Press Release - September 8, 2003

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John J. DeLucca Named To e-Smart® Technologies' Advisory Board

Monday, September 8, 2003 - San Jose, Ca. Sept 8, 2003/PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ - e-Smart® Technologies, Inc., (OTC Pink Sheets: ESMT), announced the agreement of Mr. John J. DeLucca to join the Company's Advisory Board. Mr. DeLucca's experience includes that of Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and CFO of Coty Inc., as well as that of Senior Vice President and Treasurer of RJR Nabisco, Inc. Mr. DeLucca is an active guest speaker/lecturer for many financial institutions (e.g., Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Sumitomo Bank, Ltd., Banque Paribas, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, PaceUniversity, Standard & Poor's and NYU Stern School of Business).

"We're delighted that John DeLucca is joining our Advisory Board," said Mary Grace, the company's president and CEO, adding, "his extensive background and acknowledged expertise in global financial operations and administration will bolster our efforts at facilitating e-Smart® Technologies' strategic growth and development, around the world.

e-Smart® offers government and industry complete, fully integrated physical and logical security systems centered around its biometrically powered Super Smart Card(TM). e-Smart® and its affiliate, Homeland Defense, Inc., recently announced that they will install and showcase e-Smart®'s technologies at the Port of Beaumont, Texas; a strategic port in the highly vulnerable belt of Texaspetrochemical ports.

"I'm very happy to serve on e-Smart® Technologies' Advisory Board," said Mr. DeLucca. "This is a company that can truly make a difference and have a significant part in stemming terrorism and curtailing identity theft, worldwide. Plus, by assisting in moving e-Smart® on a responsible fiscal course, the company's customers, and its shareholders, can rest assured that e-Smart® will deliver on its promises, achieve its objectives, and see that shareholder value continues to increase."

While at Coty Inc., Mr. DeLucca was responsible for all global finance and administration operations, including accounting, strategic planning, corporate development, all treasury, audit and control functions, legal information technology systems, tax and administration.

During his tenure at RJR Nabisco, Mr. DeLucca was responsible for all corporate finance and treasury activities, including capital markets, banking, derivatives/swaps, foreign exchange, risk management, pension fund management and cash management.

About e-Smart® Technologies, Inc.
e-Smart® Technologies seeks to be a leading provider of high technology security systems that can be used to combat fraud and terrorism. e-Smart® products such as the BVS2™ (Biometric Verification Security System)™ or the BV-HDS™ (Biometric Verification Homeland Defense System)™, working with the Super Smart Card™ subsystem, enable government agencies and commercial enterprises to continuously verify, certify and manage identification and access of citizens, personnel, customers and any other persons seeking physical or logical access. e-Smart® Technologies offers what it believes to be the highest form of identity-based and credential-based security available with no profiling or erosion of civil rights.

Safe Harbor Statement:
Statements in this news release that relate to future plans, financial results or projections, events or performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While these statements are made to convey to the public the Company's progress, business opportunities and growth prospects, readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements represent the management's opinion. While management believes such representations to be true and accurate based on information available to the Company at this time, actual results may differ materially from those described.

SOURCE e-Smart® Technologies, Inc.

Carl Hymans, +1-212-725-4500, ext. 310, or carlh@schwartz.com, or Debra Berliner, +1-212-725-4500, ext. 314, or dbb@schwartz.com, or Public Relations, James McCusker, +1-212-725-4500, ext. 327, or jmccusker@schwartz.com, all of G.S. Schwartz & Co. Inc., for e-Smart® Technologies

Investor Relations, Carl Hymans, +1-212-725-4500 ext. 310,or carlh@schwartz.com,
Debra Berliner, +1-212-725-4500 ext. 314, or dbb@schwartz.com,
or Public Relations, James McCusker, +1-212-725-4500 ext. 327, or jmccusker@schwartz.com, all of G.S. Schwartz & Co., Inc., +1-212-725-4500, for e-Smart® Technologies, Inc. (ESMT)