Sequoia Voting Systems and Smartmatic Combine to Form Global Leader in Electronic Voting Solutions.OAKLAND, Calif. -- Sequoia Voting Systems Sequoia Voting Systems is a company based in California, and one of the largest providers of electronic voting systems in the US. Some of its main competitors are Diebold Election Systems and Election Systems & Software. : --Electronic-Voting Pioneer Sequoia Leads US Market with Largest Installed DRE DRE Digital rectal examination. Mentioned in: Rectal Examination Machine Base and Superior Customer Support --High-Security Innovator Smartmatic Delivers Most Comprehensive End-to-End E-Voting Solutions in the International Market One of the nation's largest election service and technology providers, Sequoia Voting Systems today announced its combination with Smartmatic, a Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Florida-based leader in highly-secure electronic voting Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic means of counting votes. solutions. As part of the new entity, Sequoia Voting Systems will continue to operate under its current name in all markets. "With the combination of Sequoia and Smartmatic, both proven innovators with accomplished track records in either the U.S. or abroad, we are creating the first truly global leader in providing voter-verified electronic voting solutions," said Jack Blaine, President, Smartmatic. The Sequoia-Smartmatic combination will benefit from an extensive US customer base, unequalled US election management expertise, unique engineering depth, an expertise in ultra-secure device and software platforms, and a strong presence in the international election and equipment services arena. Specifically, in 2004 alone, Smartmatic delivered multiple countrywide turn-key voting solutions in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and based on discussions with officials in Latin America, Europe and Asia, Smartmatic anticipates additional growth in the international market in 2005. "At Sequoia, we are especially pleased to join forces with Smartmatic, a true innovator when it comes to delivering the flexible, secure, verifiable voting solutions the current world demands. Together, Sequoia and Smartmatic will be able to enhance our full range of voting solutions and services to better serve both established democracies and the many new ones being born today," said Tracey Graham, President, Sequoia. During the 2004 election, Sequoia received widespread acclaim for its successful use of an electronic voting system in the State of Nevada, the first such election in U.S. history featuring a voter-verified paper trail. In 2004, Smartmatic's electronic voting solution successfully recorded a total of nearly 16 million votes in Latin America -- including the first national election ever handled by an electronic voting solution with a voter-verified paper trail. Full Range of Election Solutions and Services In addition to its pioneering work in electronic voting, Sequoia is a national leader in offering a full range of election products and services, including the industry's fastest absentee ballot counting system, precinct-based optical scan ballot readers, ballot printing for some of the largest U.S. voting jurisdictions, and a full suite of voter registration Voter registration is the requirement in some democracies for citizens to check in with some central registry before being allowed to vote in elections. An effort to get people to register is known as a voter registration drive. Centralized/compulsory vs. and election management technology. Sequoia is also the only company to offer a federally-qualified voter-verifiable printer upgrade. In addition to its development of the industry's most comprehensive security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security , Smartmatic also provides end-to-end voting solutions, offering logistical and operational service and support ideal for emerging democracies with less developed infrastructures. About the Sequoia-Smartmatic Combination Sequoia was previously held by U.K.-based De La Rue La Rue may refer to:
electoral system legal system - a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws market to focus on its core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
LLC - Logical Link Control served as De La Rue's exclusive financial advisor on the transaction. Smartmatic, a privately-held firm, acquired Sequoia in order to form a new global leader in providing a full range of electronic voting and election services solutions. About Sequoia Sequoia Voting Systems has provided election services and support to state and local government for more than 100 years -- dating back to the nation's first lever-based mechanical voting equipment in the 1890s. Sequoia products and services include election management software, voter registration database management systems, precinct-based optical scan ballot readers, high-speed central count optical scan ballot readers and ballot layout and printing services. About Smartmatic Smartmatic, a technology company, has developed a suite of products and solutions based on the ultra-safe interconnection of all types of devices through any type of network -- known as device networking Using an Ethernet LAN to interconnect sensors, instruments, machine tools, medical monitors, restaurant appliances, POS terminals and other devices. In the mid-1990s, Comtrol Corporation created the first "device server," which converts serial transmission to Ethernet, enabling . Specifically, Smartmatic has developed a complete software and hardware infrastructure, offering solutions for banking, physical security, fleet control, and automated elections, among others. |
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