Schlumberger Releases Annual Smart Card Market Analysis
Schlumberger Releases Annual Smart Card Market Analysis Momentum Returning with Key Developments in Mobile Communications, Banking and Public Sector Markets Paris, France, April 17, 2003 - Schlumberger Smart Cards and Terminals released its annual smart card analysis today. After a year treading water, shipment rates of microprocessor cards surged back into double- digits with a 13% rise in 2002. Although the general economic climate impacted margins, there are still strong prospects: As a corollary of the increasing need for security we've been facing in the past couple of months,