty, government and health care. Information about the organization, sponsors, program topics and exhibition can be found at www.ctst.com.
CONTACT: Neale-May & Partners, New York
Eric Goldman/Don Scott, 212/317-0900
egoldman@nealemay.com
dscott@nealemay.com |
