Archive of Card Manufacturing Magazine	Card Insertion/Mailing	Card Materials
Chip Cards/Contactless Cards/RFID/NFC	Die Cutting	Economy
Effective Business Strategies	Electronic Commerce	Freight/Shipping
Going Green	GSM Technology	Holograms
ID Security and Biometrics	Independent Testing	Industry Trends
Inspection/Quality Control	Issuers/Applications	Lamination
Mag Stripes	Manufacturing	Marketing
One Time Passcode (OTP)	Optical Variable Device (OVD)	Patents/Intellectual Property Laws
Personalization/Fulfillment	Printing	Standards

Archive of Card Manufacturing Magazine

April, 2012 Volume 22, Number 3 Click to view digital edition Special Events I, 2012 Volume 22, Number 2 Click to view digital edition February, 2012 Volume 22, Number 1 Click to view digital edition December, 2011 Volume 21, Number 8 Click to view digital edition October, 2011 Volume 21, Number 7 Click to view digital edition Special Events II, 2011 Volume 21, Number 6 Click to view digital edition August, 2011 Volume 21, Number 5 Click to view digital edition June, 2011 Volume 21, Number 4 Click to view digital edition April, 2011 Volume 21, Number 3 Click to view digital edition Special Events I, 2011 Volume 21, Number 2 Click to view digital edition February, 2011 Volume 21, Number 1 Click to view digital edition

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Card Insertion/Mailing

• Growing Market for PIN Applications (Spring Events 2008)
• Economic and Tamper Proof Packaging of Cards (July/August 2004)

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Card Materials

• Degradable, Biodegradable, and Compostable Materials (May/June 2011)
• Composite Materials for Cards: Improving Performance and Cost (May/June 2011)
• The Rising Cost of PVC and Market Uncertainty (May/June 2011)
• A Closer Look at Secure Inks: Creative Methods to Merge Security and Dynamic Card Design (July/August 2010)
• The Market for "Green" Cards is Blooming (July/August 2009)
• Innovative Security for Polycarbonate Identity Documents (July/August 2009)
• The Market for "Green" Cards is Blooming (May/June 2009)
• It's Not Easy Being Green; New Materials in Cards (May/June 2008)
• The Green Standards (Post EXPO 2007)
• Paper-based Contactless Cards? (September/October 2007)
• Converting Waste to Biodegradable Plastic (PreEXPO 2007)
• Clearly Unique (PreEXPO 2007)
• Card Overlay Films, Why Different Markets Take Different Solutions, Part 2 (July/August 2007)
• Card Overlay Films, Why Different Markets Take Different Solutions, Part 1 (May/June 2007)
• Card Material Requirements for Compliance (May/June 2007)
• Smart PETG Married PC (=PEC): An Overview (May/June 2007)
• Card Overlay Films, Why Different Markets Take Different Solutions (May/June 2007)
• Working with Teslin® Synthetic Printing Sheet (May/June 2006)
• Clear Cards and Infra-red Blocking Technology (May/June 2006)
• Opacity (PreEXPO 2005)
• Polycarbonate Films - Material for Intelligent, High-Quality Cards (May/June 2005)
• Materials and Card Durability (May/June 2005)
• Measuring Core Thickness: Finding the Right Tool for the Job (September/October 2004)
• Are Material Specifications Important to You? (May/June 2004)
• Which White is Right? (May/June 2004)
• Six Tips for Setting Up an Injection Molding Machine (November/December 2003)
• Selecting Core Material - More than Meets the Eye (PreEXPO 2003)
• Polycarbonate: 50 & Still Going Strong (November/December 2003)
• New Solutions in Credit Card Branding Power (November/December 2002)
• Performance of Water based and Solvent based Coatings in Card Manufacturing (September/October 2002)
• Shiny Surfaced Cards Offer Intense Customer Appeal (May/June 2002)
• Bonding Foils in the Smart Card Sector (January/February 2002)
• Combination of PVC and Other Additives to Improve Cards:
  Case History of Special Grade PVC (May/June 2001)
• The Role of Inks, Varnishes and Coatings in Product Security (May/June 2000)
• Plastic Tested for Currency (May/June 1998)
• Degradable Polymers (January/February 1998)

