Smart cards: whose flexible friend?

Article Abstract:

A smart card is a plastic card that is capable of functioning like a microprocessor-based pocket computer. It has an integrated circuit and has a larger capacity for storing information than magnetic stripe cards. Smart cards can be found in many forms, ranging from a simple prepaid card to sophisticated easy-to-carry electric devices. Banks are increasingly becoming interested in the smart card as a means of reducing card fraud. Because smart cards have greater memory than traditional plastic cards, it is possible to use complex identification algorithms to improve identification and validation methods. Information stored in the smart card's integrated circuit would then be much more difficult to access than what the magnetic stripe stores. One important consideration in using the smart card is its price. It costs ten times as much as plastic cards with magnetic stripes.

Banking industry, Usage, Safety and security measures, Smart cards, Plastic transaction cards, Transaction cards

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Are you supported comfortably?

Article Abstract:

Providing software support is increasingly becoming a part of the marketing strategy of most software vendors. This is in sharp contrast to the perception in the past, when software suppliers once considered support as nothing but a costly, albeit necessary, expense. Software companies are now taking a different approach because customers' expectations are rising. This strategy is also due in part to the regression in the prices of software products. The type and degree of support being offered by these companies depend not only on the supplier but also on the product being acquired. Among the companies that are now considering software support as a necessity are Coda, DSR Resource, Hyperion, Sage UK and CSM. Purchasers of accounting software should take advantage of this opportunity but should be aware that the prices of packages from suppliers are likely to go up.

Custom Computer Programming Services, Computer programming services, Software Support Services, Evaluation, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software

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King for a day

Article Abstract:

The personal touch of small businesses often gets lost in bigger companies, but technology is enabling firms to retain this. Technology can help large organizations handle their customer relations more effectively and provide a more personal service.

Management, Big business, Customer relations

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