Peter J. Ognibene

Smart Card Development Services

The purpose of this Web site is two-fold:

To serve as a source of unbiased information about smart card technology, projects and applications.
To provide information about my background and 19 years of experience developing smart card proposals, projects, products, services and applications.

This site also contains several of my articles on public policy issues.

Naturally, I welcome feedback and comments. (If your organization needs assistance translating its concepts into real-world products and services, I would welcome an opportunity to earn your business.)

Here's what you'll find at this site:

1. Articles and Presentations about smart card technology, applications and projects.

2. Links to Web sites worldwide with information about smart card products, conferences and publications.

3. My Capabilities Statement and List of Publications.

4. "Drivers, Riders and Cards" This is a PowerPoint presentation on smart card applications for drivers and transit riders presented on November 9, 1998, at the Electronic Funds Transfer Association's conference on electronic benefits transfer, EBT: The Next Generation.

5. "Card Smarts" This is an article about the use of smart cards in health insurance applications, published in the July 1999 issue of Technology Decisions, a publication of The National Underwriter Company.

6. "Security starts with the ticket" This article advocates the use of government and commercial databases to screen airline passengers as soon as they make a flight reservation. The article appeared in the Perspective section of The Baltimore Sun on September 30, 2001.

7. "Memo to airports: Hire Big Brother" "Rigorous preflight screening of air travelers is the best way to prevent future terrorist attacks." This article was published November 27, 2001, in Salon.com, an online magazine located at http://www.salon.com.
8. "Net-working the Web" The Internet has not only changed the way we work; it has created new opportunities for proposal professionals who go into business for themselves. This article describes how to leverage the immediacy and connectivity of the Web to find assignments and improve the way you work.
9. "Systems Failure: When Tech Support Lets You Down" Today's computers and broadband communications are powerful -- when they work as they are supposed to. When they don't, you may find yourself at the not-so-tender mercies of "technical support." This article appeared in the Style Plus section of The Washington Post on September 9, 2002.

Peter J. Ognibene

Contact: pjsmart@aol.com

Most recent update: April 25, 2006

Number of visits to this site:

	1. Articles and Presentations about smart card technology, applications and projects.
	2. Links to Web sites worldwide with information about smart card products, conferences and publications.
	3. My Capabilities Statement and List of Publications.
	4. "Drivers, Riders and Cards" This is a PowerPoint presentation on smart card applications for drivers and transit riders presented on November 9, 1998, at the Electronic Funds Transfer Association's conference on electronic benefits transfer, EBT: The Next Generation.
	5. "Card Smarts" This is an article about the use of smart cards in health insurance applications, published in the July 1999 issue of Technology Decisions, a publication of The National Underwriter Company.
	6. "Security starts with the ticket" This article advocates the use of government and commercial databases to screen airline passengers as soon as they make a flight reservation. The article appeared in the Perspective section of The Baltimore Sun on September 30, 2001.
	7. "Memo to airports: Hire Big Brother" "Rigorous preflight screening of air travelers is the best way to prevent future terrorist attacks." This article was published November 27, 2001, in Salon.com, an online magazine located at http://www.salon.com. 8. "Net-working the Web" The Internet has not only changed the way we work; it has created new opportunities for proposal professionals who go into business for themselves. This article describes how to leverage the immediacy and connectivity of the Web to find assignments and improve the way you work. 9. "Systems Failure: When Tech Support Lets You Down" Today's computers and broadband communications are powerful -- when they work as they are supposed to. When they don't, you may find yourself at the not-so-tender mercies of "technical support." This article appeared in the Style Plus section of The Washington Post on September 9, 2002.