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]
References
- 2010 Annual Report 3M, retrieved 11 March 2012^
- Cogent Systems Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results Reuters, Feb 25, 2009, retrieved 3 March 2009^
- COGT - Cogent, Inc. - Google Finance Google Finance, retrieved 2009-03-24^
- City of Pasadena. STATE OF THE CITY – JANUARY 20, 2006 – City of Pasadena ww5.cityofpasadena.net, retrieved 2017-06-13^
- Peter Sayer. 3M Offers $943M for Biometric Security Vendor Cogent Systems PC World, 30 August 2010, retrieved 16 February 2013^
- Steven Davidoff Solomon. 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 news.3m.com, retrieved 2017-06-13^