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Story: China reveals massive smart ID card plan

Posted by: Anonymous (Saturday 16 August 2003, 12:56 AM)

ERG Group of Perth Australia is the tech company which implemented the Malaysian system referred to, also "teaming" with gigantic Northrop Grumman in USA and recently Northrops sub-contracting to ERG to provide backend operations to Washington DC fare collection system. The reason Northrops are doing so, and are intending to tender with ERG for similar system in New York/New Jersey, is that US Govt plans to implement smart card ID's for employees and users of ALL Govt transport in USA, as well as for all Federal Govt employees. (Search for "smart card" or "interoperability" etc on yahoo.com "News" for more on US Govt plans). ERG trades on Australian Stock Exchange, has recently restructured and closed Friday at $A. 87 cents. Anonymous