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| Dealers seek to reshuffle the pack | | Although smart cards are widely used for mobile phone and the payments industry, the market could fragment unless these cards become universally acceptable for a broader range of applications. Meanwhile biometric systems that recognise voice, fingerprint and iris patterns could overtake the industry Read | |
| Payment applications |
 Smartcard payments are still years away
Consumers in the western world will soon have clever chip cards in their wallets, but it won't make a lot of difference in application terms | |
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| Construction industry online |
 Building the future
A fragmented supply chain and localised operations mean the industry is slow to reap the benefits of electronic commerce | |
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| Online IT solutions |
 Opening door to savings
Tighter margins make it essential for construction companies to reduce the project cycle times, and online services can help | |
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