Gemalto is an international digital security company providing software applications, secure personal devices such as smart cards and tokens in addition to managed services. The company was formed in June 2006 by the combination of two companies Axalto and Gemplus International. Gemalto’s 2011 revenue was €2.02 billion. It is listed on Euronext Paris under the symbol GTO.
Governments, wireless operators, banks, and enterprises use Gemalto’s software and personal devices to deliver mobile services, payment security, authenticated cloud access, identity and privacy protection, eHealthcare, eGovernment, transport ticketing and machine to machine (M2M) communications applications. It develops secure software and operating systems which are then embbeded in many devices such as SIMs/UICCs in mobile phones, smart bankcards, ePassports, identity credentials and tokens.
The company's customers include 400 mobile network operators, 3000 financial institutions and more than 30 nations for identity programs like electronic passports, driver’s licenses and national identity cards.
Gemalto N.V. is a public company incorporated in the Netherlands. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, and has subsidiaries and group companies around the world. The U.S. headquarters is in Austin, Texas. Globally, Gemalto has over 10,000 employees, 74 sales and marketing offices; 15 production sites, 28 personalization centers, and 14 R&D centers in 43 countries.
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