Telefónica Europe business was rebranded to 'O2 Online' which continues in the UK as a mobile communications service provider tied to the O2 UK network. The Genie portal properties were rebranded O2 Active in UK, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, and Genie Asia became O2 Asia. O2 Asia became a subsidiary of O2 UK for governance purposes. On 31 October 2005, O2 agreed to be taken over by Telefónica, a Spanish telecommunications company, with a cash offer of £17.7 billion, or £2 per share. According to the merger announcement, O2 retained its name and continued to be based in the United Kingdom,
Safelayer Secure Communications Safelayer Secure Communications Safelayer Secure Communications S.A. is a Spanish private company founded in May 1999. It develops software products on the Public key infrastructure area (digital security for the identity management, electronic signature and data protection). Safelayer's technology is part of the three major certification and digital identity projects in Spain: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, the Spanish ID card "DNI electrónico" and the Spanish E-passport. Safelayer's technology also secures the NATO X400 messaging system". Safelayer's technology has been and Common Criteria certified. Currently, Safelayer is the only company with a whole family of products CC EAL4+ certified.