 Gemplus
receives first volume order for 64K smart cards for the U.S. Federal Government
Luxembourg, Washington, D.C., November 17, 2004 - Gemplus
International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), the world's
leading provider of smart card solutions, today announces it has received an
order from a tier one systems integrator to deliver 64K smart cards, marking the
first volume order for high-end 64K smart cards for the U.S. Federal Government.
Scheduled to begin delivery in December 2004, the 64K smart cards will
include both contact and contactless chip functionalities. These "hybrid
cards" will be used by employees of several U.S. Federal agencies for both
secure physical and logical access to government facilities. The increased 64K
memory capacity will allow the agencies the flexibility to implement additional
applications and functionality, such as biometrics.
"As the number one smart card provider in the U.S. and a leading ID
solutions provider to countries around the world, Gemplus is proud to be
supplying the first volume order of 64K smart cards for the U.S. Federal
Government," said Ernie Berger, President of Gemplus North America.
"This endorses our ongoing commitment to the government market, following
our success earlier this year as the first company to receive FIPS 140-2
validation for a 64K Java™ smart card and applet. We will continue to work
closely with our government partners and internal team of security experts to
develop and implement identity solutions to meet the government's needs today
and tomorrow."
The 64K "hybrid card" is a part of Gemplus's 'SafesITe Government'
ID management system for the U.S. Government. To learn more about 'SafesITe
Government', please visit the Gemplus booth #307 at Inside ID 2004 in
Washington, D.C. from November 16-17.
About Gemplus
Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) is
the world's leading player in the smart card industry in both revenue and total
shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest (2004), Frost & Sullivan, Datamonitor.).
It has sold over 4 billion smart cards.
With security at its core, and 2400 patents produced by its innovative
R&D team, Gemplus delivers a wide range of portable, personalized solutions
in areas including Identity, Mobile Telecommunications, Public Telephony,
Banking, Retail, Transport, Healthcare, WLAN, Pay-TV, e-government, and access
control.
Gemplus' revenue in 2003 was 749 million Euros.
www.gemplus.com
For more information
Kerry Butler
Gemplus
Tel: 215 390 2840
kerry.butler@gemplus.com
Larry Greenberg
Edelman
Tel: 212 704 8277
lawrence.greenberg@edelman.com
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