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3M Cogent

Pasadena, CA, US • 50 - 99 Employees
Technology Consulting/Tech Services

As of May 1, 2017, 3M Cogent is now Gemalto Cogent, Inc., part of the Gemalto Government Business Unit. Our biometric solutions enable government agencies to better solve crimes, prevent fraud in voting or public benefit applications, secure national borders, or protect identities for a variety of other applications, such as access control and employee/applicant background checks. We have more than 200 biometric deployments in 80 countries leveraging strong biometric identification and authentication around the world for customers at all levels of government worldwide. Building upon Cogent's 27 years of biometric technology expertise, Gemalto offers a comprehensive suite of technology products and services, helping governments and agencies around the world keep the public safe and secure.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------History: Gemalto Cogent, Inc. was originally incorporated as Cogent Systems, Inc. in 1990 in the State of California. In 2004, we became a public company (NASDAQ: COGT) and were reincorporated as Cogent, Inc. in the State of Delaware. On December 1, 2010, 3M, a Fortune 100 company, acquired 100% of the issued shares of Cogent, Inc., which became a 3M wholly-owned subsidiary. On May 1, 2017, Gemalto N.V., a public company incorporated in the Netherlands, acquired 3M's Identity Management business, including 3M Cogent, 3M Document Readers and 3M Secure Materials businesses. Gemalto Cogent is now part of the Government Business Unit, which serves more than 100 customers worldwide in programs providing national identity and resident permits, electronic passports, healthcare, tachograph, driver's license/vehicle registration, and border and visa management.