The contract calls for the supply of smart cards, graphical and electrical personalization and mailing services to millions of end users in France. Gemplus will fulfil the order through its local operations in France, in particular its personalization site in Gemenos, near Marseille.
The global market for the personalized Vitale 2 cards represents a total of 50 million units divided between three suppliers. The contract calls for the supply of a minimum of eight million cards over two years, with possible extension over two more years.
The European Commission recently approved the proposed merger of Luxembourg-based Gemplus with the Dutch company Axalto.
Gemplus has a long established presence in the French healthcare market on Patient smart cards, Personalization services, European Healthcare cards and Healthcare readers, stated Jacques Seneca, president Gemplus, Europe Middle East & Africa. Local card production and personalization services linked with worldwide e-healthcare smart card and personalization experience helped us meet GIE Sesam-Vitale’s requirements in this new program.
Gemplus’s experience in healthcare stretches back to 1998, when it began supplying France’s Sesam-Vitale system with Vitale 1 patient cards, personalization services and smart card readers.
