Denmark Rolls Out Electronic Passports Based on Gemalto Technology

Up to 800,000 e-passports to be Issued Annually

AMSTERDAM and COPENHAGEN, October 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gemalto
(Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today
announces that the Danish National Police has started issuing
electronic passports that integrate its most advanced Setec(1) secure
technology. For this nationwide deployment Gemalto manages the entire
delivery process. In addition to its renowned secure electronic
passport software and high security polycarbonate data page
technologies, Gemalto will provide passport booklet assembly and
individual personalisation of each passport.

The agreement runs through to 2009, with an option for two additional
years. The Danish authorities plan to incorporate the electronic
capability in all new passports from now on and are expected to issue
some 250,000 by the end of 2006. Between 700,000 and 800,000
traditional passports are issued annually.

As part of the Gemalto e-passport solution, the polycarbonate data
page includes a contactless microprocessor chip running the company's
highly secure operating system. The chip not only features the
information identity already laser-engraved on the first page, but
also contains the passport holder's digitised photo.

"As we have been producing and personalising the traditional Danish
passports for the past two years, we have gained an in-depth
understanding of the Danish authorities' requirements." commented
Jacques Seneca, President Europe at Gemalto. "We are proud to further
develop our relationship with the Danish authorities through latest
generation smart and secure travel documents which will benefit to
both administrations and citizens."

Through this additional reference in the field of e-ID programs,
Gemalto demonstrates its ability to manage the complete value chain of
e-passports. Mastering the whole issuance process enables Gemalto to
offer governments a variety of state-of-the-art services that will
benefit to their citizens. Gemalto's e-passport references include the
Czech Republic, France, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore,
Slovenia, Sweden and the United States of America.

(1) Setec is part of the Gemalto group (acquired in 2005). The Setec
solutions include products that require extreme security, such as
biometric and visual passports, electronic and visual ID cards,
driving licenses and health cards.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is a leader in digital security
with pro forma 2005 annual revenues of EUR1,7 billion (US$2.2
billion), operations in 120 countries and 11,000 employees including
1,500 R&D engineers. The company's solutions make personal digital
interactions secure and easy in a world where everything of value
-from money to entertainment to identities- is increasingly
represented as bits and bytes communicated over networks.

Gemalto thrives on creating and deploying secure platforms, portable
and secure forms of software in highly personal objects like smart
cards, SIMs, e-passports, readers and tokens. More than a billion
people worldwide use the company's products and services for
telecommunications, banking, e-government, identity management,
multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security and other
applications. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of
Axalto and Gemplus International S.A. For more information please
visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto

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