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Chip Cards/Contactless Cards/RFID/NFC

• The Migration to EMV Chip Technology (Special Events I, 2012)
• Contactless IC Card Technology Development and Standards (Special Events I, 2012)
• Technological Developments Add Flexibility and Cost Savings to the Card Manufacturing Process (Special Events I, 2011)
• Contactless IC Cards Activity is High (Special Events I, 2011)
• Multi-Functional Contactless Readers for Converged Transit and Payment Applications (December 2010)
• Digital Cards: The Key to Customer Engagement and Mobile Technology (July/August 2010)
• New Films Can Upgrade Simple PVC Smart Cards to Long Life Cards (May/June 2010)
• The Internet of Things and RFID (October 2008)
• RFID - Trends, Challenges & Benefits (October 2008)
• Paper-based Contactless Cards? (September/October 2007)
• Smart Card Standards (September/October 2007)
• New Study Unveils Thai Consumers are Ready for Contactless Technology (March/April 2007)
• Contactless Smart Cards – The Real Story (January/February 2007)
• FIPS 201 Paves the Way for Commercial and Industrial Smart Card Use (January/February 2007)
• Canada Speeds up the Smart Card’s Lift-off in the North American Continent (September/October 2006)
• Smart Card Interoperability Standards (PreEXPO 2006)
• Making Sense of the Growing Contactless Market (PreEXPO 2006)
• Smart Card Applications and New Standards Developments (PostEXPO 2005)
• RFID IDs: Who Benefits and How? (November/December 2005)
• PayPass – EMV Paving its Way into RFID (September/October 2005)
• Smart Cards for Campus Environments Advantages and Technology Choices (September/October 2005)
• Forerunner of the E-Society (September/October 2005)
• Limited Use Proximity Integrated Circuit Cards (September/October 2005)
• Contactless Payments Come to the USA (PreEXPO 2005)
• The Future of Smart Cards in the USA (January/February 2005)
• ePassports and Contactless IC Cards (November/December 2004)
• A Quick Look at Smart Cards for ID Applications (September/October 2004)
• Smart Cards vs. Magnetic Stripe Cards… Much Ado About Nothing? (September/October 2004)
• Smart Card Applications: How Many Have You Used Today? (September/October 2004)
• Smart Card Interoperability Standards - Let the progress begin! (July/August 2004)
• Smart Card Interoperability (March/April 2004)
• Contactless Cards (January/February 2004)
• The Evolving Standards for Smart Health Cards (January/February 2004)
• New Applications for Contactless Smart Cards (September/October 2003)
• Case History: Smart Card, Smart Solution for American Nevada Corp. (September/October 2003)
• A World First: 3D Chip Integration Technology "Chip-Sandwich" Offers Way Out of the Wiring Crisis (May/June 2003)
• The State of RFID: Move Over Bar Codes? (January/February 2003)
• Advantages of Smart Cards for Health Care (September/October 2002)
• Research Highlights Vital Role for Government to Promote Smart Cards (September/October 2002)
• Identify the Problem - Find a "Smart" Solution (September/October 2001)
• Self-Powered Transponder with Coded Response for IT Infrared Communication (July/August 2001)
• Visa U.S.A. Drives Industry Collaboration to Build Smart Card Acceptance in U.S. (July/August 2001)
• Double Digit Growth for Worldwide Smart Card Industry Anticipated in 2001 (May/June 2000)
• Smart Card/PKI Case Study (September/October 2000)
• Understanding PKI and How Cryptographic Smart Cards Protect PKI Investments (September/October 2000)
• Economy Propels Smart Cards to Success in U.S. Markets (September/October 2000)
• Major Barriers Affecting U.S. Smart Card Markets (July/August 2000)
• U.S. Prospects for Smart Cards in the New Millennium (July/August 2000)
• New Alliance in Smart Label Technology (May/June 2000)
• The Impact of Windows® for Smart Cards on the Future of Business (March/April 2000)
• CCT Technology: A New Approach to the Manufacturing of Contactless Smart Cards (July/August 1999)
• Survey Shows Consumers Ready for Smart Cards (July/August 1999)
• Transponder Technology in ISO Cards is Emerging as the New Driving Force in the Card Industry (September/October 1998)
• Chip Card's Business Case Requires PC Modeling (September/October 1998)
• Contactless Implementation of Contact Cards (July/August 1998)

