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Smart Card Group
Smart Cards Now (formerly Smart Card News) has established itself as the definitive voice of the industry comprising the latest Smart Card news, reviews, opinion, features, interviews, market analysis and technical tutorials.
preview: http://www.smartcardgroup.com  

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Smart Card Ltd.
This Zine, located in the United Kingdom, is a one-stop resource for information on Smart Cards, both for users and also for designers. Europe is far ahead of the United States in this issue area, so this is a good place to watch.
preview: http://www.smartcard.co.uk  

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Asia Pacific Smart Card Forum
The Asia Pacific Smart Card Forum was established in 1995 to: * provide a key focus for smart card technology, * link users and suppliers * provide a nexus with Government * proactively manage international standards and community issues * provide a cohesive body to explore new applications.
preview: http://www.smartcardforum.asn.au  

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Smart Card Club
The main purpose of this site is to provide members of the international network of our smart card clubs and associations with up-to-date information about the technology and its applications, together with information about forthcoming meetings and events. The site will also offer a wide variety of related information for use by anyone interested in the technology.
preview: http://www.smartcardclub.co.uk  

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Smart Card HOWTO
This document gives information on the smart card technology and its applications in Linux environment. Smart cards are mainly used in situations where security is an issue. But this is not the only situation where smart cards are used. They have many properties which a service provider wants to use, such as 'one card for many applications'.
preview: http://www.tldp.org  

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Smart Cards in Wireless Services
This tutorial presents a business case for the use of smart cards or subscriber identity modules (SIMs) in the marketing and network operations of wireless communications operators. The business case focuses on the SIM card’s marketing, financial, and technical benefits to network operators as well as benefits to wireless consumers. Some key external factors likely to accelerate customer acceptance are also discussed.
preview: http://www.iec.org  

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OpenCard documentation
The OpenCard Framework provides a common interface for both the smart card reader and the application on the card. Basing the architecture on Java® technology has resulted in enhanced portability and interoperability, which are key to widespread adoption.
preview: http://www.opencard.org