April 1997 / International Features

European Banks Play Their (Smart) Cards Smartca rd Market Forecast Electronic Shopping in the Year 2000 Alternative European Security Systems Stronger Netscape Encryption MeChip Gives Added Security MeChip	Banks turn to smartcards to provide security and new services for on-line transactions. - by Dan Amdur
The Quality Factor Process Improvement Models Software for Quality Management Document Register	How do you ensure better software quality? An ISO-9000-compliant scheme is one way to go. - by Bruce Tober
Next-Generation Multimedia Desktops CPU Comparison Multimedia Instructions: The CPU Acts Like a DSP Dedicated Graphics Chips for Multimedia Processing	New bus architectures and chip sets support full-motion video and 3-D graphics. - by Nebojsa Novakovic and Mark Carroll

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