Visualant Inc., a security and quality control solution provider, has announced that its subsidiary TransTech Systems, a card issuance system and component distributor, will provide products and support for Medic-Vault, a lock-safe unit designed for paramedic use. Medic-Vault, developed by Secured LLC, is a device for the Emergency Medical Services market to help prevent narcotics […]

Biometric security provider ImageWare Systems Inc. has acquired four U.S. patents relating to wireless technology and is also rolling out biometric security services at Ecuador’s main seaport. The patents, purchased from a private company, will help ImageWare develop interactive mobile applications that can be secured through biometric technology. They will enable ImageWare to enter the […]

Infineon Technologies announced it is supplying the security chips for Malaysia’s new national electronic identity cards. Known as MyKad, the smart card features Infineon’s SLE 78 security controller with Integrity Guard security technology, combined with SOLID FLASH for fast deployment capability. 

 MyKad is a multi-application national electronic identity card, including biometric identification, which will […]

India’s Employee’s Security Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is launching a biometric card drive for industrial workers in Gurgaon and Manesar, reports The Times of India. The aim of the program is to have a central database of industrial employee medical histories, as many don’t possess the appropriate identification and insurance papers. The new system issues magnetic […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

The global card market reached $17 billion in 2011, jumping almost 14% from 2010, according to the 2011 International Card Manufacturers Association Global Card Market Statistics Report. Higher value chip-based cards used in mobile phones and other electronic transactions as well as expanded production in the Asia-Pacific region led market growth as more than 30 […]

Stanley Healthcare Solutions, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, announced the acquisition of AeroScout, a provider in real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare and industrial customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than the two companies will work to develop advanced solutions that enhance quality, safety and efficiency of patient care to […]

The European Commission announced Monday that the European Union is proposing new rules to enable cross-border e-signatures and e-identity. The new proposals would allow people and businesses from EU member countries to use their own national e-IDs to access public services in other EU countries that also have electronic identification programs. It will also enable […]