Useful links

Below is a list of useful links to smartcard manufacturers and industry organisations.

ACS - Advanced Card Systems Ltd, a leader in the smart card industry

ANSI - The American National Standards Institute

Dot Origin - Dot Origin Ltd, supplier and developer of identity, security and proximity solutions

EasyTac - Software for downloading, viewing and reporting digital tachograph data

EMVCo - Europay, MasterCard and Visa

ETSI - European Telecommunications Standards Institute

ISO - International organisation for standardisation

ITSO - ITSO was formed to build and maintain a specification for secure end to end interoperable ticketing transactions utilising relevant ISO and CEN standards.

JavaCard Forum - Forums for companies and individuals using JavaCards

Key-ID - KEY-ID products are designed to deliver higher levels of security

NXP - NXP is a leader in RFID and NFC-integrated circuits

Omnikey - Omnikey are a brand of smartcard readers from the manufacturer HID

PC/SC Workgroup - PC/SC is a standard specification that ensures all smartcards, smartcard readers and computers are able to work together regardless of manufacturer.

Thales Gemalto - Thales now owns the Gemalto business, a well known manufacturer of smartcard products.