Opportunities within the Turkish Card Market (2001)

http://www.hitachi-eu.com

Hitachi Information System Group’s goal is to enable new lifestyles for citizens and consumers through high quality Smart Commerce solutions that integrate Internet, smart card and existing technologies. As society changes, the infrastructures we create will provide secure foundations for the way people want to live.

We are the Information Systems Group, one of five business units of Hitachi Europe Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, one of the world's leading technology companies. Our group is dedicated to providing best-of-breed solutions across Europe, Middle East and Africa from our headquarters at Hitachi Europe's offices in Maidenhead, UK.

World-wide, Hitachi employs over one-third of a million people and has revenues of $75.5 billion. Over 30% of these revenues derive from information systems and electronics, and Hitachi is the world's third largest smart card microprocessor chip supplier. We bring this global strength and expertise to bear on helping our clients deliver more personalised and efficient service to individual customers and business partners.

http://www.hypercom.com

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) is a leading global provider of electronic payment solutions that add value at the point-of-sale for consumers, merchants and acquirers. Hypercom’s products include secure card payment terminals and web appliances, networking equipment and software applications for e-commerce, m-commerce, smart cards and traditional payment applications.

http://www.lipman.com.tr

Lipman Turkiye is established in November 1997 as a member of the Lipman International group, a high technology provider for the EFT POS terminals. Lipman International is a world leader company with offices in Tel Aviv, New York, Beijing, Moscow and Istanbul. New offices will soon start in Spain and Germany. Lipman has the background and experience for the EFT POS business. All the products are designed, manufactured in house.

objective is to keep ahead of comptetition through innovative research and development. Our business philosophy is to provide you with the most reliable, technologically advanced and most cost effective solutions available.

http://www.pmb.com.tr

PMB is a leading International Security Solution Provider & Manufacturer which promotes high technology printing solutions by developing strategic partnerships. PMB offers services in these areas.

• Production of smart cards and development of related application projects.
• Production of Credit Cards and ATM Cards for financial institutions.
• Telecommunications Solutions
• Health, Retail, Internet, Identification Systems, E-Commerce Solutions