Technical Secured Printing Specialist Sells 'Invisible Code System' for Banking and Financial Services Sector

Dubai-UAE: 16 February, 2011 - Technical secured printing specialist Page International has announced the opening of its headquarters at Dubai Internet City (DIC), one of the region's largest managed ICT cluster and a member of TECOM Investments.

Founded in France in 2005, Page International is an agent to technology patents in 43 countries in the Europe, Americas, Africa, Middle East and Asia, specifically meeting the needs of the banking sector. The company sells the 'Invisible Code System' (ICS), an innovative, secured and simple end-user support.

Majed Al Suwaidi, Director Business Development of Dubai Internet City said: "The region is becoming a hub for companies to reach out to other neighbouring markets in the Middle East and Africa. The easy accessibility has encouraged global companies to set up base and aggressively target emerging countries.

"DIC has always facilitated and supported companies such as Page International to set up offices in the country. It shows the increasing level of interest from European businesses and this region's high market potential."

Page brings state-of-the-art technology and several years of expertise in meeting the requirements of clients. The Invisible Code System (ICS) is a new support in the transmission of secured code to banks, financial services, Internet, direct marketing, GSM (code PIN and PUK), health confidential code, electronic vote and electoral card. The company also has a strong track record in advising customers in their transition to EMV cards (Europay Mastercard Visa)

Michel Kovacevitch, founder and inventor of Page International, said: "Following a strong development in Europe, we believe Dubai is an ideal location to consolidate our status in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Furthermore, TECOM Investments and DIC offer a great infrastructure for companies, enabling an efficient and convenient way to deliver our service.

"A dynamic financial and commercial hub, Dubai is only a few hours flight to several target markets we are seeking to enter. We will serve as the most important messenger of confidential information between banks and their customers."

Page International has a global customer base of over 180 leading brands including BNP Paribas, HSBC, Natixis, Rawbank, Attijariwafa Bank, CIH, Nasuba Bank, BIB Bank, and Aman Bank, all banks in Morocco, Tunisia and major ones in Lebanon, as well as personalizing companies such as CPS Technologies groupe ABnote, Gemalto, Docapost, Bull, Verisec, Giesecke & Devrient, CSC (Lebanon), S2M (Marocco), SMT (Tunisia), SDI groupe Tessia and Oberthur Technologies

Home to many Fortune 500 companies as well as over 1,400 specialized industry leaders from diverse segments of the information and communication technology sectors, Dubai Internet City has emerged as one of the largest technology clusters in the world catering to the region's increasing focus as a knowledge-economy.

For more information, please visit: www.page-international.com

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About Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City (DIC), a member of TECOM Investments, was established in 2000. It is currently regarded the Middle East's largest information and communications technology (ICT) business park. Built as a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets in several neighbouring regions, DIC's core focus area extends from the Middle East to the Indian Subcontinent, and from Africa to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, covering two billion people with a GDP of US$6.7 trillion. As a knowledge-oriented business model, DIC has created a dynamic international community of IT companies hosting business partners that include most of the Fortune 500 brands, as well as a number of small and medium enterprises and ventures. In 2009, 135 new companies joined the DIC cluster. For more information, please visit: www.dubaiinternetcity.com

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