SecureIDNews | ePassport issuance cranks up in U.S.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

State Department rolls out citizen issuance though controversy still surrounds the project

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor

In spite of a summer of criticism that included a prominent researcher’s much-talked-about EU e-passport cloning demo, the U.S. State Department issued the first e-Passports and e-Passport readers. Production began in late August at the Colorado Passport Agency and will expand to 17 other passport-issuing facilities throughout the United States in coming months.

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Canada readies ePassport launch

Passport Canada CEO Christine Desloges has announced that Canada will start issuing e-passports by the end of next year, according to Citytv.com.

Speaking at a conference at the Montreal HQ of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization, Desloges declared, “Canada is on track for the full-scale delivery of its e-passport. Next year we will roll out the full issuance.”

HID launches new monochrome printer/encoder

Secure identity provider HID Global has expanded its card printer and encoder line with the launch of the Fargo DTC1000M Monochrome Printer/Encoder that provides organizations with a printer that’s cost-effective to own and operate.

U.S. GPO achieves milestone in the production of the e-passports

The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has produced 75 million electronic passports at its secure production facilities in Washington, D.C. and Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Chile chooses Morpho for e-ID document production

Chile’s national records administration has selected Morpho, a part of the Safran Group, to produce its new e-ID cards and e-passports. The contract is a 10-year deal that falls under the country’s new identification and ID and travel document issuance system.

Smart credentials to reach in excess of $72 Billion by 2016

Within the next five years the market for smart cards, secure ICs, inlays, biometric data capture, card personalization, printing and issuance in government, health care, and citizen ID will be in excess of $72 billion, according to ABI Research.

Gemalto's instant issuance services aim to speed up U.S. EMV migration

Digital security provider Gemalto has launched Dexxis EMV instant issuance card product, designed to streamline and speed up banks’ migration to EMV by bringing card issuance processes in-house.

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