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To: steve who wrote (10021)	8/23/1998 11:06:00 AM
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China to issue smart cards(no biometrics) Smart cards take a great leap forward NEW YORK (AP) -- China's vast emerging consumer market is to become the most ambitious testing ground to date for ''smart cards,'' the plastic payment cards that have an embedded computer chip. China plans to issue 1.5 million to 2 million of the computerized cards next year. Schlumberger Ltd., the New York City-based technology and oil industry services business, this week announced it will provide the cards and the electronic machines that process them, as well as train consumers and clerks to use them. ........ Schlumberger will design the cards so that other applications may be added later, such as including medical records or driver license information. (more)............... mercurycenter.com