FareONE-Health Smart Card Presentation

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1 FareONE-Health Smart Card Presentation

2 Almex Smartcard Solutions Ltd. Profile Capabilities Markets Why is Almex different?

3 About Almex: Almex is privately owned company located in Toronto, Canada Founded in January 1990 Smart card division started in January 2005 Almex annual sales steady at Million 4 employees, 3 contracting companies 4 main brands, hardware lines of smart card products Business partners and/or distributors for: Zeit Control smart cards, Germany OmniKey SC readers, Germany Xiring/Ingenico SC terminals, France Mikroelektronika SC bus terminals, Czech Republic More SC products available from other SC manufacturers

4 Capabilities Complete range of hardware available for many projects Stocking distributors for most of the products offered In house small card quantity printing service Strong supporters of SDK packages Custom smart card software creation Hard to find, sometimes exotic products available Worldwide delivery Very economical pricing Extended hours of operation, easy to communicate Devotion to customers

5 Markets Worldwide markets! Everybody needs: SC Health card solutions SC bus ticketing/transportation solutions SC ID cards SC epurse solutions SC biometrics Portable, use it anywhere smart card solutions SC loyalty Privately owned payment cards Smart driver s license Smart vehicle license Smart taxi payment system

6 Why is Almex Different? One place stop for most of the smart card solutions Hardware and custom made software available Almex carries quality, brand name hardware only For Do it yourself customers SDK available for every smart card product we have Capable of half way solutions where projects integrate with customers know how software solutions Experienced programmers

7 Why is Almex Different? Quick quotes Close to out of the box smart card solutions Economical pricing, way below industry standards On demand applications Strong Internet presence Your smart ticketing is where your handheld smart device is! Means: everywhere! In the entrance of the port, boarding point to ferry or bus, inside ferry or bus when underway. Actual payment transaction takes about second or two

8 Why Smart Bus Fare Cards? Smart cards are small, they fit everybodys pocket Smart cards are very secure, cant be read, copied, manipulated with, counterfeit or duplicated Smart cards are re-writable and be reloaded thousands of times Smart cards are accepted as higher value than paper tickets One passenger can pay fare for party of several people, no need for separate tickets Tourists love tickets like that so they can be used in public transport during whole stay No cash to look for when entering a bus FareONE ticket can be formatted to represent weekly, monthly or yearly pass

9 Why Smart Bus Fare Cards? Smart card can eliminate cash from whole system FareONE removes burden of handling cash from drivers FareONE eliminates security concerns for drivers Bus operator gets money well in advance of actual service Quick investment recovery for bus company Integrate multiple modes of transportation FareONE is working solution for any type of bus, anywhere: Pakistan (left) or London (right)

10 Why More FareONE Cards FareONE eliminates internal theft FareONE system will streamline all internal administration tasks making everything electronic FareONE works with several different types of readers There is completely portable SC terminal, goes around with driver, no bus wiring needed Same tickets could be used on subway, street cars, ferry, taxi Front and/or back of the smart card can be sold out as advertising space to offset the costs

11 Why More FareONE Cards Possible logs could be used for statistical purposes Logs reveal profitability reports that were impossible before Numerous benefits to bus company: smaller number of people handling money, digital stamp for those who do, electronic processing, better overall control Dont forget one of the biggest advantages; transportation company gets money in advance long before actual services are rendered. Greatly improves cash flow.

12 FareONE Doesn t Have To Be Just A Electronic Bus Ticket There are other means of transportation that need same kind of solution and best solution is actually transferability between different means of transportation: Bus Taxi Street car Ferry Subway Monorails Trains

13 FareONE All In One Solution Rugged, handheld, portable, smart card equipped computer used to run bus ticketing anywhere, at any time: Bus Taxi Street car Ferry Subway Monorails Trains No other devices needed! No installation in vehicle required!

14 Electronic Fare Tickets everywhere There is almost no corner of the World where smart cards are not introduced in mass transit situations One of the most popular cards is MIFARE based on Philips chips and chip sets. Here are some numbers: Seoul, Korea; 8700 buses, 20 million cards London, England; ticket readers, 7 million rides per day invested 120 Million into smart card system, saved about 500 million by doing so Bejing, China; ticket readers, 5 million cards France, many locations Australia, biggest transportation companies went smart cards Germany, countless towns switched public transport to smart cards Turkey, Spain, Netherlands, Indonesia, Japan

15 Who Will Benefit From FareONE Smart Cards? First and foremost it is cardholder (passenger) himself Bus company overall Drivers and all persons normally involved in public transport services System protects environment by eliminating paper tickets waste and removing papers from the administration processes

