For more than 30 years, 3M has been a leader in
identification and authentication solutions for
document issuers and border control authorities.
In a constantly evolving world highlighted with
rapid technological change and political turmoil,
our longevity speaks for itself.
3M is a trusted partner with significant experience
in the areas of systems integration, document
authentication, document issuance, border management
and biometrics.
3M solutions consist in a wide variety of products
and systems such as the 3M™ ePassport Reader that
offers the convenience of single-step document
processing of ePassports and the 3M™ Identity
Document Issuance System which is a software and
hard-ware based system for issuing passports,
visas, driver’s licenses, identity cards and other
secure documents.
ACG is an independent component and technology
supplier acting throughout the value chain of
smart card and RFID-based systems. ACG’s
ID Division is the response to the growing demand
for state-of-the-art contactless and contact based
technology for secure identification applications
and specializes in providing system integrators
with the ideal combination of ID credentials and
reader devices for each specific application.
In the area of RFID and
contact based technology for financial transactions,
public transport, physical and logical access
control, industrial and secure identity authentication
(e-Passport, national ID, e-driver’s licence),
ACG ID’s unique know-how spans equally deep
across both reader- and credential related issues.
With its extensive product portfolio, which includes
the entire range of components (smart cards, transponders,
contactless & contact readers) and subsystems
necessary to implement advanced ID solutions,
ACG ID is able to address any kind of customer
requirement
ASK is the leading manufacturer of contactless
microprocessor smart cards, contactless paper
tickets and RFID smart paper labels and inlays
with over 50 million products in circulation worldwide.
ASK offers the most comprehensive contactless
and RFID product range on the market. It includes
contact and contactless microprocessor smart cards,
contactless memory cards, contactless paper tickets,
RFID smart paper labels, Smart paper ID, a solution
for ID documents such as passports, handheld and
fixed OEM readers and couplers.
Atlantic Zeiser is a leading supplier of high-speed
passport personalisation systems and was one of
the first companies to deliver and install production
worthy systems for E-Passport personalisation.
The proven and modular PM platform incorporates
furthermore AZ’s unique and patented computer-random
mechanical print station, full book laser perforation,
laser engraving and soon to come also full colour
digital printing of the data page. Our open software
architecture allows interfacing with external
workflow systems and customer specific high security
encryption modules.
Our slogan – CREATING IDENTITY – reflects
our world renowned solutions in the areas of card
personalisation, banknote numbering and product
& document identity.
Atmel‘s design expertise, non-volatile memory
technological strengths and security know-how
make secure IC products a natural business choice
and put Atmel in a pre-eminent position as one
of the world’s leading smart card IC suppliers.
Atmel has the widest portfolio of integrated circuits
for smart cards and security applications including
secureAVR™ and ARM® SecurCoreTM microcontrollers,
CryptoMemory® and CryptoRF™, smart card
reader chips as well as FingerChip™ fingerprint
sensors and RF IDIC®s. Our secure microcontrollers
include dual contact/contactless products complying
with ISO-7816 and ISO-14443, having USB and SPI
interface options.
Today Axalto serves the needs of government agencies
and bodies across the globe. Axalto -an independent
company listed on the Premier Marché of Euronext
Paris- is the world’s leading provider of microprocessor
cards (Gartner 2005, F&S 2005) and the world’s
leading provider of micro-processor cards for
World Government & ID markets 2004 (Frost and
Sullivan, February 2005). Axalto owes its existence
to the gradual convergence and synergy of major
international names in smart cards: Schlumberger’s
Card Division (France), Solaic Company (France),
Cowells (United Kingdom), Malco (United States),
Printer (Mexico), Cardtech (Brazil) and Bull CP8
(France).
It has sold nearly 3 billion
cards to date and possesses 25 years of experience.
The company recorded sales of over $992 million
in 2005. Its 4,500 employees come from over 60
different countries and serve customers in more
than 100 throughout the world
BALTECH is specialized in the design and production
of contactless Smartcard and RFID read/write devices
(13,56 MHz). The products are used throughout
all application areas of RFID and contactless
smart card technology such as ePassport, access
control, time & attendance, e-purse, identification.
ID-engine®:
Standard reader modules for integration, ISO 14443
A/B, ISO 15693,
ID-engine® Long Range Reader:
A high-performance, ultra-compact and easy-to-use
device. ISO 15693.
ID-engine® PAD:
Flat desktop read/write devices, USB. ISO 15693,
ISO 14443 A/B.
ACCESS Series:
devices for access control applications. ISO 15693,
ISO 14443 A/B.
Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294
- GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP) is a world leading provider
of secure card-based solutions in both revenue
and total shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest
2005, Frost & Sullivan, Datamonitor). It has sold
over 5.5 billion smart cards. Gemplus delivers
a wide range of secure, portable, personalized
solutions in areas including Identity, Mobile
Telecommunications, Public Telephony, Banking,
Retail, Transport, Healthcare, WLAN, Pay-TV, e-government,
and access control. Setec, a Gemplus company acquired
in 2005, becomes the brand name for Government
Identity solutions.
