Sagem Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) will supply Interpol and its 186 member states with the latest version of its automated fingerprint identification system, MetaMorpho™. In addition to automated processing, this system features the latest algorithms developed by Sagem Sécurité, as well as fingerprint acquisition and transmission software in full compliance with international standards. The latest version […]

In Prague, a system called Opencard provides residents with access to a range of city services with a microchip smart card. By the end of the year, officials hope the card’s services will expand to all city bureaus, allowing residents to fill out documents including parking permits and city-issued bill payments through the city’s Internet […]

ActivIdentity Corporation has released a new study developed by Datamonitor, a market research firm. The report, “A New Look at the ROI for Enterprise Smart Cards,” surveyed more than 200 organizations on the state of passwords in the enterprise and the adoption of smart card identification. The research found that only 21 percent of respondents […]

Zebra Technologies’ Zebra TLP 3844-Z™ compact thermal printers will play a role in the emergency identification and site access control systems being provided at the 2008 Super Bowl game in Glendale, Arizona. Salamander Technologies’ rapidTAG solution will provide on-scene site passes of authorized personnel to control site access and ensure identification and accountability of emergency […]

U.S. citizens may begin applying in advance for the new U.S. Passport Card beginning February 1, 2008, in anticipation of land border travel document requirements. The passport card will facilitate entry at U.S. land and sea ports when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda. The card may not be used for air travel. […]

Syscom Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of Sagem Orgam, announced significant investment over the next two years in India. The announcement came on the heels of the inauguration of Asia’s largest smart card manufacturing facility located in Noida SEZ, near New Delhi to support the growing demand for mobile handsets and network infrastructure especially in India […]

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) will begin the use of “e-lockers” that instead of being opened with keys by a passenger who wants to store his or her bicycle before boarding a train, are opened with a card read by a computerized reader embedded in the locker. Officials of Oakland-based BART say the card-entry […]

Sagem Sécurité is currently delivering biometric data acquisition stations for Bahrain’s national ID card program. With this contract, Sagem Sécurité has now delivered 100,000 of these stations worldwide. Sagem Sécurité’s acquisition stations record biometric facial recognition and fingerprint data. They have been used to register personal data for more than 200 million people in approximately […]

A Florida doctor has instituted a smart card for patients at his hospital to increase efficiency of the nursing staff and provide better care. Dr. David Soria, director of the ER at Wellington Regional Medical Center, has made smart cards available to all patients. The card reveals past visits, ailments, allergy information, and prescriptions and […]

Australian government officials have finally abandoned their plans for a Sydney smart transportation card due to problems with the outside contractor. A $10 million bond, held by the Government, was immediately seized from Perth-based ERG which had previously admitted to a three-year delay in the proposed delivery time of the project to 2010. The $300 […]