DE LA RUE IDENTITY SYSTEMS

secure government identification solutions

De La Rue Identity Systems is a trusted partner of governments aroundthe world, working closely with them to design, implement and managesecure government identification systems.

We work alongside global organisations such as ICAO and Interpol to help define anduphold international standards. Knowing that De La Rue has implemented over 50successful identity programmes across every continent allows governments to haveabsolute confidence in what we do.

We are part of the De La Rue Group, a UK-headquartered FTSE 250 company withoperations in 11 locations in the UK and in 31 countries around the world. De La Rue isinvolved in the production of over 150 national currencies, including the Pound Sterling for the Bank of England and the other ten UK banknote-issuing authorities.

passport

ePassport

visa

national ID card

driving licence

voter registration

An end-to-end service

De La Rue integrates policy, process and technology to developend-to-end passport and identity solutions. Only this approachassures full protection against counterfeit and fraud.

secure datapage protection:

MLIS™ andSHIELD™

ICAOcompliantbiometriccapture

dataregistrationand issuing:

MIDIS™

automatedpersonalisation:SIPS™ 500 and

SIPS™ 500e

projectmanagement

personalisationbureau

services

service andsupport consultancy

high-securitymaterials

securefeatures and

design

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Identity Systems facts

More than 15 million De La Rue identity cards and driving licences are issued in a year

Identity Systems has implemented over 50 successful identity programmes worldwide

More than 80,000 documents are issued every day from MIDIS™ secure document systems around the world

Our ePassport was in the top three for its read times in the 2005 Singapore interoperability tests

De La Rue facts

De La Rue is quoted on the London stock exchange with a market capitalisation of over £1bn

We employ more than 6,000 people in 70 locations across the world

De La Rue is involved in the production of over 150 national currencies

All the Certificates of Authenticity to identify genuine Microsoft® software are produced by De La Rue

De La Rue is a 20% stakeholder in Camelot which has operated the UK National Lottery since 1994

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ePassport solutions

De La Rue Identity Systems has extended its leadership in conventionalpassports into the arena of ePassports.

A De La Rue ePassport provides

compliance with ICAO 9303, European Union and US Visa WaiverProgram standards.

global interoperability demonstrated in the 2005 Singaporeinteroperability tests, where our ePassport was in the top three for its read timeswith a 100% success rate with all compliant readers used.

cryptographic data protection to safeguard data integrity and privacy.

durability a De La Rue ePassport is suitable for a 10-year life and excels in allmechanical, electrical, reliability and durability tests.

high data capacity combined with high speed of data retrieval.

flexibility and compatibility our design and functionality are tailored to meet theindividual requirements of an issuing authority. A De La Rue ePassport is compatible with De La Rue personalisation and issuing solutions, as well as other industry systems.

■ To complement our ePassport, we have developed ePIC for testing up to 1,200 ePassport inlay sheets per hour and SIPS™ 500e for secure ePassport personalisation in a single automated process.

■ De La Rue is also investing in a new, state-of-the-art ePassport factory in Malta– the world’s first commercial dedicated ePassport production facility.

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stop press: De La Rue delivers new ePassports

Having supplied the Bahamian Government with its identity documentsfor over 30 years, De La Rue Identity Systems will deliver the region’sfirst ePassport to the Bahamas later this year. Over 300,000 passportsand 40,000 visas will be issued during the five-year contract.

We will produce the 32 and 64-page Bahamian documents in secure, controlled andaudited conditions. The data page will be personalised and protected using De La Rue’s ICAO-compliant MLIS™ solution. Its multi-layered security features are complemented with a secure design that reflects the Bahamian national identity and culture.

De La Rue Identity Systems is delivering the Gulf region’s first ePassport. The new end-to-end ePassport solution will provide Qatar with an ICAO-compliantbiometric document which is integrated into the existing eID scheme.

De La Rue’s solution incorporates ePassport documents, MIDIS™ document issuing system and therecently launched SIPS™ 500e. This marks the next stage in De La Rue’s relationship with Qatar, forwhom De La Rue Identity Systems has been supplying passports for over 15 years.

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our latest addition: the SIPS™ 500 series

We’ve recently launched our SIPS™ 500 series for the automaticpersonalisation of passports and ePassports. With unique technology,SIPS™ 500 series provides the most secure document personalisationsolution available, ensuring complete accountability of all components.

SIPS™ 500 series can produce high quality standard 32 page documents or 64 pageePassports, personalising and quality assuring up to 60 passports per hour.

