AMSTERDAM -Friday, April 27th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] First quarter revenue at €650 million, up +8% at constant exchange rates Double-digit revenue growth in Identity, IoT & Cybersecurity segment Slower rate of revenue decrease in Smartcards & Issuance segment 2018 full year outlook confirmed On March 27, 2018 Thales launched its offer for all Gemalto shares (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News: Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO), the world leader in digital security today announces its revenue for the first quarter of 2018. Revenue (€ in millions) First quarter 2018 First quarter 2017 Change at constant exchange rates Change at historical exchange rates Identity, IoT & Cybersecurity 293 256 +24% +15% Smartcards & Issuance 357 396 (2%) (10%) Total 650 651 +8% = Philippe Vallée, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Gemalto grew well this quarter driven by a solid increase in the Identity, IoT & Cybersecurity segment that more than offset the anticipated revenue decrease in ... Read more »

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -Friday, April 27th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, announces its new pneumatic Liquidyn® P-Jet SolderPlus® solder paste jetting system was recently recognized with two prestigious industry awards for excellence — an SMT China VISION Award and a 2018 EM Asia Innovation Award. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=51796066&lang=en The SMT China VISION Awards recognize excellence in the surface mount industry within China’s electronics manufacturing sector. Nordson EFD’s solder paste jet valve won the VA Excellent Award in the solder paste printing/jetting category. The EM Asia Innovation Awards recognize excellence and leadership through innovation within the Asian electronics industry, inspiring companies to achieve the highest standards and push the industry forw ... Read more »

Reinforcing safety with "Bio-IDiom" biometric authentication TOKYO -Friday, April 27th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- NEC Corporation (NEC) (TOKYO: 6701) today announced that its iris recognition technology achieved the highest matching accuracy evaluation in the recent Iris Exchange (IREX,*1) IX evaluations of automated iris recognition algorithms performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Iris recognition technology is a biometrics identifier that uses patterns from the iris, the donut-like tissue that surrounds the pupil. In recent years, this technology has been adopted by systems that require large-scale matching, mainly for organizations and companies, since it is possible to quickly provide highly accurate authentication with devices that do not require physical contact. From the standpoint of privacy protection and security enhancement, government agencies in particular are in growing need of reliable personal authentication for purp ... Read more »