Since January 2006, the IRIS (Iris Recognition Immigration System) automated biometric border crossing systems delivered to the United Kingdom by Sagem Sécurité has successfully identified more than one million passengers. The identification systems are used for the automated ID checks of pre-enrolled travelers at borders and use iris recognition to ensure frequent travelers a fast, […]

Atos Origin and Sagem, a unit of Safran, have reportedly won a contract worth around 80 million Euros to produce electronic passports for the French government, according to Le Journal du Dimanche. The first e-passports were due to be produced at the end of June. Also competing for the contract was Thales-Accenture, Capgemini-Sopra Group and […]

Australia may be considering its own domestic registered traveler program, according to AAP. Recently there was a security breach at the Brisbane airport when nine people inadvertently bypassed x-ray checks and caused evacuation and flight delays in the Quantas terminal. Andrew Barkla, the Australian general manager of Unisys, told AAP that registered traveler cards, such […]

At the opening of the “SID DisplayWeek 2008” in Los Angeles, Korean display manufacturer Samsung SDI and Germany’s Bundesdruckerei GmbH will present for the first time ever a passport featuring slim and bendable AMOLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) display. Even with the integrated color display, the data page of this e-passport made of polycarbonate is […]

By Zack Martin, Editor More than 100 enrollment centers have been opened and 90,000 cards have been activated for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential. At some point this year ports also are supposed to start testing card and biometric readers for the TWIC, says Gena Alexa, identification solutions architect in the Federal Systems Group at […]

Stanley Works, the Conn.-based power tool and construction equipment maker, has purchased Xmark Corp., a subsidiary of Verichip Corp., for $45 million in cash. Xmark, a Canadian company specializing in RFID products for tracking people and assets, will become a part of Stanley Works’ security segment, which develops physical security systems for buildings, airports and […]

India will start issuing electronic passports to its government diplomats and officials in June, according to NewKerala.com. The new travel documents will be introduced to citizens within the next 11 months. For now the e-passports will contain a digital photo, but the Indian government might add fingerprints at a later date. Read the full story […]