AUSTIN, Texas, (BUSINESS WIRE), May 28, 2002–SchlumbergerSema, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), today announced that the Gartner Dataquest 2001 report on the chip card market confirms its worldwide leadership position in the smart card industry.

ITC Systems and Cybermark agreed to have ITC Systems provide ongoing services to the existing CyberMark client base in the higher education market.

June 5, 2002–ASSA ABLOY’S Identification Technology Group (ITG) announced the formation of a new company, Access ID, based in Seattle, WA. Access ID will develop and supply custom technology cards–focusing primarily on contactless technology.

Gemplus Tops Analyst’s Smart Card Analysis For Fourth Time in Five Years

LONDON, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Frost & Sullivan, the international marketing consulting company, today announced that Gemplus (Nasdaq: GEMP; Euronext: Sicovam 5768) has been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s Market Value Leadership Award for its exceptional performance in the smart card market.

Leading Smart Card Manufacturer Develops OiChip to Enable Global Roaming And Content Delivery Through SMS in GSM Mobile Phones

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Gemplus (Nasdaq: GEMP; Euronext: Sicovam 5768), the world’s leading provider of solutions enabled by smart cards, announces an agreement with Oi, the Brazilian mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Telemar(1) that operates the major GSM(2) network in Latin America, to deliver a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card-based solution for the first launch of GSM in Brazil. To facilitate this, Gemplus developed OiChip enabling Oi to offer services including global roaming and content delivery through SMS (Short Message Service).

New York, NY, May 22, 2002–Combining smart card and biometric technologies is one of the best ways to assure information and physical security, according to a new Smart Card Alliance white paper released today.

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HOUSTON, (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug. 12, 2002–Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), a global technology services company, today announced it has been selected as a supplier of middleware, through its DeXa.Badge(a) information security offering, for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC) program. This contract is also part of the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI).

Deployment Confirms Gemplus’ Position as the Leader in Providing Smart Cards and Smart Card-Based Solutions

Figures Illustrate That Over One in Three SIM Cards Currently Deployed In the Field Is Made by Gemplus

In the U.S., SIM Deployment Grew From 9 to 13 Million With Additional Volumes for the iDEN networks, (Source: EMC Database Q1’02) Which Is Proof of the Growing Confidence in SIM Technology

SAN DIEGO, (BUSINESS WIRE), Aug. 26, 2002–John Minteer has been named vice president of Information Technology for San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB).

Worldwide Marketing Expert Brings Proven Track Record, Experience, Talent To Global Electronic Payment Leader Hypercom

PHOENIX, August 29, 2002–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced the appointment of Eric Duprat to vice president, Marketing and Business Development for the company’s Transaction System Group (TSG). Mr. Duprat will be directly responsible for the division’s global marketing operations and will report to Jairo E. Gonzalez, president of Hypercom TSG.