16 Who Are Potential Customers To Engage? Bus companies of all kinds, small or big Ministry of Transport Subway authorities Taxi cab companies Street car companies Shuttle bus companies Alliances created between above players benefits everyone

17 Parts of FareONE System FareONE contact Smart card; we use ZC3.14 microprocessor cards MIFARE and DESFire type contactless smart memory card Smart cards desktop readers; 3121, 3821 USB readers PC Windows software Portable smart card validators Fixed in-bus validators

18 Parts of FareONE System There are 5 types of smart card readers that we use with FareONE smart cards ticketing: 3121 standard desktop USB smart card reader. Simple and durable, inexpensive to replace. Made in Germany is smart card reader for contact/contactless cards, also USB. Also made in Germany by OmniKey. ihc200, ihc400 is portable smart card reader to handle cards in the bus. French product made in Hong Kong. PSION or MOTOROLA rugged smart card equipped handheld computer, takes contactless smart cards. Made in Canada. CAMEL (or similar) used as fixed, contactless smart card terminal. Comes as standalone or combined with bus driver s controller

19 FareONE hardware variety - 1 Various combinations of hardware are possible to suit specific needs: Fully featured RFID enabled POS by Ingenico - leader in POS industry. Packed with features: printer, B/W or colour large LCD, LiIo battery, heavy duty keyboard, smart card slots, RFID reader, WiFi, GSM/GPRS/UMTS radio, Bluetooth, charging base, small, lightweight, literally out of pocket, best security features, low cost solution for smaller operators, more

20 FareONE hardware variety - 2 Rugged handheld computer PSION MOTOROLA rugged handheld computer with big colour touch screen, heavy duty battery, RFID reader, Bluetooth, WiFi, Windows Mobile 6.1, drop-in charger, plenty of memory, choice of different keyboards, hand strap, stylus, optional GSM/GPRS/UMTS, USB, remote diagnostics, IP 65 protected, impervious to moisture, dust, will survive drops and rough handling, more

21 FareONE hardware variety - 3 In bus driver s controllers: Mikroelektronika driver s controllers: ergonomically designed, large displays, heavy duty design, many functions enable control and interaction with RFID validators located in the bus, communications enabled, optional GPS, multiple payment schemes, reliable, proven in field

22 FareONE hardware variety - 4 In bus driver s validators: Mikroelektronika smart ticket validator: ergonomically designed, large displays, heavy duty design, RFID smart ticket reader, many functions, can work standalone or with driver s console, communications enabled, optional GPS, multiple payment schemes, reliable, proven in field

23 FareONE Software FareONE software for Windows PC Includes several software modules: Issuers software that creates and issues FareONE smart cards Re-load software module where operators re-charge card with money for fares Drivers software used in smart card terminals to charge a fares Optional re-sellers module It is important to be noted that everybody in process uses SAM (Security Access Module) cards to access the system and passengers cards. Without it or with expired SAM card access is not possible! System security and integrity is secured by usage of encrypted SAM cards

24 What Is Actually Written Into The FareONE Cards? Cards are used as a secure portable mini storage with: Card information (serial numbers, issuer s codes and data) Expiry day (readable in balance reader) Card available balance (readable in balance reader) Transfer information Passenger class AutoLog

25 How system works? Main software resides at issuers computers. Issuer takes blank smart card and creates new FareONE card. Card is written with initial control data card is also printed (if not printed already) and is given to the sales department. Sales point offices take card by card and issue them to customers loading them at the same time with initial value purchased at the spot. Now card is given to the end user. Cardholder uses card every time when he or she takes a ride. Passenger can also purchase keychain sized balance reader and check his/her card any time for available funds and expiry date.

26 Upgrade Your FareONE System! Some of the functionality is optional and system may be upgraded for it at later date. Examples: Usage of portable smart card terminals Autlog function records time/date, route and fare price for last 20 rides Introduce MSSQL or similar data base for all transactions and reporting Black lists for the cards and SAMs Upgrade to industry standard bus validators and fee computers

27 How Much Does It Cost? To start enjoying benefits of your new FareONE system you have to invest into hardware and software first. Typical hardware costs are: ZC3.14 cards about USD MIFARE, DESFire cards about USD 3121 readers about USD 3821 readers about USD Portable readers about USD Rugged handheld computers - about USD Fixed bus validators about USD Software costs are in range of about 8, , USD

28 For More Information Contact Almex SmartCard Solutions Ltd Wuthering Heights Way, Oakville, Ontario CANADA L6M 0E7 T: ext. 1 (Canada) T: ext. 1 (USA) F: E: sales@smartcardsource.com