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'{{COI|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox company | name = Gemalto N.V. | logo = [[File:Gemalto.svg|250px]] | type = [[Naamloze vennootschap]] | traded_as = {{Euronext|GTO}} | foundation = 2006 | location = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] | key_people = Alex Mandl <small>([[Chairman]])</small>, Philippe Vallee <small>([[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small> | industry = [[Electronics]] | products = [[Smart card]]s and related [[computer software|software]] and services, [[Credit card terminal|card terminals]] | predecessor = {{ublist |[[Axalto]] |[[Gemplus]]}} | revenue = [[Euro|€]]3.122 billion <small>(2015)</small><ref name="AR2015">{{cite web|url= http://fr.sitestat.com/gemalto/gemalto/s?corp-ar-2015-complete&ns_type=pdf|publisher=Gemalto |title=Annual Report 2015}}</ref> | operating_income = €423 million <small>(2015)</small><ref name="AR2015" /> | net_income = €304 million <small>(2015)</small><ref name="AR2015" /> | assets = €4.422 billion <small>(end 2015)</small><ref name="AR2015" /> | equity = €2.490 billion <small>(end 2015)</small><ref name="AR2015" /> | num_employees = > 14,000 <small>(2016)</small><ref name="CB2016">{{cite web|url= http://fr.sitestat.com/gemalto/gemalto/s?corp_brochure_2016&ns_type=pdf|publisher=Gemalto |title=Corporate Brochure 2016}}</ref> | homepage = [http://www.gemalto.com/ www.gemalto.com] | intl = yes }} '''Gemalto''' is an international [[digital security]] company providing [[software applications]], secure personal devices such as [[smart cards]] and tokens, and [[managed services]]. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of [[Subscriber identity module|SIM cards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.economist.com/news/business/21633870-moves-reinvent-or-even-abolish-sim-card-could-have-big-consequences-endangered-sim|title = The endangered SIM card|last = |first = |date = November 22, 2014|work = The Economist|accessdate = }}</ref> The company was founded in June 2006 when two companies, [[Axalto]] and [[Gemplus International]], merged. Gemalto's 2015 revenue was €3.122 billion.<ref name="AR2015" /> It is listed on both [[Euronext Amsterdam]] and [[Euronext Paris]]<ref>[http://www.gemalto.com/press/Pages/news_1538.aspx Gemalto applies for a Dual Listing...]</ref> under the symbol [https://europeanequities.nyx.com/en/products/equities/NL0000400653-XAMS/quotes GTO]. Gemalto N.V. is a public company incorporated in the [[Netherlands]]. It is headquartered in [[Amsterdam]], and has [[subsidiaries]] and group companies in several countries. Globally, Gemalto has over 14,000 employees, 118 offices; 17 production sites, 45 personalization centers, and 27 R&D centers in 49 countries.<ref name="CB2016" /> == History == In June 2006, smart card providers Gemplus and Axalto merged to become Gemalto (Portmanteau of the original company names.) Axalto was a [[Schlumberger]] IPO spin-off in 2004. Between the merger and 2015, Gemalto completed a series of acquisitions: the Leigh Mardon’s personalization center (Taiwan), Multos International, NamITech in [[South Africa]], NXP mobile services business, the mobile software solution provider O3SIS, Trusted Logic (the secure software platform provider), Serverside (personalization of bank cards with digital images generated by end users), XIRING’s banking activity, Netsize (a mobile communications service and commerce enabler), Valimo Wireless, a provider in mobile authentication, the internet banking security specialist Todos AB in [[Sweden]], Cinterion the German specialist of [[machine-to-machine]] (M2M),<ref>[http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS100629081549987]</ref> SensorLogic (an M2M service delivery platform provider), Plastkart in [[Turkey]], [[Ericsson]]’s mobile payment platform IPX<ref>[http://www.netsize.com/NewsEvents_Press_20121001_Gemalto-acquires-mobile-payment-platform-from-Ericsson.htm]</ref> and [[Buzzinbees]], the [[automatic SIM activation]] expert.<ref name="yahoofinance">{{cite web | url = https://finance.yahoo.com/news/edited-transcript-gto-earnings-conference-194414118.html| title = Gemalto's earning conference | accessdate = 2016-04-21}}</ref> ===Axalto and Schlumberger=== [[Schlumberger]] began its [[chip card]] activities in February 1979 when it licensed and marketed certain chip card technologies developed and patented by [[Roland Moreno]], who is generally credited with the invention of the chip card. Schlumberger developed the first telephone chip cards for [[France Telecom]] and the Swedish telecommunications operator [[Telia (company)|Telia]] in the early 1980s. The company developed ties with telecommunications operators in several countries, and played a role in industry-wide efforts to develop new digital mobile communication standards, particularly the [[GSM]] transmission standard (Global System for Mobile