Amsterdam, September 30, 2009 –Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that Omani citizens have started activating the ePurse application in their e-ID card. By enabling activation of this application on cards after deployment, Gemalto achieves a world’s first and demonstrates its ability to offer new e-services to citizens, using their current e-ID. As prime contractor, Gemalto supplied BankMuscat and Royal Oman Police with Coesys ePurse, its