Telecom Lead Europe: Gemalto, a provider of digital
security, has signed a multi-year contract with Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Agency.
Under the contract, Gemalto will supply in the range of
40 to 80 million secure Sealys documents for a variety of official permits.
The company added that these include digital tachograph
cards, the next generation of highly-secure polycarbonate driver’s licenses,
and biometric residence permits, in a multi-year contract.
The DVLA will begin deploying the products in 2013 using
Gemalto’s EU-compliant eco-friendly Sealys polycarbonate portfolio of secure
documents.
Our size and global efficiency enables such large
projects to benefit from significant savings at critical times for governments,
and our recognized expertise in developing secure documents and long experience
in working with governmental bodies around the world ensures a strong track
record for the success of the project,” said Jacques Seneca, executive vice
president at Gemalto.
Gemalto’s secure Sealys documents are fitted with
security features such as Sealys Edge Sealer, a feature unique in the
market comprising a laser engraving process applied during the production stage
to the edge of the polycarbonate document, adding an additional layer of
security.
Furthermore, with Gemalto’s Sealys Laser
Sealer feature, the laser-engraved images will be digitally enhanced to
include an additional visible security pattern, which prevents modification of
the photo without leaving visible marks.
The new contract we have signed today delivers millions
of pounds of saving for the UK taxpayer and allows DVLA to issue even more
secure driving licences, and provide the next generation of high security smart
cards for other parts of UK government,” said Simon Tse, chief executive
officer of DVLA.
The move DVLA is in keeping with the European Commission
initiative to create a standard format driver’s license across the European
Union made of high quality polycarbonate documents with high level security
features.
Mobily selects Gemalto for machine-to-machine services in Saudi
Arabia
Recently, Mobily, a mobile operator in Saudi Arabia,
selected Gemalto’s Machine Identification Module (MIM) for deploying
machine-to-machine (M2M) services.
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