Masterclass II

RFID contactless smart card solutions Friday, 28 October 2005

Registration for the masterclass will be at 08:30; the masterclass will commence at 09:00 and conclude at
17:00. Morning and afternoon refreshments, as well as lunch, are scheduled into the day’s proceedings.

Objective
Both banks and retailers are looking into use new technologies such
as RFID and biometrics to expand payment options for customers, to
build customer loyalty and to decrease the cost of accepting
payments.

Agenda

08:30 Registration

09:00 Masterclass commences

• RFID based lifestyle solutions
• Contactless smart card solutions – a review
• An evaluation of the business benefits of RFID smart card
• solutions for various industries and sectors
• The challenges to implementation
• The impact of these solutions on the way we live and travel
• Final comments and question and answer session

17:00 Close of masterclass

Your masterclass presenter

Mark Skews
Founder
Synery Junction

Mark started in the IT industry 1990 as a COBOL programmer, and then went on to the position of IT administrator for an industrial chemical company.

Mark served as IT administrator for other chemical companies within the Chemserve group of companies. From there he was appointed as the IT Coordinator and subsequently the IT Manager for Chemserve. Mark represented the Chemserve interests in the IT steering committee of AECI.

Mark contracted his expertise in I.T. to various companies from 1997 to 1999 and then started Synergy Junction an I.T. Research and Development Company in 1999.

Synergy Junction specializes in the development of solutions and products that make use of technology to simplify and enhance business.