SchlumbergerSema, a business segment of Schlumberger Limited, demonstrated
.NET Card, an innovative smart card platform technology that brings smart
card security to new market segments for multimedia, Wireless Fidelity
(Wi-Fi), digital rights management solutions, next-generation mobile
messaging and home entertainment applications. The SchlumbergerSema .NET
Card technology enables easy integration with all types of multimedia
applications, and complements the company’s existing portfolio of smart
card platforms that will serve as the core technology for multimedia
network services through various connected devices such as MP3 systems,
game boxes, PDA’s, PC’s, cable and satellite TV systems, and, potentially,
next generation phones.
The technology platform supports digital rights management for games, music
and video. It also facilitates roaming applications, such as multimedia
messaging combining sound, text, pictures and small video sequences, as
well as email downloads and secure authentication for private networks. The
.NET Card platform will allow developers to build quick, easy and secure
links between different types of multimedia devices and applications,
facilitating the process of authentication and connectivity necessary to
support the most sophisticated digital technologies.
“The .NET Card technology provides a secure platform to connect the various
players in these new markets, and offers the security and control that will
be vital for the commercial implementation of next generation entertainment
services,” said Jorgen Rasmussen, president, Cards, SchlumbergerSema. “This
development is an important element of the SchlumbergerSema vision for a
new dimension of smart card applications, and reinforces the
SchlumbergerSema commitment to open platform technologies.”
The advanced infrastructure behind the .NET Card technology incorporates a
service layer designed to enable a range of applications to be
automatically downloaded and installed onto the smart card. The platform
also has multi-language functionality for maximum flexibility and
ease-of-use within the developer community. The platform will allow cross
functionality between applications and services developed in any language
supported by the .NET framework, including Visual Basic(R), .NET, C# and
J#. SchlumbergerSema has licensed an ECMA-335 standard named Common
Language Infrastructure (CLI) from Hive-Minded as a component for its .NET
Card platform.
Drawing on more than 20 years experience in pioneering smart card
innovation, SchlumbergerSema — which has been named the world’s leading
provider of microprocessor smart cards by Gartner Dataquest(a) — has sold
more than 2.6 billion smart cards to date. SchlumbergerSema has a proven
track record providing customers with a wide range of business solutions,
services and products that improve the competitive advantage of its customers.
About SchlumbergerSema
SchlumbergerSema is one of two business segments of Schlumberger Limited, a
global technology services company. With more than 30,000 employees serving
customers in 65 countries, SchlumbergerSema aggregates IT consulting,
systems integration, managed services and related products to the oil and
gas, telecommunications, energy and utilities, finance, transport and
public sector markets. Leveraging the Schlumberger DeXa Suite of Services,
it also provides IP network connectivity, information security solutions,
distributed computing support services and data center hosting services. In
2001, Schlumberger revenues were $14.3 billion. For more information, visit
www.slb.com.
