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CONTRACT SIGNED WITH HOME OFFICE FOR SUPPLY OF IRIS BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
28 June 2004 - Sagem Communication
| On 30 April 2004, SAGEM signed a contract with the Home Office, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, for the supply of an iris-based immigration system. This solution called Iris Recognition Immigration System will be deployed at terminals in five major airports in the United Kingdom: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Stansted. Additionally, a number of mobile enrolment units will be provided. |
On 30 April 2004, SAGEM signed a contract with the Home Office, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, for the supply of an iris-based immigration system. This solution called Iris Recognition Immigration System will be deployed at terminals in five major airports in the United Kingdom: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham and Stansted. Additionally, a number of mobile enrolment units will be provided. The United Kingdom Immigration and Nationality Department has contracted SAGEM to provide an innovative and groundbreaking system to improve the security of the country with respect to the control of travellers' entry in the United Kingdom and to expedite the arrival processing of passengers enrolled in the system. SAGEM is using Iridian Technologies Inc. iris recognition software as an important element in its product offering. Passengers will register in advance and will be able to use IRIS at arrival points in the airports. The fully automated system will quickly identify the travellers through recognition of their iris characteristics. This tokenless approach has major benefits for the travellers in that the arrival process is quicker. Travellers will continue to carry passports, however no supplementary documentation is required and there is no modification to existing travel documents. The high level of security is ensured through the integrity of the iris matching software. IRIS is one of the first projects in the world to use iris technology on such a large scale and reinforces SAGEM's position as the world leader in the provision of secure, large-scale biometric identification solutions.
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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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