Communication). Schlumberger designed its first [[Subscriber Identity Module|SIM]] card in the early 1990s for the launch of GSM in [[Europe]], and this led to the use of [[microprocessor]] card technology as an access and security solution for mobile telephony worldwide, in 3 billion handsets today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gsmworld.com/news/statistics/index.shtml |title=GSM World Statistics |accessdate=1 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822040039/http://www.gsmworld.com/news/statistics/index.shtml |archivedate=22 August 2008 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In the early 1980s, the French banking sector decided to migrate from the [[magnetic stripe card]]-based payment system to a more modern and secure microprocessor card-based system. Schlumberger received its first contract in June 1981 to provide [[GIE Cartes Bancaires]], the French credit/debit card issuers’ association, with 5,000 microprocessor cards and 200 associated POS terminals. The microprocessor card-based payment system subsequently became standard in France and eventually led to a global standard known as [[EMV]], set up by [[Europay]], [[MasterCard]] and [[Visa Inc.|Visa]]. Schlumberger experienced internal and external growth since the launch of its chip card operations in the early 1980s through the 1990s and 2000s, both in terms of revenue and product portfolio, particularly with the substantial growth in GSM-based mobile telecommunications. Acquisitions of regional companies in card production and personalization included Cowells (United Kingdom), Malco (United States), Printer (Mexico) and Cardtech (Brazil), followed by Solaic in 1996 and Bull-CP8 from Bull in 2001, in France and China. In 2003, Schlumberger created Axalto as a division to consolidate into one company all of its card and POS terminal activities, which until then had been managed by several subsidiaries and joint ventures of the Schlumberger group. Subsequently Axalto was listed on the [[Euronext]] Paris market on May 18, 2004. ===Gemplus=== Founded by [[:fr:Marc Lassus|Marc Lassus]] (among others), Gemplus started its operations in 1988 as a supplier of prepaid phonecards. Because of its presence in the market of the prepaid phonecards during the 1990s, the company developed ties with the telecommunications industry along with Schlumberger. Prior to 1999, the business was conducted through Gemplus S.C.A., a French limited partnership. In December 1999, Gemplus Associates, the general partner of Gemplus S.C.A., merged into Gemplus S.C.A., which became a joint stock company, Gemplus SA. In February 2000, the corporate structure was reorganized and a new holding company, Gemplus International SA, a [[Luxembourg]] corporation, was created. Texas Pacific Group became a shareholder of Gemplus at the time of its equity contribution in February 2000. In December 2000, the company completed an initial public offering of its capital stock, in the form of ordinary shares traded on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris, and ADSs traded on the U.S. NASDAQ exchange. In 2004, the company completed the planned reorganization of its corporate structure by transferring most of the subsidiaries of Gemplus SA to Gemplus International SA. In April 2005, Gemplus acquired Setec Oy, a company headquartered in [[Finland]] that, among other things, supplies conventional and electronic travel passports to various government agencies and products involving secure printing. In June 2006, smart card providers Axalto and Gemplus merged to become Gemalto. === Android patent lawsuit === On October 2010, Gemalto filed a lawsuit against [[Google]], [[Samsung]], [[HTC]] and [[Motorola]] over the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system in [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas|the Eastern District of Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mckoolsmith.com/news-pressreleases-119.html|title=McKool Smith Represents Gemalto In Patent Infringement Lawsuit Over Android Gemalto|date=2010-10-23|publisher=McKool Smith}}</ref> Gemalto said that Android phones had memory-utilization features that it had first developed and patented, and accused the defendant companies of infringing three of its patents. [[Ars Technica]] quoted ING analysts who estimated that winning this lawsuit could potentially bring the company royalty receipts amounting to 30-50 million Euros per annum. However, in June 2014, a panel of judges in the [[US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]] ruled in favor of the defendants that Android phones don't infringe on those patents.