PARIS and SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAFRAN
and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that they have completed the
previously-announced sale of Motorola's biometric business unit, including
the Printrak trademark, to SAFRAN through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sagem
Securite.
SAFRAN, with approximately $15 billion in revenue in 2008, is an
international high-technology group. SAFRAN has been operating in the U.S.
for 30 years and is a world leader in a number of industrial segments,
including aircraft engines through the 35-year CFM International Joint
Venture with General Electric Company, and also supplies aircraft components
used on many U.S. military platforms as well as civil aviation customers. Its
largest U.S. customer is Boeing and it has significant relationships with
other U.S. aerospace companies. SAFRAN operates in aerospace propulsion,
aircraft equipment, and defense and security.
Products incorporating SAFRAN's technology have been used for over 20
years by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S.
Coast Guard and NASA. Representative products today include KC-135R
Stratotanker C-17 Globemaster, F/A-18, F-16, F-22, V-22 and C-130. SAFRAN is
party to over 100 technical assistance agreements (TAAs) and manufacturing
licence agreements (MLAs), has 22 empowered corporate officials dedicated to
export control and regulations and is committed to full compliance to such
requirements and implements internal policies and procedures to this end.
SAFRAN has more than 54,000 employees in over 30 countries, including
3,200 employees in the U.S. with facilities and offices in 42 locations
across 19 states.
For more information, http://www.safran-group.com
Sagem Securite is one of the world's leading suppliers of identity
systems, Sagem Securite focuses on applications including personal rights and
flow management, in particular based on biometrics, secure terminals and
smart cards. Its integrated solutions are deployed worldwide and contribute
to the safety and security of transportation, data, people and states. Sagem
Securite is a fast growing company with an annual growth over 15 % in the
last two years.
Sagem Securite is already present in the US through Sagem Morpho, Inc.
which develops and sells secure identification systems incorporating various
biometric technologies including fingerprint, palm prints, iris and facial
recognition either through OEM relationships with major U.S. integrators such
as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, or through its own direct
relationships with customers. SMI's U.S. customers for these systems include
both law enforcement and civil agencies such as New York State Division of
Criminal Justice Services, Missouri State Highway Patrol, New York State
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency,
New York Police Department Central Records Division,, FBI Latent Laboratory,
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services, U.S. Army Crime Lab).
Sagem Securite has 4,300 employees in over 24 countries in 2008.
For more information, http://www.sagem-securite.com
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and
is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband
communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety
solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading
the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments
to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US
$30.1 billion in 2008.
For more information, please visit http://www.motorola.com
SOURCE SAFRAN
