This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Smart Cards in US$ Million and Million Units. The major product segments analyzed are Memory Cards, and Microprocessor Cards. The major End use segments discussed are Telecommunications, Financial/ Banking, Government/ Healthcare, Security, Public Transportation, and Others (Pay TV & Educational/Campus Solutions). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2000 through 2010. . The report profiles 51 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Axalto Holding NV, ASK, Austria Card GmbH, Gemplus International S.A, Incard SpA (Part of STMicroelectronics), Oberthur Card Systems, and Sagem Orga. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.