Gemalto announced it is delivering electronic identification cards to the National Information Center (NIC), the IT entity of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior. The Identification Card-Phase 2 program extends the country’s initial electronic ID initiative launched in December 2007. As part of the new contract, Gemalto will provide the NIC with eID cards for the […]

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor Wired locks were proving difficult at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. Because of this the college turned to wireless doors both to provide more security for its 2,100 female students, and to give some administrative relief to campus personnel. The college’s previous encounter with wired doors hadn’t gone […]

VeriSign, Inc. has announced a new platform designed to meet the needs of governments looking to implement and manage their own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The new VeriSign PKI Platform is an in-premise solution modeled after the same architecture that VeriSign has deployed as a managed service for customers around the world. This deployment model […]

Obopay Inc., the service provider for payments via mobile phones, announced an investment from Nokia. According to the Financial Times the mobile device manufacturer’s investment was $70 million. Obopay has also named Teppo Paavola, vice president and head of corporate business development at Nokia, to its board of directors. The company will use this minority […]

The Belgian government is expanding it’s electronic identification card initiative to include all children under the age of 12. The program consists of a dedicated electronic ID with specific features intended to increase their security in emergency situations. In particular, a special hotline number is printed on the card body of the child’s ID card […]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that require all interdicted aliens at sea be screened against Department of Homeland Security biometric watch lists. The legislation was sponsored by U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), member of the House Homeland Security Committee. H.R. 1148 would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to formalize and expand the […]

Increasing violence along the U.S./Mexican border is causing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to increase security, including the doubling of security personnel. But the agency is also sending identification technolgy to the southern border. “We are bolstering technology and resources with a significant increase in our biometric identification deployment,” says DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano […]

Global Rainmakers Inc. introduces two new products, the EyeSwipe and the HCAM. Both products are miniaturized versions of the New York-based company’s HBox technology, performing iris recognition at a distance. Different configurations of the EyeSwipe and HCAM serve different security requirements, ranging from access control in high‐throughput environments – from up to 20 to 30 […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of strong authentication and credential management, announced it has won a tender by West Midlands Police Authority in the UK (WMPA) to deploy a smart card and credential management solution to create secure electronic identities for its 16,000 staff members. West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the […]

The school’s Mobile Experience Lab explores the future of life with the mobile handset Most trials of near field communication have involved payment applications at the neighborhood department store, restaurant or transit agency. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge took a different tact, however, attempting to illustrate the many other ways NFC could be […]