Acquired by 3M Corporation August 30, 2010.
Acquired by Gemalto December 9, 2016 as part of 3M's Identity Management Business acquisition.
Headquarters
South Pasadena, California U.S.
Moved to Pasadena, CA June 2006.
Key people
Ming Hsieh (Co-founder, CEO, President, and Chairman) Paul Kim (CFO)
Products
Biometric Identification Systems (Fingerprint, Iris, Facial Recognition)
Services
Biometric Identification
Revenue
US$125,680,000 Million (2008)[2]
Operating income
US$53,070,000 (2008)[3]
Net income
US$45,180,000 (2008)[3]
Total assets
US$620,130,000 (2008)[3]
Total equity
US$519,470,000 (2008)[3]
Number of employees
365 (December 2008)[3]
Parent
3M (as of August 30, 2010)
Gemalto (as of December 9, 2016)
Website
www.cogentsystems.com
Cogent Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS).
On January 20, 2006, the City of Pasadena (CA) announced Cogent Systems' impending relocation from South Pasadena to Pasadena.[4]
On August 30, 2010, 3M announced they had acquired Cogent Systems for $943M.[5]
On September 2, 2010, Steven Davidoff Solomon of the New York Times wrote about three of Cogent's shareholders objecting to what they considered 3M's low purchase offer.[6]
On December 9, 2016, Gemalto announced they had purchased 3M's Identity Management Business (which includes Cogent Systems, Inc., Document Reader, and Secure Materials Business) for US$850 million.[7]
On May 1, 2017, 3M announced the completion of the sale of its identity management business to Gemalto.[8]
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^"Cogent Systems Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results". Reuters. Feb 25, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
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^Pasadena, City of. "STATE OF THE CITY – JANUARY 20, 2006 – City of Pasadena | Mayor & City Council". ww5.cityofpasadena.net. Retrieved 2017-06-13.[permanent dead link]
^Sayer, Peter (30 August 2010). "3M Offers $943M for Biometric Security Vendor Cogent Systems". PC World. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
^Solomon, Steven Davidoff. "The Strangeness of 3M's Cogent Deal". DealBook. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
^"Gemalto to acquire 3M's Identity Management Business". www.gemalto.com. December 9, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
^"3M Completes Sale of Its Identity Management Business | 3M News | United States". news.3m.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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