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Datum: 14. Feb. 2000

Quelle: AUTOR



Mühlbauer und MetaForm kooperieren

Eine strategische Partnerschaft zur Lieferung innovativer Technologien und Lösungen für den
Karten-Personalisierungs-Markt haben die Mühlbauer AG und die israelische MetaForm Ltd
vereinbart. Als Teil des Vertrags kombinieren die beiden Unternehmen nach
Mühlbauer-Angaben vom Montag das Programm der fortgeschrittenen
Karten-Personalisierungs-Systeme von Mühlbauer mit dem Programm der fortgeschrittenen
persönlichen Datenerfassungs- und Softwareverarbeitungsprodukte von MetaForm. Dadurch
würden die Kunden eine komplette und umfassende Lösung für die Karten-Personalisierung
erhalten. Dies ermögliche eine "Hochgeschwindigkeitserfassung und -ausstellung von
personalisierten Karten mit digitalisierten Fingerabdrücken, Unterschriften, Fotos, Strichcodes
und Texten von hoher Qualität".

Quelle: www.nm-info.de

Ob diese Unternehmen OTI gefährlich werden können?

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Heute ist mein OTI-Research-Tag!

Also, MetaForm ist eher komplementär zu sehen (partnert mit NBS, OTI zusammen mit NBS auf der CeBit). Aber - kommen wir mal zur echten Konkurrenz - zur dicken, fetten MOTOROLA!

Nachfolgendes von der Motorola-Homepage (erste MultiApplication-Anwendung in EUROPA!!!! basierend auf ISO 14443 Type B dual interface smart card), das genau gibt`s auch bei OTI.

Ich habe den nachfolgenden Text in voller Länge reingestellt, weil er zeigt, wo es hingeht (Motorola partnert übrigens mit debis bei der Implementation).

Eins sollte klar sein, sowas wird es in Zukunft ein bisschen häufiger geben, die Frage ist nur: Kommt OTI mit dem Wachstum klar, dass dieser Markt generiert???

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Motorola to Provide Technical University of Berlin with Smart Card Solution for Internet-Based University Services

Germany`s first multi-application system using dual interface smart cards bridges Internet, transit and payment
BERLIN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000-- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today announced the signing of a letter of intent with the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) and the Transport Authority of Berlin (BVG) to develop and implement a multi-application smart card system. The Motorola system will provide a university identification card and application platform, including the capability to access university services over the Internet. It is based on a contacted/contactless dual interface smart card compatible with the transit automated fare collection (AFC) system presently installed in Berlin.

This marks the first time in Europe that an ISO 14443 Type B dual interface smart card will be used for a multi-application system, and the first time a university card system will be fully integrated with a smart card transit AFC system. Motorola will provide system integration, smart cards, card accepting devices, and consultancy for the TU Berlin CampusCard system.

"Working with Motorola, our goal is to bring the advantages of smart card technology and Internet access to our existing systems in a new generation student identification card," said Professor Dr. Ing. Klaus Rebensburg, director of the Research Centre on Network Technologies and Multi-Media Applications at TU Berlin. "We hope that other institutions in Berlin will support this initiative and help to give the advantages of a common student identification card to all of the university students in Berlin."

"Motorola`s TU Berlin project breaks new ground for the smart card industry, marking the first time in Germany that contacted/contactless dual interface technology will be used as a multi-application card," said Francois Dutray, vice president and general manager, Motorola Worldwide Smartcard Solutions Division (WSSD). "Strategically, this project demonstrates our capability to deliver multi-application solutions across many market sectors in addition to transit. We see a lot of opportunity in multi-application systems like TU Berlin to enable secure Internet access," he added.

Scheduled for introduction at TU Berlin in the winter semester of 2000/2001, Motorola`s system will help enable the university to improve and streamline student services and academic administrative processes. The core of the system is a new student or faculty identification card that adds contacted/contactless smart card technology to the traditional plastic cards used for photos, registration numbers and other traditional graphics found on identification cards. The goal is to provide a smart card and system architecture that will allow students and faculty to securely access university services over the Internet. Students can use specially equipped kiosks and also will be able to use smart card readers attached to their PCs to register for classes, access libraries and reserve tickets for university sporting events on-line.

The front-end of a Motorola supplied smart card management system will authorize and secure access to existing applications that will be extended as needed to work over the Internet or other university networks. This common smart card and front-end approach reduces overall project cost and time to implement. It also allows each operation within the university to add the new Internet-delivered services independently and on their own schedule.

The TU Berlin project`s second phase, scheduled for the second half of 2001, will see smart cards being used on-line for identification during exams and as an electronic payment method at university cafeterias and bookstores. The system is "future compatible" and will be designed to support new directions such as tele-learning and virtual university teaching.

An essential component of the TU Berlin implementation is Motorola `s M-Smart Venus(TM) dual interface smart card, which has both contacted and contactless features. This new smart card technology provides a traditional smart card contact for using the card in devices where the card is physically inserted, such as a payment terminal or PC-attached reader. It also includes a contactless capability, which allows for the wireless presentation of the card preferred for high-speed access applications like transit and physical access control.

In the first phase, between 10,000 and 30,000 cards will be issued. Over time, the TU Berlin system is expected to grow to include more than 42,000 students and faculty, 60 administration and research departments, and 115 buildings located across six districts of Berlin.

Motorola`s involvement with TU Berlin builds on earlier work with the CampusCard study group, a co-operative effort of the major academic institutions in Berlin. The goal is to define a common chip card platform that can be used at all Berlin and Brandenburg universities to help reduce costs and improve administrative services. Over time, other members of the CampusCard group can elect to use the same platform for their identification card programs. Motorola also was involved in a CampusCard pilot program at the Technische Fachhochschule Berlin (TFH), which concluded in the summer of 1999.

About Motorola Inc.

Motorola, Inc., with sales of $30.9 billion in 1999, is a global leader in providing embedded electronic and integrated communications solutions. Motorola`s Worldwide Smartcard Solutions Division (WSSD) provides complete multi-application smart card system solutions including smart cards, application development, systems integration and operations management. The company`s platforms allow organizations to quickly deploy and build value-added smart card applications in areas such as transit, access control, campus, government and healthcare.

Motorola and M-Smart Venus are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.


CONTACT: Motorola
Mike Doheny, 847/576-6931
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Montner & Associates
Deb Montner, 203/226-9290
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