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Malawi to Acquire GET Groups State-of-the-Art Passport Solution

June 24, 2009, Waltham MA, USA–Global Enterprise Technologies Corp. (GET Group), a world leader in Passport and ID issuing solutions, announced today that its passport issuing solution has been selected by the Government of the Republic of Malawi for the next generation of Malawian passports. GET Group will be providing a fully integrated turnkey passport issuing system incorporating state-of-the-art biometric enrollment, issuing software, and Toppan digital passport printers. Malawi is the 6th country in Africa to put its trust in GET Groups passport and ID personalization technology, and this award reaffirms GET Groups commitment to the region.

GET Group will be delivering its solution in cooperation with its local partner, Techno Brain Ltd., a leading IT solutions and training company in Africa. GET Group and Techno Brain Ltd. have previously joined forces and successfully implemented a passport issuing system in Tanzania and explore other ID opportunities in the African market.

Mr. Gary Christelis, President and CEO of GET Groups Passport and ID Division said: “We are very pleased by the Malawian Governments selection of our technology out of many international bidders. Employing both our trusted technologies and latest features, we are confident the Government of Malawi will be issuing one of the most secure, advanced and respected passports in Africa. He added This project further enhances our leading position amongst the suppliers of total solutions to the identification systems market in Africa and we are very proud to be partnering with Techno Brain on this important project.

For more than two decades, GET Group has led the industry with cutting edge passport and ID systems utilizing the world’s most advanced digital printers manufactured by Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. of Japan, exclusively provided by GET Group. GET Groups Passport and ID Division is headquartered outside Boston, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please contact GET Group at +1-781-890-6700 or visit http://www.getgroup.com

 

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