Industry Smart cards Headquarters Luxemburg, LU, LU Products Smart cards Number of employees 5,000 | Defunct June 2, 2006 Key people Alex J. Mandl, CEO Founded 1988, Luxembourg Ceased operations June 2, 2006 | |
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Revenue $9.89 Billion EUR (2005) Type of business Public (NASDAQ: GEM), (Euronext: GEM.PAR) | ||
Gemplus International SA was based in Luxembourg and acquired by the Texas Pacific Group in 2000 a provider of smart cards and related technologies until its June 2, 2006 merger with rival Axalto; the combined entity is known as Gemalto.
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