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Oberthur Technologies delivers the first prototypes of the « European Citizen Card »
Oberthur Technologies delivers the first prototypes of the
« European Citizen Card »
Paris, October 31st 2008 – 07:40 am
Oberthur Technologies, a global leader in the delivery of high security solutions to the government ID market, delivers on august 21st 2008 the first prototypes of the « European Citizen card » to ANTS, French national agency for secure documents in France.
ANTS and Gixel[1] worked closely together to define a platform dedicated to eServices projects (health, eID, eAdministration, eGov…) and meet the expectations of the European economic market of free trade.
The future national identity card offers two kinds of services to the holder: to travel easily in the EU and to have access online administration. This card is compliant with the “European Citizen Card” and provides identification, authentication and digital signature functions with a high level of security.
Oberthur Technologies delivers a long lasting bi-applicative solution, IAS ECC[2] and ICAO-EAC[3] v 1.11, meeting the expectations of all the parties involved.
« The success of this first step confirms Oberthur Technologies expertise in digital Identity. Oberthur is now ready to help every European states in deploying standards solutions for their eID, eRP[4] and eServices projects. » says Xavier Fricout, Identity Division Deputy Managing Director and President of the smart card entity in the GIXEL.
About Oberthur Technologies
With sales of 733.4million Euros in 2007, Oberthur Technologies is a world leader in the field of secure technologies. Innovation and high quality services ensure Oberthur Technologies’ strong positioning in its main target markets:
- Card Systems: One of the world’s leading providers of security and identification based on smart card technology and associated services for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence markets.
- Identity: International player for the manufacture and personalization of secure identity documents such as passport, identity card, driving license or health care card - traditional and electronic - and associated services for both governmental and corporate markets.
- Fiduciary printing: World’s third largest private security printer specialized in high security for the production of banknotes, checks and other fiduciary documents in more than fifty countries.
- Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of intelligent systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.
Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial and commercial presence across all five continents. The company is listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000124133) since July 2000.
Oberthur Technologies S.A. is a limited liability company (société anonyme) registered in France with its registered office at 102 BD Malesherbes 75017 Paris, France. Oberthur Technologies S.A.’s corporate registration number is 340 709 534 R.C.S. Paris.
www.oberthurcs.com
[1] GIXEL ; Professional organization gathering the main French companies producing smart card solutions
[2] IAS-ECC : Identification, Authentication, Signature – European Citizen Card
[3] ICAO –ECC International Civil Organization, Extended Access Control
[4] eRP : electronic Resident Permit