Gemalto Launches the “Gemalto Innovation Forum”

Gemalto Launches the “Gemalto Innovation Forum”

As part of the 8th edition of the Smart Event, the Forum will provide attendees with the latest updates on digital security

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 4th September, 2007 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the Gemalto Innovation Forum, a one-day event aimed at sharing the company’s approach of innovation in various fields including contactless, mobile TV, identity, online secure Internet transactions, to name but a few. Gemalto experts will deliver keynote speeches on the company’s strategy and market trends in digital security, followed by presentations of the advanced technologies that support these challenges. Gemalto Innovation Forum will be held on September 18 in Sophia Antipolis, France.

Research and development ranks among Gemalto’s major priorities. The company has built up a world-class team of 1,500 engineers worldwide, including internationally renowned experts. The Gemalto R&D team is constantly developing cutting-edge solutions in diverse market sectors such as telecoms, banking, access, transport, healthcare, Internet and identity. Its effort has contributed to making the company the world leader in digital security and in setting major international standards in all its key markets. Gemalto employees’ thought leadership and breakthrough innovation was rewarded by over 5,000 patents and patents applications.

Gemalto Innovation Forum will be part of the Smart Event, a worldwide renowned professional forum. Over 30 smart card industry and trade associations, European universities, international institutions and standardization bodies, R&D laboratories and technological consortia recognize the quality of its contents and support the event.

“This initiative reflects Gemalto’s strong commitment to innovation,” stated Xavier Chanay, chief innovation and technology officer of Gemalto. “We are dedicated to creating more value for our customers by enabling them to differentiate themselves from their competitors, more value for our shareholders by constantly innovating in our products and solutions, always accelerating their time to market and providing a more complete range of software and services.”

Please register with http://www.strategiestm.com/conferences/gemalto-innov-forum/07/index.htm and look at Gemalto Innovation Forum’s detailed program available on this dedicated website.

About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is a leader in digital security with pro forma 2006 annual revenues of €1.7 billion, operations in about 100 countries and over 10,000 employees including 1,500 R&D engineers.
In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto’s solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable.
Gemalto provides end-to-end digital security solutions, from the development of software applications through design and production of secure personal devices such as smart cards, SIMs, e-passports, and tokens to the management of deployment services for its customers.
More than a billion people worldwide use the company’s products and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government, identity management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security, mass transit and many other applications.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.
Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus.
For more information please visit www.gemalto.com

Contacts

Finola Urquhart
Fleishman Hillard
finola.urquhart {at} fleishmaneurope(.)com
0207 395 7154

Gemalto
Aline Borne
T.: +33 (0)1 55 01 51 05
M.: +33 (0)6 16 29 87 04
aline.borne {at} gemalto(.)com

TBWA\Corporate
Magali Preud’homme
T.: +33 (0) 1 49 09 27 92
M.:+33 (0) 6 82 36 01 51
magali.preudhomme {at} tbwa-corporate(.)com