In a single, automated process the chip is unlocked, personalised and then lockedagain so that personal information can be cross-referenced to a central controldatabase. In addition the system can cross-reference information stored onprinted passports, consumables and personal data held on the microchip.There is strict audit control from passport manufacture to final issuance,ensuring the supply chain is fully secure. SIPS™ 500 series meets allthe requirements of ICAO specification 9303 and can be integratedwith governments’ own systems.

In addition, the modular construction of SIPS™ 500 series maximisesease of operation and maintenance, as well as providing flexibility tomeet government-specific requirements and future standards. De La Rueoffers full service and support for SIPS™ 500 series.

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delivery through innovation

De La Rue focuses on delivering innovations to our customers whichadd value to their business. We have always pushed the boundariesof innovation in authentication, continually pioneering newtechnologies, features and products across the group.

■ In 2007 De La Rue won its eleventh Queen’s Award for StarChrome®, a wide, windowed security thread that exhibits a distinctive colour changing effect. StarChrome® is now used in more than two billion banknotes around the world.

■ Our ePIC solution provides an automated passport inlay checking system which can test sheet ePassports installed with smart chips and antenna at a throughput of up to 1,200 per hour.

In the Identity Systems business we are staying ahead with a numberof recent innovations.

■ A new CheckDigit solution, developed to ensure correct automated reading of a passport's number and make fraud and counterfeiting more difficult. The number automatically read by passport personalisation equipment cannot use a conventional check digit. It would confuse immigration officers who would mistakenly assume it is part of the passport number. We have developed a symbol (see the image right) that looks distinctly different to the conventional number but provides the same functionality. The use of the symbol allows detection of errors in machine reading and increases passport security against fraud and counterfeiting.

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CheckDigit

working in partnership with governments and the international community

De La Rue’s long experience in government identification has given usunrivalled experience of both national requirements and the internationalregulatory environment, through our close contacts with ICAO, ISO andother international organisations. We are equally at home as a one-stopshop providing everything from secure paper to document protectionand complete biometric systems, or working in partnership with othersas part of a dynamic team.

We contribute to the activities of international organisations including Interpol, theInternational Organization for Migration (IOM), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Comité Interamericano Contra el Terrorismo (CICTE).Additionally we train law enforcers and forensic teams, including the UK Home Office’sNational Document Fraud Unit.

De La Rue is a strategic partner to the world’s governments, banks and commercialorganisations with customers including more than 5,000 financial institutions and 150 CentralBanks. We strive to forge long-term relationships with our clients based on mutual benefit,mutual respect, trust and value. Our global coverage means technical support is availableanywhere in the world.

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www.delarue.com

EuropeDe La Rue House, Jays Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BS, United KingdomTelephone: +44 (0)1256 605000 Fax: +44 (0)1256 605299

USASwan Street Building, Core 4, Albany NY 12228, USATelephone: +1 518 463 7621 Fax: +1 518 463 7625

AfricaPO Box 38622, Noordin Road, Off Thika Road, Ruaraka, Nairobi, KenyaTelephone: +254 20 860086 Fax: +254 20 860787

If you would like to find out more about De La Rue’s secure government identification systems we can sendyou our brochures about ePassports, passports and visas, passport personalisation, data page protectionand issuing systems.

Please call to tell us your requirements.

De La Rue is the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker, involved in the production of over 150 nationalcurrencies and a wide range of security documents such as passports, authentication labels and fiscal stamps. The company is also a leading provider of cash handling equipment and software solutions to banks and retailers worldwide, helping them to reduce the cost of handling cash. Employing over 6,000 people across 31 countries, De La Rue is also pioneering newtechnologies in government identity solutions for national identification, driver's licence and passport issuing schemes.

© De La Rue International Limited 2007. The Founder’s Head Device and De La Rue are registered trademarks of De La Rue Holdings plc. StarChrome® is a registered trademark of De La Rue International Limited. SHIELD™, SIPS™, MIDIS™ and MLIS™ are trademarks of De La Rue International Limited. The CheckDigit solution is the subject of pending De La Rue International Limited patent applications.

Whilst we have made all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in this literature, the description of the product is one made in good faith toillustrate possible uses of our product(s). It is not intended to be relied upon for any specific purpose or use nor does it constitute a definitive or complete statement of theproduct itself unless it is expressly agreed in a formal supply contract. We reserve the right to change or withdraw part or the entire product at any time at our discretion.