As the year draws to a close, we are often asked for predictions for the year ahead, and indeed for the next few years beyond that. Along with a number of other emerging technologies, we at Consult Hyperion have spent a lot of time considering the technology developments that will allow chip cards to realize their full potential in the next few years.

OpenTrust, a Next-Gen IT security software publisher, announced that it has partnered with a global corporate and investment banking provider to implement an all-in-one solution for one user to log on to multiple work stations using smart cards.

The government in Orissa, a state on the East coast of India, has introduced biometric smart cards to replace ration cards that will be used in a pilot with its citizens in the Rayagada district, according to a SiFy article. The new program was developed in a joint effort between the Orissa government and the United Nations World Food Program in hopes of improving the Targeted Public Distribution System.

SanDisk Corp. announced plans to implement Common Access Card (CAC) and Personal Identity Verification PIV functionality on its Cruzer Enterprise flash drives in accordance with Department of Defense and FIPS 201 standards.