Java Card is a standard for tiny computers that fit into credit cards or the subscriber identity module (SIM) cards in many cell phones. The computers can run Java programs such as checking a password ...

Companies are offering new smart cards with improved technology, including security and counterfeiting resistance, in hopes of hastening their broader use. Smart cards offer advantages such as better ...

Allies of "smart cards"--credit cards or ID cards with small computer processors--are improving the technology in hopes of hastening their broader use. Smart cards offer advantages such as better ...

It sounds pretty neat, but the technology assumes that there is a Java card reader everywhere and that wireless networks are prevalent enough to let anyone securely and efficiently download his or her ...