Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2008 annual revenues of €1.68 billion, and 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, research and service centers in 40 countries.
Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus International S.A.
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 is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.
Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.
With our unrivalled track record in smart card security, hundreds of clients trust us with their transaction and loyalty projects including migration to chip cards, contactless payment projects, outstanding card designs, payment terminals, and readers.
As a result millions of people have experienced the convenience and security of our payment solutions:
- Widest product portfolio in the industry covering all applications and technology platforms, with constant developments to match our clients’ needs
- Renowned capacity for innovation and dedicated resources for tailor-made applications mean we deliver the latest technologies and solutions that enable our clients to stand out from the crowd
- Chip conversion of card portfolios from payment system gap analysis to card design, helping to create fully integrated and customized digital payment solutions
- Unique worldwide coverage enables us to offer local service and highly reactive personalization capabilities.As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.
For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.
