Four Canadian provinces award new contract to Gemalto for secure driver's license cards and issuance
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Amsterdam- June 1, 2017 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader
in digital security, announces that it won four contracts to provide a new,
highly-secure polycarbonate driver's license in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and
Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The Atlantic Provinces sought a
provider with a strong position as an innovative partner capable of producing
laser-engraved polycarbonate in Canada, in order to bring their residents better
identity protection through a more secure driver's license.
Gemalto will provide its Premium polycarbonate and help transition the provinces
from an over-the-counter issuance process to secure central issuance. This not
only enables the enhancement of the credential with the advanced, fraud and
tamper-resistant security features only possible through central issuance, but
also creates a more efficient process for Registry of Motor Vehicle operators by
eliminating on-site printing.
In addition to the credential issuance itself, Gemalto will also implement a
comprehensive enrollment solution that will include photo capture, digital
signature pad, and a facial biometrics recognition system compliant with the
latest International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. This
advanced, end-to-end solution will streamline existing processes and provide a
foundation for future supplemental technologies such as an electronic ID (eID)
or digital driver's license (DDL).
"The Atlantic Provinces had a strong, unified vision of what we wanted to
achieve as a result of this contract and provider evaluation process," said
Paula Biggar, Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy for Prince
Edward Island. "We selected Gemalto because their broad experience and security
capabilities can improve what we are doing today, and their innovations in
technology will help us achieve what we want to do in the coming years."
"We are thrilled to be working with the Atlantic Provinces to create a new
opportunity for residents to realize the benefit of the latest card security and
durability with their new driver's license," said Steve Purdy, Vice President of
Government Programs in North America at Gemalto. "Moving to central issuance
will bring efficiencies and improve the customer's experience, both during
enrollment and with the day-to-day use of their driver's license or ID card."
For more information on Gemalto's offer in the government sector, visit
www.gemalto.com/govt or download Gemalto's whitepaper on Polycarbonate and
Identity Documents.
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the global leader in digital security,
with 2016 annual revenues of ?3.1 billion and customers in over 180 countries.
We bring trust to an increasingly connected world.
Our technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate
identities and protect data so they stay safe and enable services in personal
devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between.
Gemalto's solutions are at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise
security and the internet of things. We authenticate people, transactions and
objects, encrypt data and create value for software - enabling our clients to
deliver secure digital services for billions of individuals and things.
Our 15,000+ employees operate out of 112 offices, 43 personalization and data
centers, and 30 research and software development centers located in 48
countries.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com, or follow (at)gemalto on Twitter.
Gemalto media contacts:
Philippe Benitez Kristel Teyras Shintaro Suzuki
Americas Europe Middle East & Asia Pacific
+1 512 257 3869 Africa +65 6317 8266
philippe.benitez(at)gemalto.com +33 1 55 01 57 89 shintaro.suzuki(at)gemalto.com
kristel.teyras(at)gemalto.com
Press release (PDF):
http://hugin.info/159293/R/2108552/800866.pdf
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Source: Gemalto via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 01.06.2017 - 07:00 Uhr
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