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News Release from: Innovision Research and Technology
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 29 April 2004
Smart card chip set for US transport
applications
Giesecke and Devrient has licensed the Jewel low-cost contactless smart card chip for mass transit ticketing from Innovision Research and Technology.
Giesecke and Devrient has licensed the Jewel low-cost contactless smart card chip for mass transit ticketing from Innovision Research and Technology Jewel is the smallest and lowest-cost chip ever produced for smart card applications, and is already attracting huge interest from the US mass transit sector
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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With a very small silicon area, the Jewel chip is inexpensive to produce and compatible with international standards - including ISO14443A, the new UK transport standard ITSO version 2.1 and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Regional Interoperability Standards (RIS) Limited Use fare card specifications.
It enables production and deployment of contactless tickets compatible with existing ticket types in smart card-enabled public transportation systems.
"The Jewel contactless smart card is the first of its kind, and a true solution for transit agencies that want total migration to contactless smart card technology for all their ticketing needs.
The Jewel contactless smart card provides a cost effective alternative to transit agencies for use as a single ride ticket or other limited use transit ticketing options", said Hassan Tavassoli, Director of Industry and Government for Giesecke and Devrient's North American Card Systems Division.
"Our transit customers needed a low-cost contactless solution and we are answering the call".
"Giesecke and Devrient's strong position in the North American mass transit market and its decision to license the Jewel technology is a clear sign to the industry that our innovative approach to smart ticketing is the way forward for mass transit operations", said Marc Borrett, Managing Director of Innovision R and T.
"Jewel contactless tickets provide a range of improvements for the mass transit industry - from much more efficient card reading to infinitely better passenger movement management, security and fraud protection.
For operators, the increased ticketing functionality is accompanied by cost savings across the board.
For travellers, contactless tickets can greatly improve convenience and safety".
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