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Die Cutting

• Custom Cut Cards No Longer a Costly Endeavour (April 2011)
• Die Cutting Parts with Internal Die Cut Features – Tool Selection and Other Technical Considerations (May/June 2007)
• Progressive and Compound Dies Explained (September/October 2001)
• Add the Versatility of Steel Rule Dies (January/February 2001)
• Do the Math: The Real Costs of Dies (November/December 2000)

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Economy

• Strategic Opportunity Window in an Uncertain Economy (July/August 2009)
• Strategic Opportunity Window in an Uncertain Economy (May/June 2009)
• New Research Ranks 65 Cities in Emerging Markets Poised to Drive Long-Term Economic Growth (December 2008)
• Where are We Going, Where Have We Been? (January/February 2008)

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Effective Business Strategies

• To the Cloud: The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing (April 2011)
• Maximizing Financial Resources by Driving Efficient Operations (February 2010)
• Overcome the Barriers to Lean Six Sigma Results (October 2008)
• Minimizing Set-Up Times (January/February 2008)
• CEOs and CIOs May be Talking the Green Talk, but IT is Still Not Walking the Green Walk (November/December 2007)
• Six Sigma or Lean? (November/December 2007)
• Outsourcing: Your Job or Theirs? (March/April 2006)
• Succeeding in the Small Order Financial Card Niche (November/December 2005)
• Time to Start Making Secure ID Cards? (PreEXPO 2005)
• Can You Make Security Pay? (July/August 2005)
• Is Your PVC Supplier Part of Your Team (May/June 2005)
• Getting Printing Right—QUICKLY (March/April 2005)
• Decisive Actions Required for Large Capital Expenditures (March/April 2005)

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Electronic Commerce

• NFC - Ensuring Security Before Going Mainstream (Special Events I, 2012)
• NFC Payments - Revolutionary or Evolutionary Industry Development? (December 2011)
• Cracking QR Codes: Adding Value to Card Usage (August 2011)
• Visa Survey Finds Use of Corporate Payment Cards on the Rise as Efficient Cash Management Tool (November/December 2005)
• Online Shopping Decisions Impacted By Enhanced Security (July/August 2003)
• North America's First Wireless Banking Service Launched (September/October 2001)
• Factory to Business (F2B): The Emergence of A New Market Segment for Industry (January/February 2001)
• Wireless Industry Moving Toward Widespread M-Commerce Applications (Pre-EXPO 2000)
• E-Commerce Answered (Pre-EXPO 1999)
• Smart Cards Will Become an Integral Enabler for E-Business (Pre-EXPO 1999)

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Freight/Shipping

• Getting the Maximum Savings from Your Freight Providers (May/June 1999)

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Going Green

• Building Consumer Trust by Avoiding Greenwashing (Special Events II 2011)
• Greening to Grow (Special Events II 2011)
• Greening the Factory: The Green Star Database (September/October 2010)
• Designing to Make an Impact (September/October 2010)
• How Green is Your Wallet (Fall Events 2010)
• Going Green Can... (Fall Events 2010)
• The ICMA Green Standard (Fall Events 2010)
• Verifying Environmental Responsibility (Fall Events 2010)
• ICMA Green Standards (Fall Events 2009)
• Green, Before It's Time (Fall Events 2009)
• What's the Carbon Footprint of Your Cred Card? (Fall Events 2009)
• The Market for "Green" Cards is Blooming (July/August 2009)
• The Market for "Green" Cards is Blooming (May/June 2009)
• The Greening of the Plant: Trends in Green Card Manufacturing Facilities (March/April 2009)
• ICMA Launches Green Task Force (January/February 2009)
• Ecolabelling Standards (Fall Events 2008)
• Manufacturers Seeing More Bang for Buck with Green Operations (Fall Events 2008)

