New Contract Success

ADVANCED SMARTCARD TECHNOLOGIES PLC ANNOUNCES
                              NEW CONTRACT SUCCESS


Advanced Smartcard Technologies (RIC: SMRT/L), the Scottish based software group
specialising in smartcard technology, through its wholly owned subsidiary  Ecebs
Limited ("Ecebs"), is delighted to announce that the Company has been awarded  a
significant   new   contract   as  part  of  a  consortium   led   by   Novacard
Informationssysteme  GmbH (Novacard) with Ecebs as partner to  supply  smartcard
technology to the Improvement Service in Scotland.

The  contract encompasses a framework agreement, which will run for three  years
and  initially requires the supply of over one million smart cards. This is  one
of  the  largest  smartcard  procurements this  year  (outside  of  banking  and
telecoms).

It  is  envisaged  that a further two million cards will be supplied  under  the
contract  with  a partial migration to a more sophisticated card,  to  gain  the
benefits of enhanced multi-application flexibility, capacity and security.  This
would allow future applications such as an open e-purse scheme to be considered.

Additionally, under the framework, Aberdeen City Council required  100,000  ITSO
compliant JCOP cards, to replace a non-ITSO compliant platform currently in use.
This  is thought to be the first large deployment of this new card type  in  the
world.

Speaking   today,   David  Braddock,  Chief  Executive  of  Advanced   Smartcard
Technologies  commented: "This contract represents a significant strategic  step
in  further  developing our channels to market.  It should create an environment
in which Scottish Public Sector bodies can easily procure and deploy Ecebs' core
product,  Multefile,  thus  gaining all the benefits of  enhanced  security  and
flexibility  and  consequently protecting their investment.  From  a  consortium
point  of  view, I believe smartcard expertise and experience and  solid  supply
chain credentials were crucial in winning this deal. We look forward to building
on this success in future procurements."

Jim  Kinney,  Director of Operational Services, Improvement Service stated:  "We
chose this consortium because, first and foremost, it represented the most  cost
effective solution for the supply of smartcards.  Our key role in this has  been
to  look  at  the  collective requirements across Scotland and to  maximise  the
purchasing power of our wide range of stakeholders.  We will also get the  added
value  of two companies who are established providers of cards and card services
and  who  can help us to develop our requirements and strategy in parallel  with
the advances in card technology"

Additional Information

The  National Entitlement Card Scheme in Scotland was seeking to put in place  a
framework  agreement to allow for the purchase of smartcards for use  throughout
the  Scottish public sector. The smartcard will be one way to access a  National
Citizen's Account to give citizens easier access to public services.   With  the
introduction of the Scotland-wide free bus travel scheme for older and  disabled
people  on  1  April 2006 and a new transport concession for younger  people  by
January  1,  2007,  the  Scottish Executive took the  opportunity  to  add  this
entitlement onto the card by way of an ITSO™ compliant transport application.

The Scheme had to ensure that Mifare cards and the more sophisticated JCOP cards
(with  Mifare 4k emulation) can interact with the new ITSO™ compliant  ticketing
machines that are currently being installed on buses across Scotland.

About the Improvement Service

The  Improvement  Service is a partnership between the Scottish  Executive,  the
Convention  of  Scottish  Local Authorities (COSLA) and  the  Society  of  Local
Authority  Chief Executives (SOLACE) and is devoted to improving the efficiency,
quality  and  accountability  of public services in Scotland  through  learning,
sharing knowledge and delivering improvement solutions.

About Novacard

As  one  of  the biggest independent manufacturers of identification  media  the
company specialises in the development, production, personalisation and sales of
contact chip cards and contactless chip cards. Currently Novacard is the leading
supplier of contactless chip cards with a market share of approximately 20%  for
a large variety of applications in Europe.

The  know-how  of  the  company enables Novacard to focus their  main  field  of
activity  on  further innovative and seminal product and technology developments
within  the  field  of  identification media. This  includes  among  others  the
development  of  media  in  the future markets RFID, dual  interface  cards  and
biometric smart cards.


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Date: 16 November 2006
For further information contact:

Advanced Smartcard Technologies plc    01355 268521
David Braddock, Managing Director
Stephen Naylor, Finance Director

SVS Securities plc                     020 7638 5600
Ian Callaway
Peter Manfield
                                       020 7512 0191
ARM Corporate Finance Limited
Nick Harriss


NOTES TO EDITORS

About Advanced Smartcard Technologies plc

Advanced  Smartcard Technologies plc, through its wholly owned subsidiary  Ecebs
Limited,  is a software company operating in the dynamic and expanding smartcard
arena.  SMRT  listed  on  AIM in December 2005. The Company  provides  smartcard
technology  to a wide range of user markets including transport, ID, healthcare,
finance and local and national government departments and blue-chip companies.