The Setec solutions include
products that require extreme security, such as
biometric and visual passports, electronic and
visual ID cards, driving licenses and health cards.
Most of Gemplus passports and ID cards are manufactured
in Setec production in Vantaa, Finland. Gemplus's
revenue in 2005 was 939 million Euros.
HJP Consulting is a team of smart card and smart
inlay experts with many years’ experience
in the industry. We accompany our customers in
the healthcare and national government sectors
in the planning, invitation to tender and testing
of smart card and e-passport systems.
HJP Consulting’s current
activities include the testing and acceptance
of e-passports for two European passport projects.
Industrial Automation
Integrators (IAI) bv specialises in laser applied
security such as ImagePerf®, ImagePerf/TLI®
and offers a range of solutions for various security
documents such as banknotes, cheques, certificates
passports, driving licenses and ID cards. A range
of systems is available to process documents printed
in web or in sheet or to process passport booklets
or cards.
For the personalization of ePassport, IAI supplies:
- the BookMaster One® system, which performs
fully automatically the complete graphical and
electronical personalization, the appplication
of various security features such as ImagePerf®
and NumberPerf® and the complete verification
of the electronic passport.
- the BookMaster CE®
system which performs fully automatically high
speed chip encoding at a speed up to 60 books
per minute.
IBM is a worldwide leader in government solutions
for border management. Through our Global Business
Services unit, we bring extensive experience,
innovative thinking, best practices, and a global
network of strategic relationships to help meet
the complex security challenges governments face
in managing passenger movement across their borders.
IBM has an exemplary record
of providing cutting-edge solutions to government
agencies around the world including: risk management,
biometrics, and case management. In addition,
our Component Business Model for Integrated Border
Management provides a unique framework to link
an organization¹s business model with key
technologies and processes.
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers
semiconductor and system
solutions for automotive, industrial and multimarket
sectors, for
applications in communication, as well as memory
products. With a global
presence, Infineon operates through its subsidiaries
in the US from San
Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore
and in Japan from Tokyo.
In fiscal year 2005 (ending September), the company
achieved sales of Euro
6.76 billion with about 36,400 employees worldwide.
Infineon is listed on
the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
and on the New York Stock
Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX).
Mühlbauer is a global independent consultant
and manufacturer of technologically innovative
security solutions in a market segment termed
by the company as the “TECURITY-market”.
With about 1,500 employees in 26 locations on
five continents, Muehlbauer is the leading supplier
of production equipment for the Smart Card industry.
Mühlbauer solutions
enable to manufacture any type of chip card, including
ID cards, contact and contactless cards, dual
interface as well as multimedia cards and smart
labels for access control, supply chain management,
tracking of textiles and applications for the
retail industry.
Multipolaris Ltd.Co. – which was established in
1989 - deals with the planning, development and
supply of complex IT systems, including the integration
of special security document issuance systems
and special personalization equipments.
Multipolaris has gained
unique experiences and references in the field
of the establishment of document issuing systems
and the implementation and integration of associated
personalisation systems. Among international competitors
Multipolaris has been attractive by its safe data
management and client-oriented systems.
Reason for this is the characteristic feature
of Multipolaris, which not only makes the company
suitable for the design and implementation of
security systems but is, at the same time, the
main slogan: system approach.
NADRA was established in 2000 to provide integrated
homeland security solutions for Pakistan. The
citizen database with social indicators and family
links was accordingly established. NADRA has successfully
issued 45 million ID cards in the last three and
a half years and 750,000 electronic passports
containing an RFID chip, facial and fingerprint
images of the bearer, PKI and other security features
compliant with ICAO standards within the last
9 months. NADRA has developed solutions based
on biometrics and RFID technology and has the
largest IT infrastructure in Pakistan with highly
qualified technical and managerial resources enabling
NADRA to provide customized solutions to any country.
With sales above 600 million dollars in 2005, Oberthur Card Systems is one
of the world’s leading providers of card-based solutions, software and
applications including SIM and multi-application smart cards as well as
services ranging from consulting to personalization. Innovative products,
security expertise and high quality services ensure Oberthur Card Systems’
strong positioning in its main target markets.
Philips Semiconductors delivers a wide range of
contactless and contact identification technologies
that enable customers around the globe to reduce
costs, streamline business processes, improve
service, enhance security and create new business
value.
Our track record in contactless
of 600 Million contactless cards in the field
is unmet in the industry. With 75% of all ePassport
projects globally relying on technology provided
by Philips Semiconductors – that means 23 out
of 28 project decided per today are based on high
secure Philips chips - the company has been able
to develop and implement the best practices in
the industry to deliver security levels exceeding
the mandatory government regulations.
