- HID Global
Infobox_Company
company_name = HID Global
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan =
foundation = 1991
location =Irvine, California
key_people = Denis Hébert, President
Steve Wagner, COO
Will West, CFO
num_employees = >1700 (2008 )
industry = Security
products =
revenue = >$500M USD
homepage = [http://www.hidcorp.com www.hidcorp.com]HID Global is a major manufacturer of contactless access control cards and other
security devices. Its headquarters are inIrvine, California with regional offices in theUnited States ,Canada , andMexico . Their European operations are based inHaverhill, England , with regional offices inFrance ,Germany , and theNetherlands .Hong Kong is their base for operations in Asia and the Pacific region with offices inIndia ,China ,Korea ,Singapore ,Australia , andTokyo . HID's research and development center is located inDenver, Colorado .HID was founded as "Hughes Identification Devices", a division of
Hughes Aircraft , but changed names in1995 when it became a subsidiary ofPalomar Technological Companies . It has since been acquired byAssa Abloy . In August2006 , HID acquiredEden Prairie ,Minnesota basedFargo Electronics .Variations of the contactless access control cards range into tags,
key fob s and embeddabletransponders , all trackable with HID's software and device readers.External links
* [http://www.hidcorp.com Official site]
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