Features Innovative E-business Security Applications using SchlumbergerSema Smart Card-based Technology
AUSTIN, Texas - Schlumberger today announced that it will demonstrate a wide range of advanced smart card solutions at the SchlumbergerSema booth #1033 at the CardTech/SecurTech 2002 conference at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 22 through 25. Focusing on secure electronic transactions for financial institutions and government organizations, the companys innovative smart card-based demonstrations will include:
- Corporate badge applications using DeXa.Badge solution, including authentication, public key signing and encryption, virtual private networking and the card issuance and management processes
- Secure Internet payment using the SchlumbergerSema EPSUM platform
- Digital rights management using the e-gate USB-enabled smart card to download secure MP3 files
- Loyalty solutions for on-line and point-of-sale (POS) consumer applications using Palmera smart cards and MagicPOS terminals
- Total infrastructure support for financial and retail smart card deployment
- The ICitizen secure identification card concept using MagIC terminals together with a Cyberflex Access smart card
- Secure account access management and authentication for financial institutions using the e-gate USB-enabled smart card technology
- Secure downloading of applications from the Web onto the CyberflexPalmera multi-application smart card
- Codeshield applet verification software, the first on-card code verifier optimized for use on new-generation Java-powered smart cards to overcome traditional barriers of program size and performance
SchlumbergerSema will also be hosting demonstrations by major partners who will showcase their corporate security, physical access, web payphone and biometrics smart card-based solutions.
"The innovation and breadth of the many solutions that we are demonstrating at this show are a strong indication of our leadership and commitment to the smart card industry," stated Paul Beverly, vice president, Smart Cards and eTransactions, SchlumbergerSema North America. "Only companies with a proven track record in reliable volume delivery and complete service offerings will be in a position to meet these needs. We will continue to grow our market leadership by delivering advance solutions that help our customers achieve their business goals."
Cyberflex Access for Secure Network Access
One of the highlights of the SchlumbergerSema exhibit will be the Cyberflex Access smart card with public key infrastructure (PKI) for digital signature and authentication on the Java platform. Coupled with SchlumbergerSema readers, software and professional services, Cyberflex Access also enables companies to realize a significant reduction in costs by bundling together secure Internet/extranet access and physical access on a single ID smart card.
Magic Pos Terminals
Focusing on business need for secure electronic transactions, SchlumbergerSema will demonstrate its MagIC 6000 and 9000 POS terminals in use with the companys smart card applications. The MagIC line of smart card-ready POS terminals for secure credit and debit card transactions provides a high level of flexibility for diverse business applications. Transactions can take place anywhere including indoor or outdoor fixed locations (such as retail stores and restaurants), portable sites (such as sporting events or concerts) and mobile environments (such as delivery services and pay-at-table restaurant applications). SchlumbergerSema MagIC terminals will also be featured in the demonstration of an iCitizen smart card-based drivers license application.
Schlumbergersema e-Gate Technology
With its unique capability to plug directly into the USB port of any computer, the SchlumbergerSema e-gate technology removes the need for a traditional smart card reader, simplifies installation, decreases the capital cost of the smart card infrastructure, and enables faster communications in the USB mode a business critical industry breakthrough that increases performance/cost ratio compared to standard ISO compatible smart cards. To meet the growing demand for corporate and Internet security solutions, SchlumbergerSema e-gate technology is now available in the company's Java-based Cyberflex and native OS Cryptoflex smart cards.
Dexa.Badge Enterprise-Wide Security Solution
Schlumberger Network Solutions will feature DeXa.Badge, the personalized, credit-card-sized corporate ID solution that protects both facilities and data for corporations. DeXa.Badge offers strong two-factor authentication and PKI technology, and when stronger authentication is required, biometric solutions can be integrated. A key aspect of DeXa.Badge is an integrated card-issuance and card-management system with centralized repository management, combined with a user self-service module. With a single DeXa.Badge, employees can access networks through the desktop, thin-client or hand-held device and enter designated buildings with an integrated solution that makes strong two-factor authentication viable to the enterprise.
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About Schlumberger
Schlumberger is a global technology services company consisting of two business segments, Schlumberger Oilfield Services that includes Schlumberger Network Solutions, and SchlumbergerSema. Schlumberger Oilfield Services supplies technology services and solutions to the international petroleum industry, while Schlumberger Network Solutions provides IP network security to a broad range of industries. SchlumbergerSema provides IT consulting, systems integration, managed services and related products to the telecommunications, energy and utilities, finance, transport and public sector markets. For more information, visit www.slb.com.
Palmera, e-gate, DeXa.Badge, Cyberflex, Cryptoflex, MagIC, EPSUM, Dexa.Badge and iCitizen are trademarks of Schlumberger. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems.
For further information, contact:
Karen A. Hodgson
Public Relations Manager, North America
SchlumbergerSema
Tel: 905 315 9719
Cell: 416 464 9006
khodgson@slb.com
Kathryn Marshall
Metzger Associates
Tel: 303.786.7000, ext 215
kathryn@metzger.com
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