Founded in 1988, Raisonance designs and manufactures development tools
for smart card. It can cover all your need from smart card emulator for
application development to contactless reader for PICC validation and
certification. All these products and services, dedicated for
laboratories and development centers, are present in the major actors of
the smart card market.
The latest one, ProxiLAB, is a powerful Proximity smart card reader.
Featuring sophisticated, yet simple-to-configure parameters, this tool
enhances embedded software development, testing and validation, and
security evaluation.
Around the world, immigration authorities and
international airlines rely on Rochford Thompson
scanners to read millions of passports, visas
and travel cards every day. Over 40,000 RT scanners
are installed in more than 60 countries helping
to protect borders and increase security whilst
speeding the flow of passengers through check-in
and immigration control. For airlines the main
task is fast and accurate collection of APIS data
for the US and other governments. For immigration
officers the scanners allow rapid interrogation
of watch lists on Primary Inspection lines. With
nearly 20 years experience in the travel industry,
Rochford Thompson is at the forefront of the latest
trends including self-service kiosks, mobile inspection
systems and e-Passport scanners.
Sagem Défense Securité is a high-technology
company in the SAFRAN Group. It is the third largest
European company in the defence and security electronics
industry and the worldwide leader in biometrics.
Since its initial inception, Sagem Défense
Sécurité has pursued its strategy
of developing a global security offer. Today,
the company is one of the few companies in the
world that masters the fundamental technological
skills necessary to ensure government and public
safety at the highest level: biometrics, encryption
and smartcards technologies. Through the SAFRAN
Group, Sagem Défense Sécurité is present on all
continents.
Smartware is the leading worldwide supplier of
turnkey solutions (software and hardware) used
by major equipment and card manufacturers for
personalization and test of contact and contactless
smartcard and e-Passport. Every day, over 80%
of GSM cards or ePassport are personalized with
SMARTWARE solution.
Smartware will show and
run live demonstrations of the ePassChecker during
the Electronic Passport Forum. Based on UltraSmart
technology, the ePassChecker offers an innovative
technology to read and write e-Passports (ID3)
and ID cards (contact & contactless ID1). Furthermore,
it is compliant with ICAO requirements, able to
scan the full page and to return the OCR of the
Electronic Passport.
Well known products from
Smartware: UltraSmart, PowerFACET, SmartGear,
ePassChecker
Sokymat, the world’s leading supplier of
RFID transponders, is at the forefront in the
fast growing electronic passport, visa and national
ID card sector. With the most complete know-how
in 13.56 MHz technology, including the company’s
unique transfer wire technology, Sokymat is able
to offer the most durable and secure data page
inlays, cover page inlays, visa stickers inlays
and ID card prelams available on the market. Sokymat’s
electronic travel documents are manufactured in
the company’s certified security level 5+
production facility and backed up by an optional
lifetime warranty. Sokymat, an ISO 9001-2000 certified
company, is already delivering ePassport inlays
in volumes to certain countries and is qualified
for various other European ePassport projects.
With the most suitable technology for manufacturing
ePassports, Sokymat is setting the standards for
next generation national identity documents.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) is a global leader
in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions
across the spectrum of microelectronics applications
and offers a full range of Secure Integrated Circuits
and Advanced Platforms for smart card and digital
security applications. Customers benefit from
ST's leadership and sustained R&D efforts
in non-volatile memory (EEPROM, Flash) and secure
architectures in line with the latest standards
and specifications, for example Common Criteria/ISO15408
(up to EAL5+), ICAO and TCG1.2. ST's solutions
are ready for use in financial, ID, e-government,
transport, corporate IT security, pay-TV and mobile
application sectors, with connectivity interfaces
going from contact and contactless to USB and
LCD.
Thales is a leading international
electronics and systems group, serving defence,
aerospace and security markets worldwide, supported
by a comprehensive services offering. In the area
of identification systems,
Thales has over two decades of experience in secure
ID solutions and has references in more than twenty
countries, such as Morocco's first contactless
smart national identity card and the supply to
Imprimerie Nationale of a complete secure system
for the production and personalisation of the
new French passports.
These references demonstrate Thales' unique ability
to design, manage, integrate and provide long-term
support for innovative ID solutions incorporating
the latest technological advances in biometrics
and data security.
Trüb AG Switzerland is a fast-growing global card
solution provider, marketing its products and
services in the governmental, banking and loyalty
cards area. We have been involved in security
printing for more than 140 years. Among other
certificates (EMV, ISO) in 2005 Trüb’s production
site was credited the first card manufacturer
worldwide with the „high security printer” certification.
With production and personalisation facilities
in Switzerland, Germany and Estonia, Trüb develops
and produces high-security cards since more than
15 years. Trüb has developed the revolutionary
high security polycarbonate data page for the
latest generation of ICAO e-passports and gained
accordingly important projects.
