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A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC), is defined as any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits which can process information. This implies that it can receive input which is processed - by way of the ICC applications - and delivered as an output. There are two broad categories of ICCs. Memory cards contain only non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps some specific security logic. Microprocessor cards contain volatile memory and microprocessor components. The card is made of plastic, generally PVC, but sometimes ABS. The card may embed a hologram to avoid counterfeiting. Using smartcards is a popular form of strong authentication for single sign-on within large organizations. Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_cards)

Here are the best overviews and tutorials for smart cards:

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Smart Cards in Wireless Services
This tutorial presents a business case for the use of smart cards or subscriber identity modules (SIMs) in the marketing and network operations of wireless communications operators. The business case focuses on the SIM card’s marketing, financial, and technical benefits to network operators as well as benefits to wireless consumers. Some key external factors likely to accelerate customer acceptance are also discussed.

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smart card System Design
Most smart card programming consists of writing programs on a host computer that send commands to and receive results from predefined or application-specific smart cards. These applications read data from and write data to the smart card and perhaps make use of the modest computing powers of the processor on the smart card.

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Smart Card White Paper
Smart Card technology is one of the most recent computer revolutions, making its way worldwide into the hands and wallets of everyone. A Smart Card is the size of a standard plastic ''credit card'' with an embedded microprocessor chip. The chip holds various types of information in electronic form with sophisticated security mechanisms.

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