CardTechSecurTech Photo Coverage
Las Vegas, NV
April 12 - 15, 2005
SourceMedia is the producer of CardTechSecurTech and it is at the center of a rapidly expanding market. These are exciting times as smart card technology play an increasing role in securing the United States. The conference fills a valuable role and had many quality presentations in addition to one of the best exhibits of the technology of smart cards in the U.S.
Industry statistics presented before the keynote provided a useful perspective into the industry:
1 billion smart cards were sold in 2004 and 1.4 billion are expected in 2005.
There was $6b in revenue in 2004 which is up over 20%.
The major application of smart cards is the SIM card in cellular phones in the GSM network.
2 major ID projects are the U.S. Government ID card and the China national ID card with a contactless chip.
Updated on 2/18/06
