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LONDON — Oberthur, a maker of bank notes and smart-card technologies, Tuesday sought reassurances from acquisition target De La Rue PLC about the impact on its business and repu tation of paper-production irregularities that hurt its operations last year.

Oberthur Remains Interested in De La Rue Jonathan Buck 2011

Oberthur, a privately owned maker of banknotes and smart-card technologies, on Dec. 6 confirmed that it had approached U.K. peer De La Rue to explore the possibility of making a recommended cash offer for the U.K. company.

Oberthur Told to 'Put Up or Shut Up' Over De La Rue Steve McGrath 2011

*** Manufacturing Oberthur, a maker of banknotes and smart-card technologies, sought reassurances from acquisition target De La Rue about the impact on its business and reputation of embarrassing paper-production irregularities that hurt its operations last year.

Business Watch 2011

Earlier this month De La Rue rejected a 905 pence a share bid approach from Oberthur, a French closely held maker of banknotes and smart-card technologies.

De La Rue Names Cobbold CEO Kathy Gordon 2010

The alternative to cash, according to the piece's author, Jonathan Lipow of the Defense Resource Management Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School, is smart-card technology that would allow consumers to transfer money from a buyer's card to a seller's, for example.

Time to get rid of cash completely? 2010

*** Manufacturing De La Rue, the U.K. banknote printer confirmed it rejected an offer of about £ 900 million $1.42 billion for the company from Oberthur, a French privately held maker of banknotes and smart-card technologies.

Business Watch 2010

Citizens equipped with smart-card readers and a Web connection can cast ballots using the computer chip in their national ID cards.

Calendar 2007

Citizens equipped with smart-card readers and a Web connection can cast ballots using the computer chip in their national ID cards.

Calendar 2007

"This is the largest national-ID smart-card implementation in the world in terms of number of cards to be issued," says Aloysius Lee, an executive at PCCW, Hong Kong's telephone company, which last week won a $21 million contract to begin rolling out the new ID scheme.

BUREAUCRACY BEATER 2008

Starting in March 2003, the government will be issuing smart-card identification to Hong Kong residents that may make crossing the border not much harder than taking the subway.

BUREAUCRACY BEATER 2008