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GSM Technology

• The Role of the SIM in Wireless LAN: Where Do the Opportunities Lie? (March/April 2003)
• Secure Transactions - are SIMs ready? (September/October 2001)
• GSM - An Introduction (January/February 1998)

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Holograms

• Application of Holograms to Credit Cards (May/June 1998)

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ID Security and Biometrics

• Innovations in Highly Secure ID Technologies (February 2012)
• PCI Security Requirements in a Card Operation Environment (February 2012)
• The Future of Overt Optical Security Features for ID Card Protection (December 2011)
• Protecting Your Business Through Layered Security (August 2011)
• Secure ID Cards and International Drivers License Standards (August 2011)
• Enrollment: The Heart of a Successful Identity Program (Special Events I, 2011)
• Innovation in the Design and Manufacture of Polycarbonate ID Credentials (December 2010)
• Preparing to Become a Secure Card Manufacturer (July/August 2010)
• Exploring the Importance of a Multi-Layering Approach to Card Security (May/June 2010)
• The Travel Document as a Secure Document (September/October 2007)
• Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (July/August 2007)
• University of Maryland Medical Center Relies on Zebra Card Printer to Create Staff IDs (March/April 2007)
• Secure Identification Card System for United States’ Largest Employer (March/April 2007)
• Issuer Identification: the Forgotten Standard (Post EXPO 2006)
• ID with a Brain (January/February 2006)
• Magneprint: A Real Time Risk Management Tool (November/December 2003)
• Taking Action Against Identity Theft (September/October 2003)
• New Developments Increasing the Biometrics Value Proposition (July/August 2003)
• National Academies Study Tempers Call For National ID (November/December 2002)
• Let's See Some ID, Please (November/December 2002)
• Infineon Works on "Watermark" for Chip Cards (July/August 2002)
• Biometric Standards for ID Cards (July/August 2002)
• The "Smart" License is Not All That Smart (But Not for the Reasons You May Think) (July/August 2002)
• Where Will Biometric Revenues Grow from 2002 to 2006? (July/August 2002)
• New Technologies in Personal Identification (January/February 2000)

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Independent Testing

• Radiation Effects on Plastic Card Report Summary Test #3 - December 12, 2001 (January/February 2002)
• Independent Testing Reveals Performance Characteristics of Melinex® Cards (March/April 1999)

