Schlumberger Introduces Smart Campus Access, the First End-to-End Smart Card-based Solution for the Networked Campus.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

EDUCAUSE 2000

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000

Schlumberger Test & Transactions, a business segment of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), today announced its Smart Campus Access solution for college and university campuses that are seeking to secure their intellectual property and promote safety and convenience for a superior student lifestyle. A typical implementation of the Smart Campus Access solution includes an end-to-end suite of smart cards, readers, terminals, software and professional services that seamlessly integrates advanced network security, campus auxiliary services and on- and off-campus convenience applications.

Today's higher education system is operating in a totally new paradigm on the digital frontier, embracing technologies that transform information, and reaching out to students who live on campus or 2,000 miles away from it. With the rapid rise of e-culture, the university system has become a bellwether for innovation, seeking out those advanced solutions that promote the highest caliber of education, while attracting the best students and instructors.

The Schlumberger Smart Campus Access solution provides value across the entire campus environment. For campus administrators, it delivers a solid source of value-added revenue, as well as cost savings and security. Auxiliary campus services such as using smart cards to pay for parking, laundry, copiers, vending machines, and meal plans help generate revenue from proven rise in spending, as well as providing a safe and convenient cashless environment. Additionally, the management of campus-based services is greatly simplified by the use of a single card as a physical ID and for digital credentials.

Information technology administrators will find that the Smart Campus Access solution brings added efficiencies and cost savings through its integrated architecture. With Smart Campus Access technology, routine help desk support tasks, such as assisting with lost passwords and log-on problems which take up as much as 20-30% of network administrative time are dramatically reduced. The automated computer sign-on management provided by the Smart Campus Access solution eliminates uncertainties, while offering greater security of campus information.

For students and faculty, the Schlumberger Smart Campus Access solution is a convenient and easy-to-use secure ID token for both physical access to the campus and logical access to the network. The card can be used for banking and calling card accounts applications, and for stored value purchases at campus food service locations, vending and laundry machines, copiers, bookstores, convenience stores, parking and e-commerce sites. Students can use their Smart Campus Access card to securely access their academic transcripts or medical records, cast a vote in campus elections, or simply order a pizza.

"Intellectual property is a university's most valuable asset," said Jack Mapes, director, Schlumberger e-Campus Solutions, North America. "Today's conventional model of online security, based on firewalls and passwords, is no longer a cost effective solution for campus administrators. Password systems and their derivatives are extremely costly to maintain and vulnerable to hacker's attack."

According to Mapes, the advanced cryptographic features of the Smart Campus Access card combined with a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) provide the strongest security protocols available today, with onboard RSA-1024 keys. A student's digital credentials reside in the tamper-resistant chip of the card itself, allowing the user to securely self-validate or "sign" for medical records, transcripts, and course material.

Since 1995, Schlumberger has been North America's only single source for total smart card-based solutions for more than 20 college and university campuses. Schlumberger provides a complete solution from concept development and planning through implementation and operation. The Schlumberger e-Campus offering includes cards, readers, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, software application development, installation, project management, training, marketing services, consulting services, card issuing, implementation and transaction processing.

About Schlumberger

Schlumberger Test & Transactions provides consulting, integration and products for testing and measurement of semiconductor devices, smart-based transactions, IP (Internet Protocol) network security and wireless services. With 1999 revenue of $1.2 billion and over 7000 employees in more than 40 countries, it is a business segment of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), a global technology services company with 1999 revenue of $8.4 billion. More information is available at www.slb.com.