Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital
security, today announces that the European Commission has authorized
the financial grant by the French government to the MaXSSIMM(*)
development program through OSEO. OSEO is a French public Agency which
supports innovation and development. The program, carried out by a
Gemalto-led consortium, is intended to facilitate and accelerate the
implementation of convenient personalized and secure Internet services
for mobile devices. OSEO will contribute to the program through a ?35-million
subsidy over 3 years. MaXSSIMM involves the design of a complete solution including a
next-generation SIM card - the « max-SIM » card - feature phones and operator servers with new capabilities that
allow application developers to rapidly roll out new mobile personal and
multimedia services. The proposed technological innovations will lead to
easier handset personalization, making services more convenient to use
and multimedia content easier to access via a unified user interface.
They will also enable subscribers to conveniently synchronize their
personal data with their PC, PDA or their operator´s server, as well as
safely download third party applications on their mobile phones using
the security provided by the SIM. The solution will ensure secure
transmission and data confidentiality in an environment offering
enhanced services, contents and devices. "MaXSSIMM provides Gemalto with an
opportunity to implement a complete system for advanced use cases in the
field of mobile services for operators and end-users," commented Philippe Vallée, Executive Vice
President of Gemalto´s Telecommunications
Business Unit. "We started working on this
program one year ago and the green light from the European Commission
strongly encourages Gemalto and its partners to further deploy MaXSSIMM." The consortium includes microelectronics manufacturers like
STMicroelectronics, NXP Semiconductors and Toppan Photomasks, Inc.
handset vendor Sagem Mobiles, as well as telecoms operator Orange and
travel service provider Amadeus. SMEs such as Trusted Logic, Voxinzebox
and Cityvox also take part in the consortium. In addition, Eurecom, a
communication systems Research Institute, is helping with research
expertise to evaluate the overall solution. *MaXSSIMM stands for "My Secure Solution for
Mobile Multimedia Internet" About Gemalto Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the leader in digital security
with pro forma 2007 annual revenues of over ?1.6
billion, more than 85 offices in 40 countries and about 10,000 employees
including 1,300 R&D engineers. In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our
lives, Gemalto´s solutions are designed to
make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable. Gemalto provides end-to-end solutions for digital security, from the
development of software applications, through the design and production
of secure personal devices such as smart cards, SIMs, e-passports, and
tokens to the deployment of managed services for its customers. More than a billion people worldwide use the company´s products and
services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government
identity and access management, multimedia content, digital rights
management, IT security, mass transit and many other applications. 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. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus. For more information please visit www.gemalto.com