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Industry Trends

• Game-Changing Disruptive Technology (Special Events I, 2012)
• The Global Card Market: A New Way to Look at Statistics and Trends (December 2011)
• The Future of the Card Industry: A Roundtable with Members of the ICMA Board of Directors (December 2011)
• Mobile Payments Seen as 'Mainstream' for Consumers Within Four Years (Special Events II 2011)
• Card Market Statistics: Introducing a New Report for a New Era (May/June, 2011)
• Social Media in the Real World (Special Events I, 2011)
• NFC Forum Certification Program and New Technical Specifications Are Seen as Key to Global Commercialization of Interoperable NFC Solutions (February 2011)
• 2009 Global Market Survey Shows Economic Weakness Continues to Impact Card Market (December 2010)
• Card Market Futuring: The Next Decade - Part Two: A Qualitative Analysis (July/August 2010)
• Card Market Futuring: The Next Decade - Part One: A Quantitative Analysis (May/June 2010)
• Keeping Up with the Card Market - The Prepaid Trend (November/December 2009)
• 2008 Eurosmart Growth Trends (November/December 2009)
• ICMA 2008 Global Market Survey Indicates Card Manufacturing Industry Stabilizes (Fall Events 2009)
• Strategic Opportunity Window in an Uncertain Economy (May/June 2009)
• Card Manufacturing Remains Strong (December 2008)
• The Global Evolution of Environmentally Friendly Cards (Fall Events 2008)
• Global Card Market Statistics and Trends...Past, Present and Future (May/June 2008)
• Trends: Europe (March/April 2008)
• Welcome to Green Collar America (March/April 2008)
• Trends: Latin America (January/February 2008)
• 2008 - Another Double Digit Growth Year for the Smart Security Industry (Post EXPO 2007)
• 2006 ICMA Global Market Survey Results: Numbers and Trends (November/December 2007)
• CEOs and CIOs May be Talking the Green Talk, but IT is Still Not Walking the Green Walk (November/December 2007)
• Notable Trends in the Card Market (July/August 2007)
• Plastic Transaction Cards Dominate by 2010! (May/June 2007)
• Loyalty Cards—Are You Cashing in on This Huge Market? (March/April 2007)
• Card Manufacturing Trends - Part Two of a Two-part Series (Post EXPO 2006)
• Card Manufacturing Trends (November/December 2006)
• Biometrics and the Card Industry (September/October 2006)
• Mergers and Acquisitions: Brandishing the Brand (July/August 2006)
• Top Technology Trends of 2005 (January/February 2006)
• Gift Card Phenomenon: Surveys Find Growing Prominence – Even Among Children (January/February 2005)
• Stand Out in a Crowd - Why Plastic Cards are Replacing Email for Direct Response (PostEXPO 2005)
• A Brand Evolution: Implications for Visa Card Manufacturers (July/August 2005)
• The Evolving Standards for Smart Health Cards (January/February 2004)
• Retailers Settle with MasterCard & VISA on the Check Card Suit (PreEXPO 2003)
• Non-Standard Cards (November/December 2002)
• Reverse Online Auctions - Good For Business? (September/October 2002)
• Credit Card Theft Thrives Online as Global Market Losses Grow (July/August 2002)
• Credit Card Wars: Despite Success In Gaining New Customers, Aggressive Acquirers Risk Long-Term Growth (January/February 2002)
• Market for Teenage Payment Cards Set to Boom; Teenagers Spend Millions Online (November/December 2001)
• Gift Card Usage Surges According to National Survey (September/October 2001)
• Hypercom Launches Attack on Credit Card Skimming (July/August 2001)
• Double Digit Growth for Worldwide Smart Card Industry Anticipated in 2001 (May/June 2001)
• ICMA Announces Results of Second Annual Global Market Survey (March/April 2001)
• U.S. Federal Electronic Signature Law Takes Effect: Tips Before You Sign on the Digital Line (January/February 2001)
• Major Survey Finds Prepaid and Loyalty Card Use On the Rise (July/August 2000)
• The Decade of Innovation and Acceptance: Gallup Survey Reveals Consumer Payment Trends (January/February 2000)
• Standard Register Announces Results of National Consumer Survey of Plastic Card Usage (September/October 1999)

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Inspection/Quality Control

• Configuring Inspection Systems as Production Tools (January/February 2007)
• 6 Things You Should Know About Six Sigma (PreEXPO 2004)
• Auditing Card-Manufacturer Security: How One Industry Giant Manages This Monumental Task (July/August 2004)
• Process Control Primer (September/October 2003 )
• The Role of Inspection Systems in Card Manufacturing Defect Control (March/April 2003 )
• How To Gauge Return-on-Investment from Card Inspection Systems (November/December 2002)
• Newly Practical Card Inspections (July/August 2002)
• The Challenge of Automated Card Inspection (September/October 1999)
• Automated Vision Inspection for Today's Card Manufacturers : Seizing the Advantage (May/June 1999)

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Issuers/Applications

• Instant Financial Card Issuance (February 2011)
• A Guide for Contactless Sticker Issuance (March/April 2010)
• Card Manufacturer Saves 75 Percent and Expedites Entry into the Open Loop Market Using BCSS (February 2010)
• Credit Cards: Disposable Plastic or Consumer Electronic Device? (PostEXPO 2006)
• Gift Cards - Opportunities and Trends (PostEXPO 2006)
• The ISO Compliant Driving License (September/October 2006)
• Features for Physical Security of Driver Licenses and Identification Cards (July/August 2006)
• Drivers Licenses and Crossroads (July/August 2005)
• Gift Card Phenomenon: Surveys Find Growing Prominence – Even Among Children (January/February 2005)
• Matching Card Technology to the Application (May/June 2004)
• Retailers Settle with MasterCard & VISA on the Check Card Suit (PreEXPO 2003)
• Ensuring the Integrity of a Gift Card Program (September/October 2003)
• An Issuer's Perspective on Plastic Cards (July/August 1998)

