Dates: June 13, 2008 Venue: MITRE Corporation Auditorium, Bldg 1 Location: 7525 Colshire Drive McLean, VA 22102-7539 URL: https://conference.brtrc.com/RFID_Conf08/ Contact: Susan Brainerd- 301.412.9331, or [email protected] Description: The conference aims to improve participants’ understanding of RFID technology (systems and component views) and of the role of standards in the RFID marketplace. Electronic copies of the newly […]

U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bernie G. Thompson is wondering why two-thirds of the card printers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential have broken down and why there isn’t a backup plan to have the credential produced elsewhere. More then 1 million port workers are expected to have TWIC by April 2009. […]

Effective June 10th, Oberthur Card Systems of America Corp. became Oberthur Technologies of America Corp. The change reflects both a need for continuity with its parent company, which became Oberthur Technologies SA last year, and an expansion of the company’s business focus beyond card systems. In the last year, Oberthur has expanded its scope to […]

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During a visit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Afghan Interior Minister Zarar Ahmad Muqbal by A.Rehman Malik, advisor to the Pakistani prime minister on interior, an agreement was reached on deploying a biometric control system along the shared border, according to a People’s Daily Online article. The system will be in place in order […]

Originally the smart card driver license program in Australia was supposed to cost around $47 million (Australian dollars), according to an article in the Australia Courier Mail. But now estimates for the new ID cards, which won’t be available for another 18 months is at $84 million. So far $24.5 million have been spent on […]

Intercede Group has launched MyID 8, an Identity and Credential Management System. Features of the system include: support for capturing facial biometrics, fingerprints, document scanning; built-in identity verification with identity background checking and biometric verification services; and simplified physical and logical access control. Intercede’s MyID manages the devices and credentials used for photo ID badges, […]