New Smart Card Research Available From IMS, Smart Card Alliance

PRESS RELEASE

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, JUNE 22, 2010 – Today, at least one smart card has been shipped for every person on the planet, with the globally installed base of smart cards estimated to have surpassed eight billion in 2009. In the Americas, the number of smart cards is expected to grow to 1.2 billion by 2014. More research, and new information on the state of the smart card market in the Americas, can be found in a new study, “Smart Cards & Smart Card ICs –Americas –2010," created by IMS Research in association exclusively with the Smart Card Alliance.

“This report is the first research of its kind to address smart cards specifically for the Americas, and contains the most up-to-date smart card research available for the region,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. “That makes it an essential marketing tool for our members, or anyone that is part of the smart card market in the United States, Canada, Mexico or Latin America. Using the more than 90 tables and 50 figures in the report can help companies identify growth areas and opportunities, and make more educated investments in developing smart card-based products and services.”

For the report, IMS Research has drawn on in-depth interviews with major smart card manufacturers, smart card system suppliers, and semiconductor suppliers to the smart card industry. The features of the report include:

Estimates of the smart card installed base for 2008 and 2009 with forecasts to 2014

Detailed forecast unit shipment volumes to 2014

Detailed breakdowns by product type, end-user sector and geographic region for smart cards and smart card ICs

Key trends and opportunities in fast developing sectors such as payment and banking, and ID

Key market breakdowns segmented by smart card type, user sector, memory requirement, core bit-width, card type, and geographic region

Market share estimates for leading vendors in terms of total unit shipments, with additional splits by memory and microcontroller card types

Market share estimates for the first half of 2009 for SIM cards, payment and banking, and e-ID

Pricing and ordering information for the report can be found on the IMS Research Web site, or through the Smart Card Alliance Web site.

About the Smart Card Alliance

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology.

Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. and Latin America. For more information please visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org.