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Lamination

• Optimizing the Lamination Process: A Recipe for Success (October 2011)
• Lamination Challenges (December 2008)
• Lamination Plates – A Critical Component of Card Production (PreEXPO 2007)
• Lamination Plates – A Critical Component of Card Production (July/August 2007)
• What Happens in the Lamination Cycle…and When? (May/June 2006)
• A Look at Plastic Card Lamination (January/February 2005)
• Injection Moulding Makes Card Production Easier (January/February 2001)
• Lamination - A State of the Art (March/April 2000)
• Flash Lamination of Cards (Post-EXPO 1999)
• Lamination Technology Closeup (March/April 1999)

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Mag Stripes

• High Speed Recording and the Encoded Waveform (February 2011)
• Applying Magnetic Stripe Standards (December 2008)
• 'Chip and Pin's' Effect on the Magnetic Stripe (November/December 2007)
• What is an Oersted and Why Should You Care? (November/December 2007)
• Verifying Magnetic Stripe Encoding (March/April 2007)
• Encoding Magnetic Stripes (January/February 2007)
• Magnetic Stripe Performance Parameters (November/December 2006)
• MagnePrint®: The Built-in Security of Magnetic Stripe Cards (November/December 2006)
• The Evolution of Magnetic Stripe to Color and Beyond… (November/December 2006)
• Magnetic Stripes and the Standards (November/December 2005)
• What Lies Beneath: The Importance of Maintaining Precise Magnetic Properties in the Current Color Tape, Printed Tape and Hologram Tape (Post EXPO 2005)
• 35th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Magnetic Striped Transaction Card (November/December 2004)
• Magnetic Stripe Profile and Poor Card Performance (November/December 2004)
• New Digital Magnetic Heads Save Space, Improve Reliability (November/December 2004)
• Smart Cards vs. Magnetic Stripe Cards… Much Ado About Nothing? (September/October 2004)
• High Coercivity High Density Mag Stripes and Passports (November/December 2003)
• Magneprint: A Real Time Risk Management Tool (November/December 2003)
• Flying Null Releases World's Thinnest Chipless Smart Tag (November/December 2002)
• Discovery of New 'Extraordinary Magnetoresistance Materials' May Dramatically Increase Capacity of Data Storage (November/December 2000)
• A Fundamental Advance in Magnetic Stripe Technology (November/December 2000)
• Magstripe Cards: Tools for the Information Age (November/December 2000)
• Old Dog, New Tricks: The Magnetic Stripe is Nearing 40 with no Signs of Early Retirement (December 1999)
• Analyzing Magnetic Stripes for Reliability and ISO Specifications (November/December 1998)

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Manufacturing

• The Role of Standards in Improving Product Quality (April 2012)
• Manual or fully automatic? Individual processes or complete solutions? Influencing factors on the choice of the correct machine (March/April 2010)
• Technical Guide: How to Match Today's Laser Cutting Technology to Application Requirements (February 2010)
• Technical Guide: How to Match Today's Laser Cutting Technology to Application Requirements (November/December 2009)
• Ways to Reduce Scrap and Rework (Fall Events 2009)
• Manufacturing Efficiency Measurement in Plastic Card Personalization Operations (March/April 2009)
• Card Manufacturing Processes: Weighing Your Equipment Options (January/February 2009)
• Building a Short Run Niche Just Got Easier (October 2008)
• Manufacturers' Risks and Rewards Accelerate in Global Supply Chain (Spring Events 2008)

