This Datamonitor white paper illustrates the return on investment (ROI) argument for investment in secure access smart card-based solutions in the enterprise. The paper focuses on the ROI benefits of smart cards for both authenticating users to IT networks and systems (logical access) and controlling access to facilities (physical access), with a further assessment of converged solutions that combine the two. Datamonitor’s analysis is supported by a recent survey of 53 enterprises in North America, which assesses the real and potential cost savings that can be realized from smart card deployments.