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Table of Contents

1. From the Smart Card to the Smart Assistant
2. Three Decades, Three Generations, Three Killer Applications
3. Many Different Architectures
4. The History of Smart Cards Related to the History of I.T.
5. Smart Cards and Mobility (1)
6. Smart Cards and Mobility (2)
7. Smart Cards and Mobility (3)
8. A First Security Scheme
9. A Unified Security Scheme
10. Two Opposite Approaches
11. How Smart Must the Be the Card?
12. An Extra Argument — the Multi-Application Problem
13. The Distribution Scheme: Need For Trust
14. A Glance at the Next Generation Hardware Technology
15. The Weak Part of the Chain
16. A Glance at the Next Generation Software Technology
17. A New Killer Application?
18. A Possible New Killer Application
19. The Card as a Tool for E-Goverance
20. Conclusion