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August 31, 2006AMSTERDAM and WARSAW, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –
Gemalto to Equip Poland With Over 1.5 Million e-Passport Inlays
By the End of 2007
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), a leader in digital security, today
announced it will supply its Setec e-passport solution for the future Polish
electronic passports. The first commercial deliveries started in July, and
under the frame agreement, Gemalto will provide the Polish Printing State
Agency (PWPW) with the inlays for electronic covers of the future passports to
be provided to Polish citizens.
In compliance with the European Union recommendations, Poland started
issuing electronic passports for their citizens by the end of August 2006. A
successful pilot phase including over 3 000 diplomatic e-passports took place
earlier this year, confirming Gemalto as the main supplier for the global roll
out handled by the Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration. According to
the Ministry of Interior and Administration, all new Polish passports needed to
be electronically-enabled by the end of August 2006. The Polish Printing State
Agency currently produces around 1.5M passports each year.
Gemalto’s Setec e-passport solution, enhanced by Setec secure technology,
includes the company’s highly secure operating system, with cryptographic
features running on a large capacity contactless chip embedded in the booklet’s
back cover sheet.
"Gemalto is delighted to contribute to the Polish e-passport program. Our
co-operation with the national agencies has been extremely constructive and our
common target to develop a secure and well-performing solution for the benefit
of the country’s passport holder exceeded expectations," said Jacques Seneca,
President Europe at Gemalto.
Many countries worldwide are expected to start nationwide rollouts of their
biometric passports during the course of this year. With strong references and
global footprint, Gemalto has the most complete product and service offer in
the emerging identification market. Current e-passport references of Gemalto
include the Czech Republic, France, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore,
Slovenia, Sweden and the United States of America. To date, Gemalto has enabled
more than 3 million e-passports with its secured chip-based technology.
* Setec is part of the Gemalto group (acquired in 2005). The Setec
solutions include products that require extreme security, such as
biometric and visual passports, electronic and visual ID cards,
driving licenses and health cards.
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is a leader in digital security with
pro forma 2005 annual revenues of $2.2 billion, operations in 120 countries and
11,000 employees including 1,500 R&D engineers. The company’s solutions make
personal digital interactions secure and easy in a world where everything of
value — from money to entertainment to identities — is increasingly
represented as bits and bytes communicated over networks.
Gemalto thrives on creating and deploying secure platforms, portable and
secure forms of software in highly personal objects like smart cards, SIMs,
e-passports, readers and tokens. More than a billion people worldwide use the
company’s products and services for telecommunications, banking, e-government,
identity management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security
and other applications. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of
Axalto and Gemplus International S.A.
For more information please visit http://www.gemalto.com
Gemalto
Media
Emmanuelle Saby
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Emmanuelle.saby@gemalto.com
Investor Relations
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emlyn.korengold@tbwa-corporate.com
SOURCE: Gemalto
Web site: http://www.gemalto.com
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