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Thanks @CNMall41: for following up on the above discussion with your comment here. That is probably the best source as per my current knowledge. I'm thinking there might be reports from financial analysts as well, but the problem is that they are often not freely available. I'm taking some action here already and will add if/when I get access to some, but any input regarding where/how to obtain such reports could be useful. Either way, for a company of this size and age that's also listed on Nasdaq, personally I can feel that it should be considered notable even without further sources, and of value to Wikipedia readers to get access to a verifiable and concise text about the subject. For others to assess though of course. All the best, /Urbourbo (talk) 13:21, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I understand you "feel that it should be considered notable," but we need to have the sources per WP:ORGCRIT in order to show that it is notable. Reports from financial analysis is not going to meet that criteria, even if readily available. Even publicly traded companies are not considered notable based on their financial statements. I see from the talk page discussion on the company Wiki project you were unable to provide me with the additional sources. If you can do so here and resubmit I will be glad to take another look but unless there are sources that pass ORGCRIT, it likely will not pass AfC.--CNMall41 (talk) 21:00, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I've done quite some research but I'm afraid we'll have to do without such additional sources for now. Any way, I've now removed the Products section as the only way I can see to make the concise article to appear as less of an "advertisement" as per the decline note. Hence, I'm taking my chances to resubmit in the hope that editors will find the current sources acceptable for minimal notability. All the best, /Urbourbo (talk) 11:00, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Following this autumn's added media about Identiv, I've now added another in-depth interview with its new CEO that I suggest add to the notability. I've also made some minor updates, and expanded the References section, which includes the sources that I suggest contribute to notability per WP:ORGCRIT as far as I can understand. Looking forward to any questions. /Urbourbo (talk) 22:32, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Johannes Maximilian:, Many thanks for speedily investing your time in my draft. I was happy to learn that you agree the subject should be notable.
Regarding the sources, many thanks for the idea to use Genius.de, which apparently surfaces more sources than I was able to identify via Google. The problem seems to be that most of them are behind paywalls, but I've now added one of the better (from FAZ) to the reference list. Hope you agree this is now sufficient to prove the subject's notability.
Regarding the language, the problem with solution is that its heavily used in the industry in general (and, more meaningful there than one might think) as well as in the sources, so it's difficult to avoid completely. However, I have now tried to adjust some language details a bit (including re-adding the section you removed but with adjusted language), and made sure to wikilink the only remaining mention of solution (like with articles in, say, Chemistry, where concepts unknown to the wider audience are explained by wikilinking). Hopefully you'll agree it's now at least a bit more comprehensible for a non-business audience. Just let me know if there's anything more you feel needs to change to motivate publishing.
As I've tried my best to make suitable edits in response to the submission decline comments without any further objections, I've now taken the liberty to resubmit the article. Hoping that it will finally be considered developed enough for publication. /Urbourbo (talk) 21:52, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Despite its short length, this draft still contains a lot of unencyclopedic marketing speech: "I. provides physical and digital solutions", "[I.] has customers in…" etc. In addition to that, the company was founded as SCM Microsystems GmbH in Germany in the 1990s which immediately makes me think that a bunch of German-language sources should exist if the company is notable. And sure enough, it seems like that's in fact the case,[1] strongly indicating to me that the subject is notable per WP:NCORP. Why would one not cite these sources? Best, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 12:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC) Sohom (talk) 09:59, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks @Sohom Datta: for taking your time to assess and accept this new article, much appreciated and good to have the notability question resolved.
With regards to the other issues mentioned in the added templates, I assume that you did so based on the comments by User:Johannes Maximilian. As I mentioned in the previous section here, I already made a serious effort to adjust the article based on those comments. As far as I understand, the article now already is refined enough to motivate removing those templates, as:
The "marketing speech" neutrality concerns have already been addressed.
My COI is already disclosed and the content is already reviewed by multiple editors.
It has sufficient citations (at least one for every sentence).
@Urbourbo:, this is one that was declined many times through AfC and looking closer at the current sourcing, I still don't believe it would meet notability guidelines. Are you able to point out the references that meet WP:ORGCRIT? I only see routine announcements, mentions, etc. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:34, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would agree with the recent previous editors that the sources listed under References meet the criteria, although perhaps in some cases a close call regarding significant coverage. However, as also realised in the recent discussion, there is a lot of German sources on the company under its previous name. I spent a bit of more time in the archives now, and here are a few more such sources from German mainstream print media that could be added if required:
Comment: Despite its short length, this draft still contains a lot of unencyclopedic marketing speech: "I. provides physical and digital solutions", "[I.] has customers in…" etc. In addition to that, the company was founded as SCM Microsystems GmbH in Germany in the 1990s which immediately makes me think that a bunch of German-language sources should exist if the company is notable. And sure enough, it seems like that's in fact the case,[1] strongly indicating to me that the subject is notable per WP:NCORP. Why would one not cite these sources? Best, --Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 12:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC) Sohom (talk) 09:59, 5 January 2025 (UTC)