Published: April 14, 2009
Lithuania e-ID card (Photo: Business Wire)
(BUSINESS WIRE)
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital
security, today announced it is delivering 900,000 of its Sealys
Laser-Secured
e-ID
cards, commissioned by the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania*. The
Gemalto e-ID card is made of polycarbonate, with all personal data
laser-engraved in the card, to ensure the highest level of security and
the utmost durability. The national ID card is mandatory for all
citizens above 16 and also serves as a travel document in all EU
countries. National rollout started on January 5, 2009. Gemalto delivers
the cards to its local partner Lodvila, a security printing company in
Lithuania and main contractor of the project.
This card, the size of a credit card, features contactless technology
for identity verification at border crossings, based on fingerprint
check. It also embeds a contact microprocessor which contains a
certificate for on-line identification and a qualified** certificate for
electronically signing official documents such as contracts and
declarations.
Lithuania determined to deploy this national ID card in order to allow
citizens to travel freely between Member States, as well as to benefit
from national and European e-government services. With this e-ID card,
Lithuania has taken the first step towards the implementation of the
European Citizen Card standard.
"Gemalto's digital security technology ensures protection of the card
and data it contains," commented Mr Raimundas Palaitis, Minister of
the Interior. "This next generation card shall increase and
facilitate public services for the Lithuanian citizens at national
level. Smart cards provide new opportunities for our citizens, and
encourage proliferation of online services, including public ones."
"This contact and contactless card is a world premiere as it combines
a highly secure identity card and a biometric travel document.
Lithuanian citizens will have in hand a second-generation travel
document in full compliance with the latest ICAO recommendations on
fingerprints. Gemalto is proud that the country is leveraging the best
of Gemalto's digital security technology for its citizens," added
Jacques Seneca, executive vice president of the Security Business Unit
for Gemalto.
Gemalto's references in national e-ID programs include notably Bahrain,
Belgium, Finland, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and UAE.
Taiwan has also recently deployed Gemalto's digital security technology
for its smart card-based resident card, the electronic Alien Resident
Card (ARC).
* Personalization of Identity Documents Centre under the Ministry of
the Interior has been authorized to oversee the procurement and
personalisation.
** The qualified certificate for e-signature is issued by the
Residents' Registry Service under the Ministry of Interior.
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital
security with 2008 annual revenues of €1.68 billion, and 10,000
employees operating out of 75 offices, research and service centers in
40 countries.
Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to
communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime,
anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in
ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.
Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide
for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card
safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national
security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators,
banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as
subscriber identification modules (SIM) in mobile phones, smart banking
cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens
for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide
software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.
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.
For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.
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