LaserCard Corp. announced a follow-on purchase order to supply identity cards for the national ID program of a Middle Eastern nation. The $1.9 million order calls for the continued supply of optical smart cards to be issued via approximately 40 issuance offices in cities throughout the country. This order is a follow-on to an earlier […]

CryptoMetrics has been awarded a contract to provide face recognition products and services for the Taiwan Bureau of Consular Services ePassport project. CryptoMetrics, working closely with prime systems integrator Hewlett Packard, is providing its VisPro and VisMatch software, which will be utilized to confirm the identity of passport applicants. These biometric solutions capture facial images […]

New Mexico’s Motor Vehicle Division has begun issuing licenses using a new system from Digimarc, following a line system upgrades in a number of states, including Indiana and Oregon. The Digimarc solution includes centralized driver license production from a secure facility and multiple applicant screening steps to confirm identity. Staff will also use facial recognition […]

CryptoMetrics has been awarded a contract to provide face recognition products and services for the Taiwan Bureau of Consular Services electronic passport project. CryptoMetrics is working closely with prime systems integrator Hewlett Packard, and providing its VisPro and VisMatch software, which will be utilized to confirm the identity of passport applicants. These biometric solutions capture […]

Veratag, a New York-based start-up, says that a decades-old technology used in atomic microscopes can be adapted to establish a new level of security for RFID application. Micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) have been used for about 20 years by scientists measuring molecular structures. Now a new technology based on them, MEMSflakes, could replace traditional RFID […]

TrustBearer Labs announced support for the Belgium eID, the Belgian national identification card, with its TrustBearer OpenID service. With TrustBearer OpenID support, the Belgium eID smart card can now be paired with the OpenID Web authentication standard, making it possible for more than 7 million Belgian citizens to use their eID cards to access any […]

A conversation with GlobalPlatform’s Kevin Gillick Around the globe, government ID leaders struggle with the myriad of standards determining which are key to their implementations. Host Chris Corum speaks with Kevin Gillick, Executive Director of the GlobalPlatform to learn how this not-for-profit industry group is helping agencies navigate these waters. International standards such as ISO, […]