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The company supplies identity</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">systems and focuses on applications including personal</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">rights and flow management, in particular, based on</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">biometrics, secure terminals and smart cars. The groups</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">integrated systems and equipment are deployed worldwide and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">contribute to the safety and security transportation, data,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">people and states. Its main products are Biometric</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">identification systems for police forces and civil agencies,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">identification documents such national ID cards, driver</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">licenses, e-passports and e-visas, Smartcards such as SIM,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">bank cards, ID, health care, betting and gaming terminals,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">biometric terminals, physical and logical access control,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">road safety systems and equipment, and automated border</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">control solutions.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>Sagem Securite SA, located in Paris, France, provides electronic printing services. The company supplies identity systems and focuses on applications including personal rights and flow management, in particular, based on biometrics, secure terminals and smart cars. The groups integrated systems and equipment are deployed worldwide and contribute to the safety and security transportation, data, people and states. Its main products are Biometric identification systems for police forces and civil agencies, identification documents such national ID cards, driver licenses, e-passports and e-visas, Smartcards such as SIM, bank cards, ID, health care, betting and gaming terminals, biometric terminals, physical and logical access control, road safety systems and equipment, and automated border control solutions.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business1><sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:value sdc:p="0">1.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">2.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">3.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">4.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">5.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">6.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">7.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">8.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">9.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">10.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">11.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">12.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">13.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">14.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">15.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">16.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">17.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">18.00000</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">19.00000</sdc:value></sdc:h_SEQ><sdc:h_TEST><sdc:value sdc:p="0">Sdu Identification BV, located</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="1">in Harleem, Netherlands,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="2">provides electronic printing</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="3">services. 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Under Aircraft Equipment, the Group</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">offers aircraft engine nacelles, landing gear, wheels and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">carbon brakes and aircraft wiring. Under Communication and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">Terminals, the Group offers printing terminals, residential</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">terminals, digital TV set-top boxes and broadband networks.</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="18">The Group operates mainly in Europe. The company was founded</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="19">in 1904.</sdc:value></sdc:g_business><sdc:g_business1><sdc:value>SAFRAN SA, located in Paris, France, is a holding company which designs, manufactures and wholesales aircraft propulsion units, aircraft equipment, mobile phones, digital televisions, cables, navigation and security equipment. The Group operates under four major segments, Aerospace propulsion, Defense Security, Aircraft Equipment and Communication and Terminals. Under Aerospace propulsion, the Group offers aero engines for civil and military airplanes. The Group also offers propulsion systems, equipment for launchers, satellites and space vehicles. Under Defense security, the Group offers security and defense electronics such as inertial navigation systems, Optronics system, information and command control system and Biometric identification systems. Under Aircraft Equipment, the Group offers aircraft engine nacelles, landing gear, wheels and carbon brakes and aircraft wiring. Under Communication and Terminals, the Group offers printing terminals, residential terminals, digital TV set-top boxes and broadband networks. The Group operates mainly in Europe. 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The company</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="4">offers secure identity and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="5">media management solutions</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="6">that allows imperceptible</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="7">digital code to be embedded in</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="8">the printed or digital</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="9">versions of media content,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="10">such as commercial and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="11">consumer photographs, movies,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="12">music, magazine</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="13">advertisements, catalogs,</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="14">product packages and valuable</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="15">documents like financial</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="16">instruments, passports and</sdc:value><sdc:value sdc:p="17">event tickets. 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