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Datacard Group, Vedas and Abba Electronics team to provide card solutions in Gulf region.

May 18, 2009; Dubai, UAE — Datacard Group, a leading provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, is pleased to announce its participation in a collaborative effort with financial card industry leaders Vedas and Abba Electronics to better serve the local needs of the Middle East market.

Building on successful implementations in the past, the companies will now focus on the localization of solutions for the financial market (EMV, Instant Issuance and Card Management applications). These solutions will be implemented and supported in the local language and time zone, from a shared base of trained staff in Dubai.

“Our collaboration with Vedas and Abba Electronics plays to our combined strength,” said Jim Runcie, regional vice president, Datacard Group. “The Datacard® Affina® Issuance Platform is the platform of choice for many issuers in the region. Vedas specializes in the implementation of advanced, flexible card programs and Abba Electronics is a highly respected local distributor and services provider with a 20 year history in the region. Working together we will be more responsive and better able to serve the needs of this important market”.