Cogent Systems

Cogent Systems, Inc.

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Security
Founded	1990 (1990)
Headquarters	209 Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030
Key people	Ming Hsieh, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman Paul Kim, Chief Financial Officer
Services	Biometric Identification
Revenue	US$ 125.68 Million (2008) [1]
Operating income	US$ 53.07 Million (2008) [2]
Net income	US$ 45.18 Million (2008) [2]
Total assets	US$ 620.13 Million (2008) [2]
Total equity	US$ 519.47 Million (2008) [2]
Employees	365 (December 2008)[2]
Parent	3M
Website	[1]

Cogent Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS).

On August 30, 2010 3M announced they acquired Cogent Systems for $943M.

References

1. ^ "Cogent Systems Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results". Reuters. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/02/25/idUS269338+25-Feb-2009+BW20090225. Retrieved 3 March 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "COGT - Cogent, Inc. - Google Finance". Google Finance. http://www.google.com/finance?q=cogt. Retrieved 2009-03-24. 

External links

• Cogent Inc (COGT.O) Company Profile | Stocks | Reuters.com

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