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/digital-security-company-gemalto-loses-patent-fight-against-android/|title=Digital security company Gemalto loses patent fight against Android|date=2014-06-20|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> == Structure == Gemalto N.V. is the [[holding company]] of the Group. The Company’s authorized share capital amounts to €150 million and is divided into 150 million ordinary shares, with a nominal value of €1 per share. As of October 2012, out of these 150 million shares that are authorized to be issued by the Board, 88,015,844 shares were actually issued and in circulation. Since 2006, Gemalto comprises three market-focused divisions—[[Telecommunication]]s, secure transactions and [[Security]], as well as functional organizations for marketing; operations including both production and research and development; finance; human resources and legal. === Major shareholders === In total, there are six major shareholders in the control of Gemalto.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profil société de Gemalto|url=http://www.abcbourse.com/analyses/chiffres.aspx?s=GTOp|website=abcbourse|publisher=NYSE-Euronext and Quanthouse|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> * [[Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations]] (CDC): 8.43% * [[Europacific Growth Fund]]: 5.16% * [[Amundi]]: 3.05% * [[Morgan Stanley]]: 2.91% * [[Goldman Sachs]]: 2.77% * [[BlackRock]]: 2.26% == Telecommunications == Gemalto provides software solutions, [[subscriber identity module]]s (SIM) and managed services to more than 700 million subscribers in the telecommunications market. Gemalto has more than 400 mobile telecom operator customers worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} In 2007, Gemalto organized the telecom business into four lines—secure operated services, advanced products and data services, value-added products and service deployment, and [[Subscriber Identity Module|SIM]] cards. In October, Gemalto won the 2007 [[Frost & Sullivan]] Product Innovation Award in the field of mobile contactless technologies for its Smart Card Web Server (SCWS).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=110484090 |title=Frost & Sullivan Awards Gemalto for its Innovative Solutions in Mobile Contactless Technologies|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> Every year since 2000, Gemalto has organized the "SIMagine" contest, the Worldwide Mobile Communication & Java Card Developers Contest, aimed at stimulating innovations using SIM-based solutions. Sponsors include [[Samsung Semiconductor]] Europe and [[Sun Microsystems]]. In 2016, following the [[Buzzinbees]] acquisition, it introduced the concept of SIM reactivation<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/11/03/886048/0/en/Gemalto-pioneers-SIM-Reactivation-solution-to-help-operators-seamlessly-reconnect-with-lapsed-prepaid-subscribers.html | title=Gemalto pioneers SIM reactivation | accessdate=2016-11-03}}</ref> whereby operators can let users reuse expired [[Subscriber identity module|SIM]] cards instead of purchasing new ones when they wish to re-subscribe to that operator. ===Near field communications (NFC) and mobile payment=== On October 30, 2008, [[Royal Bank of Canada]], [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] and [[Rogers Wireless]] jointly announced that they were working together on the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot, testing wireless delivery of mobile payment software and credit card information to a customer's mobile phone. The companies announced that Gemalto would provide this capability by acting as the [[trusted service manager]] to bridge banking with mobile phones. Gemalto’s role is to manage the transfer of credit card information from RBC to the secure SIM card in the Rogers Wireless NFC-enabled mobile phone.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.rbc.com/newsroom/2008/1030-visa.html|title=Rogers Wireless joins RBC and Visa in mobile phone payment pilot|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> Gemalto has played the TSM role in other [[Near field communication|NFC]] pilots in several countries, including France and Taiwan. In November 2007, Gemalto partnered with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd. to start Asia’s first mobile contactless SIM-based NFC trial, as part of the [[GSM Association]]’s "Pay-Buy Mobile" initiative. ===Combination SIM/DVD=== In September 2008, Gemalto began providing Italian mobile operator [[WIND (Italy)|WIND]] with its Smart Video Card, which embeds a DVD-compliant [[optical disc]] into the card body of a regular SIM card. Smart Video Card can store any digital content including video, software or Internet links and can be played on any DVD drive. ===Mobile signatures=== In November 2008, [[Turkcell]], a mobile operator in [[Turkey]], began using Gemalto’s SIM-based [[mobile signature]] solution. The solution allows the 30 million Turkcell subscribers to access services that require [[strong authentication]], such as internet banking or [[e-government]] services using their mobile phones to generate a legally binding electronic signature. == Secure transactions == [[File:GemaltoATMCard.jpg|thumb|The back of an ATM card, bearing the name Gemalto in its label]] Gemalto supplies contact and contactless cards, EMV chip cards, payment terminals, and user authentication solutions for secure online banking. According to the Nilson report, Gemalto is the largest provider of chip cards, selling 1.5 billion chip cards, representing 49 percent of the market. At the start of 2010 in Germany 20 million ATM cards and 3.5 million credit cards were hit by an end-of-the-decade programming glitch which prevented them working.