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Marketing

• The Importance of Card Design: Pocket Sized Branding (October 2011)
• The Risks of Careless Marketing (Fall Events 2010)
• The Marketing Upside of an Economic Downturn (July/August 2009)
• Trade Shows: Stage Right for Maximum ROI (September/October 2007)
• Making the Most of Media Opportunities (September/October 2005)
• Online Press Room Dos and Don'ts (March/April 2005)
• How to Plan for Successful Communications During a Crisis (January/February 2005)
• Direct Marketing—Rules of Thumb (January/February 2005)

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One Time Passcode (OTP)

• The Security of a Token in a Card (PreEXPO 2007)

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Optical Variable Device (OVD)

• How to Beat the Counterfeiters (July/August 2009)

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Patents/Intellectual Property Laws

• Free Help for Small Business from Uncle Sam? (September/October 2005)
• Use it Right or Lose it: Seven Easy Tips for Proper Trademark Usage (May/June 2005)
• Who Owns Your Website? (PreExpo 2004)
• Recognizing Intellectual Property Law Issues: A Brief Primer on Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents (March/April 2004)

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Personalization/Fulfillment

• Personalization Perspectives: Operational Implications of Secure vs. Non-Secure Facilities (April 2012)
• Best Practices for High-Duty-Cycle Distributed Card Issuance (April 2012)
• Card Personalization and International Standards (February 2012)
• With Customization in-Demand, Manufacturers Looking to on-Demand (April 2011)
• Techniques and Technologies for Personalization and Fulfillment (March/April 2009)
• Case Study: Personalized Gift Card Trend in Germany (Fall Events 2008)
• Issuer Identification: the Forgotten Standard (Post EXPO 2006)
• Leveraging New Technologies to Create Strong Competitive Advantages (March/April 2005)
• Securing the PIN by Clever Solutions (March/April 2002)
• Placard Brings Laser Print Quality to Datacard's Ultraform Line (January/February 2002)
• Securing Harrods Case Study (September/October 2000)
• Personalization Trends and Opportunities: What's New, What's Next in the World of Plastic Cards? (March/April 2000)

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Printing

• Best Practices for High-Duty-Cycle Distributed Card Issuance (April 2012)
• Screen-Printing for Profit (September/October 2010)
• Personalized Gift Cards Help Retail Organizations Improve Customer Retention and Generate Revenue (March/April 2008)
• Secure Card Supplies: Not Your Average Printer Accessories (PreEXPO 2006)
• Engineering Design: Taking Card Manufacturing Beyond the Graphics (March/April 2006)
• High Impact Graphics and Customization - Trend or Fad? (May/June 2005)
• Fundamentals of Digital Thermal Transfer Printing, Part 2: Dye Diffusion Thermal Transfer (July/August 2003)
• Fundamentals of Digital Thermal Transfer Printing, Part I: Mass Transfer (May/June 2003)
• Are New Card Designs a Blessing or a Curse? (March/April 2003)
• What Color is White? (January/February 2003)
• Cylithographic Digital Photography for ID Card Production (January/February 2003)
• New Loyalty Card Changes Images with Every Swipe (May/June 2002)
• Uptime is the Asset that Counts (July/August 2001)
• Injection Moulding Makes Card Production Easier (January/February 2001)
• Automatic Real-Time Data Collection: Revolutionizing Printing Management (January/February 2000)
• New Digital Proofing Technology (January/February 2000)
• High Definition Printing Process for Identification Card Production (September/October 1999)

