Tag: Björn Lidefelt
HID signs agreement to acquire IDmelon
October 16, 2025SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—HID, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire IDmelon, a Vancouver-based secure sign-in solution provider that streamlines the adoption of passwordless authentication through its proprietary software platform.
IDmelon’s offering allows users to turn existing identifiers, such as a physical credential, smartphone, or biometric, into enterprise-grade FIDO security keys. In addition to its software solution, IDmelon...
HID acquires Intelligent Observation
August 7, 2025SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — HID announced that it has acquired Intelligent Observation, a platform provider for hand hygiene compliance, designed to enable healthcare facilities to reduce hospital acquired infections (HAIs) through proper hand hygiene practices.
“Patients enter the hospital looking to get better, not to catch an infection,” said Björn Lidefelt, EVP and Head of HID. “Welcoming Intelligent Observation into our RTLS portfolio enables healthcare providers to prevent...
HID signs agreement to acquire Calmell Group
July 10, 2025SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas—Identity solutions provider HID announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Calmell Group, a Spanish manufacturer of smart cards, smart paper tickets, and magnetic tickets, primarily for the public transportation vertical.
The addition of Calmell Group expands HID’s smart ticketing portfolio to include smart paper and magnetic tickets, as well as provides HID a stronger geographic foothold in the public transportation space, particularly in Spain, the European...
ASSA ABLOY acquires 3millID and Third Millennium
January 8, 2025SSN Staff
STOCKHOLM—ASSA ABLOY announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 3millID and Third Millennium, companies that provide readers and credentials for physical access control based in the U.S. and U.K.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Highlands Ranch, Colo., 3millID is a solutions provider of proprietary access control readers and technology-enabled products to enterprise end customers in North America. Third Millennium, founded in 1996 and based in Wales, U.K., is a provider of...
HID acquires IXLA
November 14, 2024SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — HID has acquired IXLA, an Italian manufacturer of advanced laser and color personalization systems for cards and passports.
HID said that the addition of IXLA expands its card and passport personalization portfolio, particularly in European markets and emerging economies.
“Welcoming IXLA into the HID family demonstrates our commitment to providing convenient and efficient document personalization solutions across a variety of industries,” said Björn Lidefelt,...
ASSA ABLOY agrees to sell Citizen ID business to TOPPAN
October 18, 2024SSN Staff
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—ASSA ABLOY announced it has signed an agreement to sell its Citizen ID business to TOPPAN.
The Citizen ID business area of HID manufactures, designs, and implements physical and mobile identity solutions for government to citizen programs around the globe. Citizen ID has some 450 employees with manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Malta and the U.S. Sales in 2023 amounted to about SEK 1,300 M.
"I find it very satisfying that with TOPPAN, Citizen ID and its employees...
SIA announces new Board of Directors chair, board members, executive committee
April 12, 2024SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS—The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced its new Board of Directors chair – Scott Dunn of Axis Communications – and presented four new members to the SIA Board of Directors at The Advance, SIA’s annual membership gathering, held April 9 during ISC West.
The new SIA Board of Directors members, who will serve an initial two-year term from 2024 to 2026, are:
Andrew Elvish, vice president of marketing, Genetec
Brian Harrell,...
ASSA ABLOY holds Q2 presentation, announces acquisition of Evolis
July 19, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
STOCKHOLM – ASSA ABLOY preempted its second fiscal quarter 2023 presentation with the news that the company would be acquiring Evolis through its subsidiary HID Global.
The news came roughly an hour before the company’s quarterly presentation detailing their intent to purchase approximately 98.5 percent of shares from the French manufacturer of ID card printers and consumables. "This operation is a tremendous development opportunity for our two groups," Evolis CEO Emmanuel Picot...
HID acquires GuardRFID
February 9, 2023SSN Staff
AUSTIN, Texas – Identity solutions company HID has expanded on its healthcare offering with the acquisition of GuardRFID.
HID said the acquisition of the real-time location services company (RTLS) will create safer experiences for patients and staff as they utilize GuardRFID’s software and hardware solutions to support new use cases for infant security, staff duress, asset tracking, and wandering patients, while expanding HID's offering and relevance in the active RFID...
Janam Technologies acquired by ASSA ABLOY
December 27, 2022SSN Staff
STOCKHOLM – The U.S.-based Janam, a provider of handheld mobile computer and readers, has been acquired by ASSA ABLOY. Terms were not disclosed.
The announcement made on Dec. 27 will enhance the company's Home Improvement Division’s (HID) event access portfolio, ASSA ABLOY said, and will now include handheld readers for ticket scanning using barcode and RFID technology, including NFC.
"We welcome Janam to the HID family and look forward to leveraging their mobile...