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Created a little before Telecom 99 , WiSeKey is an example of a suc- Office for Economic
cessful start-up company It specializes in"e-security", this new com- Promotion. His good
pany, in less than five years has become the privileged partner of pres- knowledge of the market,
tigious clients such as Microsoft, HP, the City of Geneva, a number of the network which he cre-
banks, watch companies, international organizations and a number of ated to assist the enterpris-
governments. Recently ,we learnt that the Chinese Government and the es , as well as, his capac-
committee organizing the coming Olympic games are seriously consid- ity to put you in touch or
ering our solution of security for the next Olympic games. This extraordi- in relation with enterprises
nary success is due to the founders of WlSeKey , Mr. Carlos Moreira, in Switzerland and in
Swiss citizen of a Spanish origin and the Australian, Mr. Malcolm other foreign countries, all
Hutchison , who shared the belief and conviction to start this new com- these things have been
pany in Geneva with the financial assistance of the Canton de Genève. In beneficial to us.
fact, WISeKey benefits from the support provided to the new small and
medium-sized enterprises (SME5) by the foundation called Start- How did this practically
PME.This is a Geneva-based foundation for the creation and developmeffl happened?
of SMEs. Its mission is to support the creation of enterprises generating
employment with a high growth potential. Right away in 1999, as we
had to be present at
"We were convinced that Geneva is the best location to become the Telecom , the Office of
world capital for security explained Mr. Moreira," we knew that we Economic Promotion wel-
could create the enthusiasm of the private and public sector for this comed us on its stand
technology of the future,. We were not wrong or mistaken on that. The Afterwards, having real-
State Counsellor, Mr. Carlo Lamprecht, the person whom I will not ized the potential of our sector, , things developed further until our
hesitate to qualify as a visionary who opened many doors for us. This trip to China last September, accompanied by Mr Carlo Lamprecht
also stands for the Chamber of Commerce, the World Trade Center and Mr. Philipe Doubre , Director of WTC, among others. This trip
(WTC) where we are located. ,and, of course , last but not least, the was a great success for both Geneva and us in WiSeKey.

In the future , as everything will go through orders requiring clear
identification and with the least possible error, it becomes absolutely
essential to guarantee the security and confidentiality."

What are the specific domains of WlSeKey?

"e-Security in general and in other words everything that can be
processed or treated through the Internet. This security relates to air-
ports, confidentiality of laboratory data, of governments, banks, up
to the identification of the person carrying out the transactions, as well
as voting. In the future, as everything will go through orders requir-
ing clear identification and with the least possible error, it becomes
absolutely essential to guarantee the security and confidentiality.

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