Gemplus International

Gemplus International SA
Type Public (NASDAQGEM), (EuronextGEM.PAR)
Industry Smart cards
Founded Luxembourg (May, 1988)
Headquarters Luxemburg, LU, LU
Key people Alex J. Mandl, CEO
Products See list of Gemplus products
Revenue $9.89 Billion EUR (2005)
Employees 5,000 (2005)
Website www.gemplus.com

Acquired by the Texas Pacific Group in 2000, Luxemburg-based Gemplus International SA was a provider of smart cards and related technologies, until its June 2, 2006 merger with rival Axalto; the combined entity is known as Gemalto.