Standards are one of the most critical elements in insuring
that a card does what it is supposed to do where it is supposed to do
it. The organization ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
oversees global standards for thousands of products through various
subcommittees and working groups. For the card industry, the primary
global working group is ISO/IEC JTC1 SC17WG1. In the United States,
the ISO card industry national committee is the U.S. Committee for ID
Cards and Related Devices (ANSI/NCITS B10.) ICMA maintains representation
on both of these committees through its official Standards Representative,
Brad Paulson, Thor Engineering. Brad is at the forefront of current and emerging standards for
all types of cards and related devices.
Dr. Paulson provides ICMA with important benefits, including
a bi-monthly Standards Report in ICMA's members-only newsletter, Card
Flash; a recurring Standards Column in ICMA's Card Manufacturing magazine; internal reports of standards activity to the board and all
interested members; and presentations at ICMA workshops and the annual
ICMA EXPO.
Following are columns written by ICMA's former Standards Representative, Joe Naujokas, for recent issues
of Card Manufacturing. As noted, members can receive more proprietary
information via Card Flash and internal reports. Contact information
for Dr. Paulson is: Tel: 1-507-581-6527, email: tpaulson@rconnect.com.
Standards and Patents
Opacity
How are International
Standards Developed?
High Density High Coercivity
Mag Stripe
Normative - Informative,
What's the Difference?
What is a Secure ID Card?
Secure ID Cards - Follow
up
Government Regulations and
Standards
Card
Service Life - How Long is Enough?
Non-Standard Cards
Who Owns Card Technology
Standards Territory?
Tactile Identifiers and
the "Kyoyo-Hin" Card
Retailers Settle with
MasterCard & VISA on the Check Card Suit
High Coercivity
High Density Mag Stripes and Passports
Contactless Cards
Smart Card Interoperability
Matching Card Technology
to the Application
OCR 7B, CR50 & CR80 Cards
Smart Card Interoperability
Standards - Let the progress begin!
Getting Ready for the New Standards Season
ePassports and Contactless IC Cards
The Future of Smart Cards in the USA
Will the USA Drivers License Finally Become and Official National ID Card?
Materials and Card Durability
Drivers Licenses and Crossroads
Opacity
Limited Use Proximity Integrated Circuit Cards
Magnetic Stripes and the Standards
Smart Card Applications and New Standards Developments
How Long Do Cards Last?
Bar Code Quality
Clear Cards and Infra-red Blocking Technology
Features for Physical Security of Driver
Licenses and Identification Cards
Smart Card Interoperability Standards
Magnetic Stripe Performance Parameters
Encoding Magnetic Stripes
Card Material Requirements for Compliance
Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel
GlobalPlatform Converges with ISO on 7816-13
Smart Card Standards
What is an Oersted and Why Should You Care?