Mortsel (Belgium) - October 30, 2006 - 3.00 p.m. CET
At Cartes 2006 (Paris, November 7 - 9, 2006), Agfa Materials will be presenting the second generation of its complete system for the production of high-security identification cards, ANaiS (Agfa National Identification System), together with an innovating offer of prepress software solutions for security applications. Cartes is the No. 1 professional event in the world of high-powered smart card and ID card technologies.
In 2005, Agfa was awarded a prestigious Moroccan government contract for the production of 20 million ID cards with an integrated RFID module (Radio Frequency Identification). With ANaiS, Agfa is not only targeting this high-end segment of identity cards and passports, but also other highly attractive markets such as corporate security cards, e-health cards or drivers licenses.
Leo Alaerts, Manager of Agfa Materials' Specialty Products business unit: "Agfa has always been active in the identity and security cards area, providing imaging materials and special laminates to paper-based ID document producers. With the second generation of the ANaiS high-security identification cards solution, Agfa will be able to further penetrate the growing field of personal, high-security plastic electronic ID documents with a comprehensive system including hardware, software and consumables."
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials).
Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,308 million euro in 2005.
About Agfa Materials
Agfa Materials' Specialty Products business unit offers high-quality (film-based) consumables in the business-to-business market. For the motion picture market it supplies sound recording film and color print film. Other main products are microfilm and film for non-destructive testing. Furthermore Specialty Products' portfolio includes solutions for aerial photography, printed circuit boards production, security identification cards, passports as well as electroluminescent lamps, touch screens and displays. It also produces PET film and custom designed bases for various applications.
Contact:
Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
Ilse Oliviers
Marketing Communications ID & Security Systems
tel. ++32 (0)3/444.2085
e-mail: ilse.oliviers@agfa.com
Johan Jacobs
Corporate Press Relations Manager
tel. ++32 (0)3/444.8015
fax. ++32 (0)3/444.5005
e-mail: johan.jacobs@agfa.com
