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Date Posted: 20:23:19 01/27/03 Mon Posted by: gethro Jan 27 2003 11:34:43:653PM Reply to post # by Go to Post # Previous Respond Message List Next Here is an interesting smart card article - I am wondering if these new developments theaten erg as tech leader at all? prety amasing stuff... http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,108816,tk,dn011603X,00.asp g (Voluntary Disclosure:No Position Short Term rating: Long Term Rating:) OZeStock Advertisment:"Get yourself an institutional advantage!" Posted by: lost Jan 28 2003 8:32:37:513AM Reply to post #3819 by gethro Go to Post # Previous Respond Message List Next Hi Gethro, This new technology is amazing. It is interesting in this market space how cards are getting more and more storage space on them. 100Mb to 5Gb of data to be stored on one card and priced from $15. Cards like this only enhance ERG/protons capabilities. ERG/proton do produce a smart card, however there solutions will be able to utilise this technology, just like what they develop can be used on mobile phones, etc. It depends on what the customer wants. IMO, ERG/proton are aiming at the PKI front end and backend software systems. This is where they can make high profit margins and large amounts of money. The card business has high profit margins at the moment, but with more and more technologies like this card being developed the margins will become much smaller. Best of Luck Lost (Voluntary Disclosure:Position Short Term rating:Buy Long Term Rating:Buy) OZeStock Advertisment:"Get yourself an institutional advantage!" Previous Respond Message List Next Bookmark Member Ignore Member Bookmark Board Terms Of Use Violation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neither OZeStock nor the persons making the postings are licensed investment advisers. Therefore, before acting on the basis of what is said in a posting, you should either:(i) consider consulting a licensed adviser (ASIC's web site at www.asic.gov.au has a list of licensed advisers); or (ii) visit ASIC’s consumer website at www.watchdog.asic.gov.au for general guidance about investing. Persons making postings are individually responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of their postings. Because OZeStock and persons making postings are not licensed investment advisers, you will have no access to ASIC approved dispute resolution schemes to recover any losses you may suffer by relying on the postings. Securities cannot be offered to you for sale or subscription on this site. You should contact OZeStock or ASIC Infoline on 1300 300 630 if you suspect that any postings are inaccurate, based on inside information or likely to mislead and deceive viewers/users. Topics > Peripherals > Storage > Hard Drives > Credit Card-Size Hard Drive Can Hold 5GB Cheap, thin, flexible StorCard expected to become available this year. Michael Lasky, PCWorld.com Thursday, January 16, 2003 Take a look at one of those credit cards in your wallet. That's the exact size and thickness of an upcoming, revolutionary removable storage device called StorCard. Created by a company with the same name, StorCard can contain from 100MB to more than 5GB of data on a plastic card. At first glance, it looks like a credit card, and even has a magnetic strip like a credit card, for potential use in standard credit card readers. The hard disk data, however, is accessed on a tiny spinning disk inside the thin card. Advertisement "The card actually has moveable parts inside its thin shell," says Bill Heil, vice president of StorCard. A spinning wheel made of Mylar is engaged when the card is inserted into a StorReader, a USB-connected drive or PC Card that reads and writes to the StorCard. The reader is expected to retail for under $100 and the cards for under $15 each, Heil says. Deal in the Works The StorCard and StorReader are scheduled to become available in the second half of 2003. The company is talking with media producers, and a partnership announcement with a widely recognized producer of blank media is expected in the next month, Heil says. Amazingly, within the card is an on-board processor containing integrated software controls that can encrypt data securely in real time. "The combination of high capacity [and] an inexpensive price point makes StorCard a viable solution for consumers and businesses alike," Heil says. Also, the card--like a credit card--is extremely flexible, without risking damage to the data it contains, he says. StorCard promises the tiny hard drive will provide high performance to quickly handle large amounts of data. It will support a volume sufficient to stream media files, for example, according to Heil. As a result, the StorCard could store even material that previously would fit only on a DVD. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |