De La Rue on March 2005 Sequoia was sold to Smartmatic, a multi-national technology company which had developed advanced election systems, voting machines included. In 2003, the company acquired the Debden-based banknote printing operations of the Bank of England. In 2003 and 2004 the company supplied banknotes to Iraq. The company was recognised by Hermann Simon as a role model for other small- to medium-sized businesses in his book "Hidden Champions". The Highest Perfection, a history of De La Rue was published in 2011. Written by Peter Pugh for De La Rue, it covered the years 1712–2003. In August 2014, the company announced
Les Sages Poètes de la Rue Lunatic, Malekal Morte, Movez’ Lang and Less du Neuf. Beat de Boul releases "Dans la Sono" (In the Soundsystem) in 1997 and Les Sages Poètes de la Rue came back the following year with their second album "Jusqu’à l’Amour" and are acclaimed by both their public and the media. Les Sages Poètes de la Rue returned to the studio in 2002 for their third album "Après l’Orage". Although an independent band, Les Sages Poètes de la Rue decided to sign with BMG for this album. "Après l’Orage" proves that Zoxea, Melopheelo and Dany Dan still have the magic of their