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/it-business/it-organisation/news/index.cfm?newsId=18184 |title=Millions of German credit card holders hit by decade-end glitch |author=Jeremy Kirk |publisher=computerworlduk.com |accessdate=2010-01-20}}</ref> Gemalto’s customers include 300 banks. Gemalto worldwide banking and retail customers include Abbey U.K, [[ABN AMRO]] Netherlands, Atkia, Finland, [[American Express]], Banque Accord (France), Accord Italia (Italy), [[Caisse d'Épargne]] (France), [[La Caixa]] (Spain), Crédit Agricole (France), Diners Club Croatia, Findomestic Italy, [[Fortis (finance)|Fortis]] Belgium. [[Hansabank]] Estonia, [[HBOS]] UK, [[HSBC]] UK, [[ING Belgium]], [[Japan Credit Bureau|JCB]], [[LHV Pank]] Estonia, [[National Bank of Greece]], OpBank, [[Parex Bank]] (Latvia), [[Sampo Group|Sampo]] (Finland), [[Société Générale]], Agip France, Arena Netherlands, BMW, B.P., [[Esso]], [[Sodexo]], and [[Total S.A.|Total]] France.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/financial/references/index.html |title=Gemalto Web site|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===EMV in Turkey=== In September 2008, [[Garanti Bank]] in Turkey began rolling out 300,000 Gemalto EMV contactless bankcards.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=394|title=Garanti Bank Rolls-Out Gemalto’s Most Advanced EMV Contactless Credit Cards in Turkey|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===Instant Issuance=== As of November 2008, Gemalto’s Instant Issuance service has been installed in over 300 [[shopping mall]]<nowiki/>s worldwide, enabling one million credit cards to be issued on the spot per year.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=428|title=Gemalto’s Instant Issuance Solution Now Deployed in over 300 Shopping Malls Worldwide, Enabling Hand-to-Hand Delivery of One Million Credit Cards per Year|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===CardLikeMe=== In July 2008, Gemalto began providing its CardLikeMe service to PlasticNow in Canada, giving consumers the ability to customize their card with the photo of their choice.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=372|title=Gemalto Web Service Enables Personalized Photos on PlasticNow MasterCard Cards in Canada|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===eBanking and eCommerce security=== Following its acquisition of Swedish security firm Todos AB in April 2010,<ref>http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=737</ref> Gemalto eBanking provides a range of [[Online banking|eBanking]] and [[Electronic commerce|eCommerce]] security solutions under the Ezio brand name.<ref>http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/index.html</ref> The Ezio Suite includes: * The Ezio Server<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/ezio_suite/index.html</ref> that supports multiple authentication techniques, including<ref name="ReferenceA"/> [[two-factor authentication]], [[one-time password]]s, [[challenge-response]], dynamic signatures<ref name="ReferenceB">http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/techno_trust.html</ref> and sign-what-you-see.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> * Authentication devices including smart card readers and tokens<ref name="ReferenceC">http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/ezio_suite/product/index.html</ref> * Mobile phone authentication using SIM, apps or SMS<ref name="ReferenceC"/> Gemalto eBanking supports the Ezio Suite with services including implementation, security audit, design and consulting, training, fulfilment and support.<ref>http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/ezio_services/index.html</ref> Ezio technology is in use in banks such as [[ABN AMRO]], [[Barclays]] and [[Nordea]].<ref>http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/case_studies/</ref> ===Barclays=== As of July 2008, more than one million [[Barclays]] customers are using Gemalto’s cryptographic smart card reader, called [[PINsentry]] by Barclays for strong authentication for online banking.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=367|title=Over One Million Barclays Customers Bank Online with Gemalto's Solution in the UK|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===FINO PayTech Limited=== In June 2007, The [[Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd.]] (FINO PayTech Limited) in India began deploying Gemalto smart cards with [[biometric authentication]]. to enable microbanking and the [[underbanked]] population in rural India.