STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 02/10/12 --
Fourth quarter
* Sales increased during the quarter by a full 22%, including 4% organic
growth, and totaled SEK 11,744 M (9 648). * Strong growth in Asia, Africa,
Global Technologies and Entrance Systems, while the markets in Europe and
North America were stable. * Acquisitions of Albany Door Systems and
Securistyle were completed and agreement signed for the acquisition of
Dynaco. The combined annualized sales from these companies is SEK 1,850 M
representing 5% growth. * Operating income (EBIT) amounted to SEK 1,881 M[1]
(1,606), an increase of 17%. The operating margin was 16.0%[1] (16.6). * Net
income amounted to SEK 118 M[2] (1,071). * Earnings per share rose by 20% to
SEK 3.43[3] (2.86). * The restructuring program was expensed with SEK 1,420
M. * Operating cash flow reached a record high SEK 2,794 M (2,085).
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and HID Global, both trusted leaders
in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced their
collaboration to introduce a global, generic Mobile Access solution for
NFC-enabled mobile phones. NFC enables the secure and convenient sharing of
information from one device to another over short distances based upon
existing contactless standards, making it ideal for deploying easy-to use
mobile access control applications.
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Boston, MA – - Keane, Inc., a global services firm that specializes in
optimizing businesses’ information technology (IT) investments, today
announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with
BearingPoint, Inc. to purchase a portion of the BearingPoint Public Services
business in North America, which would include BearingPoint’s New York City
practice. Finalization of this transaction is subject to customary closing
conditions and securing approval by the court overseeing BearingPoint’s
bankruptcy restructuring.
“This addition to our Public Sector business ... (more)
ActivIdentity announced a comprehensive strategy and technology roadmap to
enable Managed Security Service Providers to deliver strong authentication
and credential management services.
ActivIdentity's cloud computing services initiative enables Managed Security
Service Providers to provide an alternative delivery method of infrastructure
software to defend against security threats and identity fraud for a variety
of vertical markets (e.g., banking and financial services industry, state and
local government). In times of economic hardship and a widening information
technology sk... (more)
Sun Microsystems and ActivIdentity Corp. have announced a joint solution that
combines the Sun Java System Identity Management Suite with ActivIdentity's
Card Management System and Enterprise Single Sign-On. The combination allows
organizations to link physical and network security access and incorporate
strong two-factor authentication to network resources and applications, which
helps businesses improve security, maintain regulatory compliance and reduce
administrative costs, and helps government agencies and contractors comply
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