Oberthur Technologies

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French digital security company

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::summary French digital security company ::

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Field	Value
logo	Logo Oberthur Techologies.svg
former_names	Oberthur Card Systems
type	Private
predecessor	Oberthur Printing Works
founded	1984
founder	Jean-Pierre Savare
defunct	28 September 2017
fate	Merged with Morpho to form IDEMIA
hq_location_city	Paris
hq_location_country	France
area_served	Worldwide
key_people
industry	Electronics
products
revenue
operating_income
net_income
num_employees	14,000 (2016)
num_employees_year	2013
divisions
website	www.oberthur.com
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Oberthur Technologies was a French digital security company, providing secure technology solutions for Smart Transactions, Mobile Financial Services, Machine-to-Machine, Digital Identity and Transport & Access Control. As of 2008, Oberthur's revenue was €882 million.{{cite web | url = http://www.oberthur.com/content/171/key_figures | title = Oberthur key figures | access-date = 10 March 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091110185957/http://www.oberthur.com/content/171/key_figures | archive-date = 10 November 2009 | url = http://www.secureidnews.com/2008/10/09/the-evolution-of-oberthur-technologies-from-printer-to-security-leader?tag=TWIC | title = Evolution of Oberthur | access-date = 10 March 2010 | archive-date = 26 February 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120226022620/http://www.secureidnews.com/2008/10/09/the-evolution-of-oberthur-technologies-from-printer-to-security-leader?tag=TWIC | url-status = dead

History

1842 Oberthur was founded by printer and lithographer François-Charles Oberthür{{cite book | author1 = Jean Wambre | author2 = Philippe Hourdain | title = Les imprimeurs: Les hommes qui ont écrit l'Histoire | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=V4vgAAAAMAAJ | year = 2006 | publisher = HPC 2 | language = fr | isbn = 978-2-9525751-0-2 | quote = Pendant cinq ans, il tente en vain d'ajouter un brevet de typographie à son premier brevet de lithographie, car Brevet d'imprimeur-lithographe de François-Charles Oberthur, obtenu en 1842. la loi lui interdit le cumul de ces deux activités.
1984 Jean-Pierre Savare takes over security printing activity for François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire{{cite web | url = http://www.oberthur.com/content/176/history | title = Oberthur history | access-date = 10 March 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100215125223/http://www.oberthur.com/content/176/history | archive-date = 15 February 2010
1985 Creation of François-Charles Oberthur Card Systems{{cite book | author = W. Atkins | title = The Smart Card Report | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fYUXAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA218 | date = 2 December 2012 | publisher = Elsevier Science | isbn = 978-0-08-051900-5 | pages = 218–
1990 Acquisition of Banknote of America Corporation
1991 Creation of François-Charles Oberthur Chèque et Sécurité
1993 Acquisition of Axytrans, France
1997 Creation of Oberthur Smart Cards
1999 Acquisition of De La Rue Card Systems and creation of Oberthur Card Systems
2000 Oberthur Card Systems IPO
2001 Opening factory in China
2001 Acquisition of Logica, Spain
2002 Acquisition of Rapsodia, France
2004 Opening of factory in Brazil
2005 Acquisition of Africard, SA
2006 Opening of factory in India
2006 Opening of software development center Oberthur Technologies Romania SRL{{Cite web |url = http://www.risco.ro/en/verifica-firma/oberthur-technologies-romania-cui-18280710 |title = OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES ROMANIA SRL – Fiscal Code 18280710 – Company data |website = www.risco.ro |language = en |access-date = 2017-03-17 |archive-date = 18 March 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170318002553/http://www.risco.ro/en/verifica-firma/oberthur-technologies-romania-cui-18280710 |url-status = dead
2007 Acquisition of I’M Technologies, Singapore
2007 Creation of Oberthur Technologies
2008 Acquisition of XPonCard, Sweden
2008 Delisting from the stock exchange
2011 Buy out of the Card Systems and Identity Division (Oberthur Technologies) to Advent International. The Secure Printing Division and Cash Protection are renamed Oberthur Fiduciaire and remained under the Savare family control.{{cite web | url = http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/actualites/lire-oberthur-technologies-cede-son-activite-cartes-a-puce-34387.html | title = Oberthur Technologies cède son activité cartes à puce | work = lemondeinformatique.fr | date = 11 August 2011
2012 Acquisition of MoreMagic, a leading mobile money solution provider{{cite web | url = http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/news/oberthur-announces-bid-to-acquire-moremagic/ | title = Oberthur announces bid to acquire MoreMagic | work = www.mobilepaymentstoday.com
2012 Acquisition of Cupola Plastic Cards in Dubai, a major smart card manufacturer and personalisation services provider for the Middle East{{cite web | url = http://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/bourse/oberthur-technologies-finalise-l-and-8217-acquisition-cupola-plastic-cards-354836.html | title = Oberthur Technologies finalise l'acquisition de Cupola Plastic Cards | author = | work = BFM BUSINESS

References

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