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=203|title=FINO Adopts Gemalto Smartcards To Accelerate Microbanking Deployment In India|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> == Security, public sector (e-Government) == Gemalto provides technology to the governments of more than 30 countries. ===e-Passports=== Gemalto supplies [[Biometric passport|electronic passports]] (e-passports) solutions to the United States, Singapore, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, India, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Qatar, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Morocco, Sweden and Turkey.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=389|title=Government of India selects Gemalto to jump-start electronic passport program with first rollout for diplomats|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> As of March 2007, Gemalto has provided technology to more than 10 million e-passports, making them the largest provider of e-passport solutions with an estimated 30 percent market share.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=176|title=Gemalto Ranked as Leading Supplier of e-Passport Programs by Keesing Journal of Documents & Identity|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In the United States, Gemalto is one of two vendors picked by the [[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] to supply their e-passport program in 2007. ===e-Driver’s licenses=== [[Mexico]]’s licensing authority (ICV) used Gemalto’s smart card platform to issue the first e-driver’s licenses to the city of [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]], Mexico, in 2007. Gemalto expects to deliver more than 900,000 licenses to ICV over a three-year period.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=198|title=Gemalto Delivers First Smart Card Driving License Program in Mexico}}</ref> Gemalto secured a new contract to supply electronic card driver’s license to three additional [[Mexican state]]<nowiki/>s in April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=330|title=Gemalto Expands e-Driver License Contract to 3 Additional States in Mexico|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In December 2007, Gemalto began supplying [[Sweden]] with e-driver’s licenses that contain a transparent window in the [[polycarbonate]] structure, aimed at enhanced physical security. Gemalto will supply Sweden with 600,000 e-driver’s licenses per year for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=249|title=Gemalto Provides Swedish Citizens with Driving Licenses Incorporating World's First Clear Window Security Feature|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===e-ID Citizen cards=== In February 2007, the [[Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda|Portuguese Mint and National Printing Office]] (INCM) picked Gemalto to provide their national e-ID Citizen Card. Gemalto provides the [[operating system]], the personalization system and applications, the [[middleware]] and associated [[helpdesk]] services. All Portuguese citizens will ultimately carry these cards as their national ID document.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=138|title=Gemalto Selected for the National Identity Project of Portugal|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===e-Healthcare cards=== In September 2007, Gemalto delivered its 100 millionth e-healthcare card. Gemalto has delivered e-healthcare cards in Algeria, Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany Mexico, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In July, Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (AOK), a German health insurer, also picked Gemalto to supply and personalize 35 million e-health insurance cards. The cards contain emergency data such as [[blood group]], [[allergy]] alerts and ongoing treatments, and e-prescriptions.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=210|title=Gemalto to Deliver 35 Million e-Health Cards for German Citizens|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===e-Government ID=== As of December 2009, Gemalto has provided 25 million [[Common Access Card]]s to the [[United States Department of Defense]] for employee and contractor use.<ref>http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=674</ref> ===Transportation=== Gemalto has provided [[contactless payment]] technology to a nationwide transport project in the Netherlands, and citywide projects in Boston, Paris, London, São Paulo and Santiago.<ref name="gemalto.com">{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=149|title=Gemalto to Provide 3.5 Million Transit Payment Devices to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> Gemalto has delivered more than 100 million transit cards internationally.