GEMPLUS ANNOUNCES ITS 4th ANNUAL GLOBAL DEVELOPER CONFERENCE, GDC 2002

Prestigious event to be held for the first time in Singapore on November 12 to 14 at The Raffles City Convention Centre

The 4th Gemplus Developer Conference
Raffles City Convention Center, Singapore
12 -14 November 2002

The Gemplus Developer Conference (GDC) is the only developers conference in the world focused on smart card technology and the exciting applications that incorporate it. Over 35,000 developers worldwide are already registered with Gemplus online Developer Program and last years event in Paris welcomed 500 participants from 50 countries.

This year, in response to the recent explosion of smart card technology in Asia, Gemplus has chosen for the first time to host the GDC 2002 in Singapore.

The prestigious 3-day event will comprise a combination of plenary sessions, conferences, workshops and tutorials led by some of the industrys leading experts from a mixture of R&D laboratories, wireless operators, IT companies, universities and so on. Designed to provide the global developer community with the tools and expertise required in their business, GDC 2002 will focus primarily on developments in Java CardTM/Wireless Java, Security in Identity & Privacy Applications, Open & Interoperable Smart Card Applications, and 3G Network & Services.

To find out more about GDC 2002 and register, visit our website on www.gemplus.com/gdc

For more information, please contact:

Robert de Quelen
Edelman PR Worldwide (Singapore)
Tel: 67 33 11 10 ext. 221 / 9362 8238,
Email: rquelen@edelman.com.sg