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Standards

• The Role of Standards in Improving Product Quality (April 2012)
• Contactless IC Card Technology Development and Standards (Special Events I, 2012)
• NFC Payments - Revolutionary or Evolutionary Industry Development? (December 2011)
• Card Service Life - A Review of ISO/IEC 24789 (October 2011)
• Secure ID Cards and International Drivers License Standards (August 2011)
• Degradable, Biodegradable, and Compostable Materials (May/June 2011)
• Card Standards and Card Equipment (April 2011)
• Contactless IC Cards Activity is High (Special Events I, 2011)
• High Speed Recording and the Encoded Waveform (February 2011)
• Electronic Displays in IC Cards (December 2010)
• Thin Flexible Card Standards for "Green" Cards (September/October 2010)
• The ICMA Green Standard (Fall Events 2010)
• Passports, Driving Licenses, and Identification Cards (July/August 2010)
• Is There an Alternative to 7810 or 7811? (May/June 2010)
• Standards for Card Equipment (March/April 2010)
• Standards for Card Personalization (February 2010)
• Non-ID-1 Cards (November/December 2009)
• ICMA Green Standards (Fall Events 2009)
• Information Security Management System Standards (July/August 2009)
• Card Toxicity Requirements (May/June 2009)
• Embossed Cards (March/April 2009)
• Electrostatic Discharge Standards (January/February 2009)
• Applying Magnetic Stripe Standards (December 2008)
• The Internet of Things and RFID (October 2008)
• Ecolabelling Standards (Fall Events 2008)
• Compliance Begins at Procurement (May/June 2008)
• 650 Oersted Magnetic Stripe Standard Approved (Spring Events 2008)
• Is this Color Close Enough? (March/April 2008)
• The Importance of Standards Compliance (January/February 2008)
• The Green Standards (Post EXPO 2007)
• What is an Oersted and Why Should You Care? (November/December 2007)
• Smart Card Standards (September/October 2007)
• GlobalPlatform Converges with ISO on 7816-13 (PreEXPO 2007)
• Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (July/August 2007)
• Card Material Requirements for Compliance (May/June 2007)
• Verifying Magnetic Stripe Encoding (March/April 2007)
• Encoding Magnetic Stripes (January/February 2007)
• Issuer Identification: the Forgotten Standard (Post EXPO 2006)
• Magnetic Stripe Performance Parameters (November/December 2006)
• The ISO Compliant Driving License (September/October 2006)
• Smart Card Interoperability Standards (PreEXPO 2006)
• Features for Physical Security of Driver Licenses and Identification Cards (July/August 2006)
• Clear Cards and Infra-red Blocking Technology (May/June 2006)
• Bar Code Quality (March/April 2006)
• How Long Do Cards Last? (January/February 2006 )
• Smart Card Applications and New Standards Developments (PostEXPO 2005)
• Magnetic Stripes and the Standards (November/December 2005)
• Limited Use Proximity Integrated Circuit Cards (September/October 2005)
• Opacity (PreEXPO 2005)
• Drivers Licenses and Crossroads (July/August 2005)
• Materials and Card Durability (May/June 2005)
• Will the USA Drivers License Finally Become and Official National ID Card? (March/April 2005)
• The Future of Smart Cards in the USA (January/February 2005)
• ePassports and Contactless IC Cards (November/December 2004)
• Getting Ready for the New Standards Season (September/October 2004)
• Smart Card Interoperability Standards - Let the progress begin! (July/August 2004)
• Matching Card Technology to the Application (May/June 2004)
• Smart Card Interoperability (March/April 2004)
• Contactless Cards (January/February 2004)
• High Coercivity High Density Mag Stripes and Passports (November/December 2003)
• Tactile Identifiers and the "Kyoyo-Hin" Card (May/June 2003)
• Who Owns Card Technology Standards Territory? (March/April 2003)
• Non-Standard Cards (November/December 2002)
• Reality Check (September/October 2002)
• Biometric Standards for ID Cards (July/August 2002)
• Card Service Life - How Long is Enough? (May/June 2002)
• Government Regulations and Standards (March/April2002)
• Secure ID Cards - Follow up (January/February 2002)
• What is a Secure ID Card? (November/December 2001)
• Refining Personal Identification Techniques Using Biometric Data — Exciting Times for ISO/IEC JTC1/SC17 (November/December 2001)
• High Density High Coercivity Mag Stripe (July/August 2001)
• How are Industry Standards Developed? (May/June 2001)
• Opacity (March/April 2001)
• Standards & Patents (January/February 2001)
• Industry Groups Launch Initiative to Advance Use of Smart Cards in Securing the Network Economy (November/December 2000)
• Card Service Life Committee Shifts Into High Gear! (September/October 2000)
• Smooth Transition to Improved ISO Standards (September/October 1999)
• Update: Limited Real Estate Available on the ID-1 Card (March/April 1999)

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