<ref name="gemalto.com"/> == Security and enterprise == Gemalto supplies its enterprise services through [[value-added reseller]]s (VARs) and [[systems integrator]]s. The company’s customers include Barclays, [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]], [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]], [[Pfizer]], [[Boeing]], Telia Sonera, Schlumberger and [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/brochures/corporate_2007/GEMALTO_CB2007.pdf|title=Gemalto Corporate Brochure|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In April 2008, Alternative Technology began offering Gemalto’s on-demand Device Administration Service (DAS) through its network of 3,000 resellers in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2008/2008_04_08-alternative_techno.pdf|title=Alternative Technology to Offer Gemalto’s Web-based Authentication Device Administration|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In April 2008, Envoy Data Corporation [http://www.envoydata.com] began offering Gemalto’s on-demand Device Administration Service (DAS) through its network of IT security specialized VARs.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2008/2008_04_08-envoy_data.pdf|title=Envoy Data Adds Gemalto’s On-Demand Smart Card Admin Service to its Lineup|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===Pfizer=== At [[Pfizer]], 100,000 employees use Gemalto smart cards as badges.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.cio.com/article/122803/How_Pfizer_Did_ID_Management_Right_|title=How Pfizer Did ID Management Right|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===Virchow Krause=== In July 2008, Gemalto began deploying Protiva .NET Dual tokens at [[Virchow Krause]] & Company LLP (VK), the 15th largest accounting firm in the United States.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=369|title=U.S. Accounting Firm Virchow Krause Selects Gemalto to Protect Client Data|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===Microsoft partnership=== [[Microsoft]] employees worldwide use Gemalto [[.NET Framework|.NET]] smart card technology embedded in their corporate badge to enable access to Microsoft’s own information systems.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=258|title=Gemalto Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In June 2008, Gemalto announced that Instant Badge Issuance (IBI), a solution that works directly with Microsoft [[Active Directory]] and [[Identity Lifecycle Manager]] (ILM) to load digital certificates directly onto the smart card.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=357|title=Microsoft Enterprise Customers Gain Speed, Security with Gemalto’s Instant Issuance for Converged Badges|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> At Microsoft’s "Heroes Happen Here" event in February 2008, Gemalto and Microsoft demonstrated the only [[.NET Framework|.NET]] smart card technology with support built into [[Microsoft Windows Server 2008]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=305|title=Gemalto Adds Strong Identity Protection Support to Microsoft Windows Server 2008|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In November 2007, Gemalto made its .NET smart card, Protiva Strong Authentication Server and related Protiva credential devices, and other Windows Smart Card Framework-compatible products available for live simulation at the Microsoft Partner Solutions Center on Microsoft Corp.’s [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]], Washington, campus.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=263|title=IT Leaders Can Now Experience Gemalto Digital Security First Hand When Visiting Microsoft|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In November 2007, Gemalto attained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=258|title=Gemalto Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In 2006, Gemalto organized a Microsoft-sponsored contest, SecureTheWeb, for the best new development in secure personal devices for Web services, such as smart cards and [[one-time password]]<nowiki/>s (OTPs).<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/press/archives/2006/11-21-2006-winners_securetheweb.pdf|title=Gemalto Announces Winners of its SecureTheWeb Developer Contest, Sponsored by Microsoft|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===Citrix Systems partnership=== In December 2007, Gemalto announced that its Protiva platform were recognized by [[Citrix Systems]] as compatible with the Citrix Access Gateway.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=269|title=Gemalto Adds Strong Identity Protection to Citrix Access Gateway}}</ref> This followed a previous announcement earlier in January 2007 that Gemalto’s .NET and Protiva solutions were recognized by Citrix Systems as compatible with its products.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=111|title=Gemalto Digital Security Solutions Now 'Citrix Ready'|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> In January 2007, Gemalto was named a finalist for 2006 Solution Partner of the Year by Citrix Systems.