Oberthur Technologies and Comex Electronics Sign a Partnership Agreement
PARIS, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oberthur Technologies SA and
Comex Electronics AB have agreed to a strategic partnership that will boost
companies' business activities in the growing market of authentication and
logon systems with smart card solutions. Oberthur will provide world leading
products and services in smart cards and Comex will include Oberthur
Technologies products and services in their solutions with card readers and
smart cards.
"We see this partnership as a very strategic channel for providing
security for authentication and logon solutions up to the highest level of
security criteria's in the world. For example Comex is very excited about
Oberthur Technologies validated fingerprint comparison technology embedded on
smart card chip like the ID-ONE COSMO(TM). It provides a very secure way of
authenticating the card holder with exceptional performances in terms of
interoperability, accuracy and speed, while maintaining an error rate lower
than the defined thresholds. Oberthur is enthusiastic about integrating with
the Comex BioSec Reader(TM)," says Curt Svinge, Business Manager of Oberthur
Technologies Sweden.
"We see this partnership as a very important step to strengthen Comex
position as a highly recognized supplier of data security at a level approved
for national security. This will improve our joint marketing possibilities
throughout the world within this segment of highly secured products." says
Mikael Aronowitsch CEO of Comex Electronics AB.
The companies' first joint marketing effort will be at Defence Systems &
Equipment International 2009 (DSEI) fair 8-11 of September in London, you can
visit us on booth 705
About Oberthur Technologies
With sales of 882.7 million Euros in 2008, Oberthur Technologies is a
world leader in the field of secure technologies. Innovation and high quality
services ensure Oberthur Technologies' strong positioning in its main target
markets:
- Card Systems: One of the world's leading providers of security and
identification based on smart card technology and associated services
for mobile, payment, transport, digital TV and convergence markets.
- Identity: International player for the manufacture and personalization
of secure identity documents such as passport, identity card, driving
license or health care card - traditional and electronic â¿¿ and
associated services for both governmental and corporate markets.
- Fiduciary printing: World's third largest private security printer
specialized in high security for the production of banknotes, checks
and other fiduciary documents in more than fifty countries.
- Cash protection: World leader in the emerging market of intelligent
systems to secure cash-in-transit and ATM.
Close to its customers, Oberthur Technologies benefits from an industrial
and commercial presence across all five continents.
Oberthur Technologies S.A. is a limited liability company (societe
anonyme) registered in France with its registered office at 50 quai Michelet
92300 Levallois Perret, France. Oberthur Technologies S.A.'s corporate
registration number is 340 709 534 R.C.S. Paris.
Comex Electronics AB was established in 1988 and is located in Stockholm,
Sweden. Comex is a well-known supplier of data security for the Swedish Armed
Forces, authorities, and organizations with high information security demands.
Comex is one of the leaders in the field of developing and manufacturing
anti-eavesdrop protected computer systems and access control systems. In
cooperation with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Comex has
developed a Common Criteria certified combined smart card and biometric
reader, for strong identification of users in the modern defense.
The software department at Comex specializes in developing high-security
solutions based on Public Key Infrastructure, such as solutions for secure
electronic communication and computer/networklogon.
One of Comex logon systems is BeThere(R), a product that combines
physical and logical access control. A user cannot logon to the computer
network before having been successfully authenticated by the physical passing
system. For instance, a rule can be set to only allow logon to a computer
network like R&D, if there are at least two people in the room. This reduces
the insider and social engineering threats.
