Gemalto Acquires Trusted Logic

The SST (Smart Cards & Secure Tokens) division markets the jTOP' software suite for smart cards, USB keys and e-tokens.

And Trusted Labs, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trusted Logic, offers security consulting and evaluation services and helps customers worldwide with the design and deployment of their next secure digital services.

Trusted Logic and Trusted Labs will continue to operate as separate entities with their own teams, products and services and under their own brand names. Oliver Piou, Gemalto's chief executive officer commented, "With this combination, we expand Gemalto's offering to deploy security-demanding services into the device. This transaction goes along our strategy of extending Gemalto's business with bolt-on acquisitions that create value in domains adjacent to our business." Dominique Bolignano, founder and CEO of Trusted Logic added, "We have a long-standing relationship with Gemalto and this deal is the best outcome for the customers of Trusted Logic and for our employees. We really look forward to leveraging on Gemalto's commercial presence around the globe to accelerate the growth of the business." Philippe Valle, executive vice president of the Telecommunications Business Unit at Gemalto added, "We are very pleased, and welcome the Trusted Logic teams joining us. Trusted Logic is a well respected and growing company, with blue chip customers and a perspective that is very complementary to Gemalto's vision. Gemalto will accelerate the deployment of its excellent technologies, leveraging on jTOP and Trusted Foundations." 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.