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Racom, Bull connect in contactless smart card alliance
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Bull CP8, a
division of Groupe Bull, and Raycom Systems announced an alliance to
develop, manufacture and market contactless smart card transaction
systems.
The agreement positions both companies to increase sales in the
smart card market that is already growing at APR and expected to be over
$1 billion by 1996.
Officials with both companies said the deal also addresses a growing
need to provide a single, multifunction contactless smart card capable of
supporting both industry standards and multiple applications currently
being serviced by incompatible and noninteroperable technologies -
including magnetic stripe, contacted smart cards, tokens and RF
indentification systems.
The pact enables Bull CP8 to market Racom products under its own name
through its international sales network to independent OEM's integrators
and end-users.
In addition, Bull CP8 and its European manufacturing partners will
assemble and personalize cards using Racom's contactless technology. The
companies also will join forces to develop ISO standard compliant cards
and integrate Racom's contactless reader technology into Bull CP8 contact
card readers.
In addition, the agreement combines Bull CP8's expertise in financial
transaction card operating systems, high volume card manufacturing and
cryptography with Raycom's contactless card microprocessor technology.
The pact should offer multiapplication, multifunction contactless card
systems supporting both existing ISO compliant telephone, prepaid, credit
and debit contact card markets as well as emerging contactless system
applications found in automatic fare collection, toll collection, customer
loyality, electronic purse, leisure and automated vending markets.
Raycom Systems designs, manufactures and markets contactless radio
frequency transaction precessing subsystems for people and mobile
equipment.
Racom's products are based on integration of ferroelectric memory
technology and wireless, batteryless communications technology allowing
hands-free contactless operation at speeds undetectable by human
perception.
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The above reprinted without the permission of anyone. It was
copied from 'The BULLetin', December 1994 issue. This is an independent
publication for users of Bull computers.
Wow, just think about the -convenience- this provides. you no longer
need to fumble through your purse or sort through your pocket for your
Visa or ATM card. Just tell the cashier to point the scanner and - presto
- you've paid for your groceries! Or, better yet, your son heads to the
theater to see 'The Lion King', or so he says! Instead he wants to see the
current 'R' rated flick, but when he tries to purchase the ticket, the
machine says: "Minor - Not Allowed".
But consider also that this is 'contactless'. The Federalies scan
everyone driving down the street and know whether you have paid your
vehicle registration, water bill, or have an income level comparable to
the vehicle you are driving.
They know where you live, if your are married, if you have outstanding
parking tickets, ad nauseum; ALL WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEGE OF BEING
INTERROGATED. Remember, it's CONTACTLESS.
With a slight amount of effort, the Feds can modify their NCIC database
to track each of these unknown -transactions- to track your every
movement. Automatic readers of this sort are available from Hughs which
are in the form of an arch across a road and can track multiple subjects
even if they change lanes.
For those who do not know who Groupe Bull or Racom are:
Groupe Bull: Headquarted in Paris, France.
Has partnerships with IBM, NEC, Zenith Data Systems to name a few. They
build and/or market computers from the Z-Note laptop size to their DPS9000
series (Sweden has a 9000/92T which processes every financial transaction
their government does from payroll to pensions.) Bull purchased Honeywell
Information Systems during the 1980's.
Racom: Has been a leader in data communications in various forms since
the early days of electronic computing.
--- Welcome to the New World Order. ---