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HID Global

HID Global Corporation is an American manufacturer of secure identity products. The company is an independent subsidiary of multinational physical security conglomerate Assa Abloy. Björn Lidefelt was appointed CEO on 27 January 2020. He succeeded Stefan Widing, who led HID Global for over four years.

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Founded
1991; 35 years ago (1991)
Industry
Security
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Key people
Björn Lidefelt (president and CEO) Ramesh Songukrishnasamy (Senior VP and CTO)
Net income
US$1.0 Billion 2011 (ASSA ABLOY)
Number of employees
4,000

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HID Global

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Edges58
Triples120
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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HID Global

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related to Distributors · 50
HID Global → Acquired, Acquired Access-IS, Acquired ActivIdentity, Acquired Codebench, Acquired Crossmatch, Acquired DemoTeller, Acquired EasyLobby, Acquired Fargo Electronics, Acquired HydrantID, Acquired IAI, Acquired IdenTrust, Acquired IDmelon, Acquired Integrated Engineering, Acquired LaserCard, Acquired Lumidigm, Acquired Mercury Security, Acquired PTI Security Systems, Acquired Quantum Secure, Acquired Sensor Engineering, Acquired Vizinex RFID
related to Partners · 27
HID Global → Bank, Best Innovative Program, Dell, Desktop, Dock, HID, HID Global RFID, Honeywell, Inside Contactless, Inside Secure, Lenel, OEMs, Outstanding Technology, Panasonic, Panasonic's Personal Identification Mini, Paybefore Award Winner, PC, Security, Siemens, Smart Card Alliance Award
related to history · 25
HID Global → Access Control, Already, Animal Identification, Asset Identification, August, Boulder, California, Colorado, Destron/ID, Destron/IDI, European, HID Corporation Ltd, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Identification Devices, ID Plus Ltd, Identification Devices Inc, In, Industrial, Manufacturing Processes, Originally
Founded · 1
HID Global → 1991; 35 years ago (1991)
Headquarters · 1
HID Global → Austin, Texas
Industry · 1
HID Global → Security
Key people · 1
HID Global → Björn Lidefelt (president and CEO) Ramesh Songukrishnasamy (Senior VP and CTO)
Net income · 1
HID Global → US$1.0 Billion 2011 (ASSA ABLOY)
Number of employees · 1
HID Global → 4,000
Parent · 1
HID Global → Assa Abloy

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hid products global company access physical acquired rfid security identification secure card corporation assa abloy technologies devices technology control subsidiary

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HID GlobalFounded1991; 35 years ago (1991)1.00infobox
HID GlobalHeadquartersAustin, Texas1.00infobox
HID GlobalIndustrySecurity1.00infobox
HID GlobalKey peopleBjörn Lidefelt (president and CEO) Ramesh Songukrishnasamy (Senior VP and CTO)1.00infobox
HID GlobalNet incomeUS$1.0 Billion 2011 (ASSA ABLOY)1.00infobox
HID GlobalNumber of employees4,0001.00infobox
HID GlobalParentAssa Abloy1.00infobox
HID GlobalProductsPhoto ID badges Contactless/contact smart cards Smart card readers Card printers Inlays RFID tags and fobs Biometrics Physical Identity & Access Management (PIAM) PKI Solutions…1.00infobox
HID GlobalRevenueUS$6.1 Billion 2011 (ASSA ABLOY)1.00infobox
HID GlobalTotal equityUS$3.32 Billion 2011 (ASSA ABLOY)1.00infobox
HID GlobalTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox
HID GlobalWebsitewww.hidglobal.com1.00infobox

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