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SAGEM CONTRIBUTES TO FIRST BIOMETRIC PASSPORTS AND NATIONAL ID CARDS
19 October 2004 - Sagem Communication
| SAGEM has been selected to contribute to the development of the first biometric passports and national ID cards integrating two biometrics and following the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization. It is doing so in partnership with the national printer, SDU Identification. The Dutch Ministry of the Interior launched the pilot in September 2004. |
SAGEM has been selected to contribute to the development of the first biometric passports and national ID cards integrating two biometrics and following the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization. It is doing so in partnership with the national printer, SDU Identification. The Dutch Ministry of the Interior launched the pilot in September 2004. It is the first time in the world that such a programme is launched on a network of several city halls of major cities, thus allowing more than 15,000 volunteers to benefit from biometric passports or ID cards. They integrate a contactless chip containing the individual's demographic data and two biometric - the photograph and both forefinger prints. Both biometrics are checked when the passport is collected. The passports and the cards are designed, manufactured and personalised by SDU Identification. SAGEM has provided the fingerprint processing algorithms necessary to enrol applicants and verify that the same person collects the document when it is ready. In 2003, SAGEM has already delivered a pilot system for fingerprinting -and facial- recognition biometric visas to the Dutch Government. Other countries are interested in this technological innovation, to be in conformity with ICAO's specifications and to prevent ID document fraud. SAGEM is about to provide similar passports to other countries.
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Sagem Communication is organized in two Business Groups: Mobile Communication and Broadband Communication.Mobile Communication Sagem brand mobile phones enjoys a strong presence in world markets – Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America – thanks to continuous technological innovations, including build-in cameras, colour screens, multimedia messaging, WAP, GPRS, modules and modems, etc. The Mobile Communication Business Group operates a Research & Development center in Cergy, northwest of Paris, and a production plant at Fougères, in the Brittany region of France. Industrial and commercial partnerships with other telecom players have opened access to new international markets, including China and Brazil. China: a joint venture with Bird, the leading domestic manufacturer of mobile phones, called "Ningbo Bird Sagem Electronics Corporation Ltd". Brazil: a joint subsidiary with Gradiente, to handle the production and marketing of Sagem mobile phones. Broadband Communication The Broadband Communication Business Group designs, develops and produces a complete line of products for the high-growth broadband, video and printing markets. A proven capability for innovation led to technological breakthroughs that give Sagem products high-profile positions in these highly competitive markets: the first DLP flat-screen TVs in Europe, the first embedded image correction in terminals, DECT wireless phones with mobile phone functions (SMS, hi-fi ring tones, directory, etc.), TVs and set-top boxes with build-in card readers, etc. The Broadband Communication Business Group also deploys a Europe-wide network of subsidiaries, called National Sales Organization (NSO), that distributes Sagem brand products to all major European retailers. Sagem has signed a number of agreements with OEMs, meaning that Sagem products are used by the world’s leading brands and most European operators. |
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