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=113|title=Gemalto Named Finalist for 2006 Solution Partner of the Year by Citrix Systems|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> ===Verisign=== In February 2007, Gemalto announced that its Network Identity Manager (NIM) for online security would support the [[VeriSign]] Identity Protection (VIP) Network.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.gemalto.com/php/pr_view.php?id=117|title=Gemalto Powers Online Security with Unprecedented Simplicity|accessdate=1 November 2008}}</ref> == Security breaches == According to documents leaked by [[Edward Snowden]], [[NSA]]'s and [[GCHQ]]'s Mobile Handset Exploitation Team<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/19/nsa-gchq-sim-card-billions-cellphones-hacking|title = Sim card database hack gave US and UK spies access to billions of cellphones|date = |accessdate = |website = The Guardian|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> infiltrated Gemalto's infrastructure to steal [[Subscriber identity module#Authentication key .28Ki.29|SIM authentication keys]], allowing them to secretly monitor mobile communications.<ref name="intercept">{{cite web| url= https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/19/great-sim-heist/|title=The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle |accessdate=19 February 2015}}</ref> GCHQ codenamed the program "[[DAPINO GAMMA]]". The secret [[GCHQ]] document leaked by Snowden also claimed the ability to manipulate billing records to conceal their own activity and having access to authentication servers to decrypt voice calls and text messages.<ref name="intercept" /> Snowden stated that "When the NSA and GCHQ compromised the security of potentially billions of phones (3g/4g encryption relies on the shared secret resident on the sim), they not only screwed the manufacturer, they screwed all of us, because the only way to address the security compromise is to recall and replace every SIM sold by Gemalto."<ref>{{cite web|title=We are Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald from the Oscar-winning documentary CITIZENFOUR. AUAA.|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2wwdep/we_are_edward_snowden_laura_poitras_and_glenn/coupvyq|website=Reddit|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> The breach subsequently refueled suspicions against Gemalto chairman [[Alex J. Mandl]], given his role in the CIA [[venture capital]] firm [[In-Q-Tel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/high-tech/scandale-des-cartes-sim-le-president-de-gemalto-trop-proche-de-la-nsa_1653605.html|title = Gemalto: un président trop proche de la NSA|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = L'Express|last = |first = }}</ref> GCHQ and NSA declined to comment on the matter.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/gemalto-says-hack-didnt-result-in-massive-theft-of-sim-card-keys-1424851298|title = Gemalto Says Hack Didn’t Result in Massive Theft of SIM Keys|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = The Wall Street Journal|last = |first = }}</ref> Gemalto issued a press release on February 25, 2015 saying there were "reasonable grounds to believe that an operation by NSA and GCHQ probably happened," but denying that the government agencies gained access to any authentication keys.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gemalto.com/press/Pages/Gemalto-presents-the-findings-of-its-investigations-into-the-alleged-hacking-of-SIM-card-encryption-keys.aspx|title = Gemalto presents the findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of SIM card encryption keys by Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = Gemalto|last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/25/gemalto-2/|title = Gemalto: NSA/GCHQ Hack ‘Probably Happened’ But Didn’t Include Mass SIM Key Theft|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = TechCrunch|last = |first = }}</ref> == Partnerships == Key partners of Gemalto include [[Wipro]], [[Prodapt Solutions|Prodapt]], Maya, Sendum, Unique Computing Solutions, [[Symphony Teleca]], [[Bing (search engine)|Bing]], [[KORE Wireless|Kore]], [[West Corporation|West]], etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gemalto.com/m2m/solutions/application-enablement/partners|title=M2M and IoT Partners|website=www.gemalto.com|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> ==See also== *[[CharlieCard]] *[[Gemalto M2M]] == References == {{colbegin}} {{reflist}} {{colend}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.gemalto.com/}} * [http://developer.gemalto.com/ Gemalto Developer Network] {{AEX companies}} {{CAC Next 20 companies}} [[Category:Smart cards]] [[Category:Electronics companies of France]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Euronext Amsterdam]]'