CARTES & IDentification will be held from November 17 to 19 in Paris-Nord Villepinte. This year the show’s focus will be on authentication technology and the country in the spotlight will be Russia. The use of plastic cards in Russia has become widespread over recent years and the deployment of equipment at point of sale […]
30 Apr, 2009CARTES focus on Russia, authentication
30 Apr, 2009Michigan taps L-1 for EDLs and driver licenses
L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. was awarded a contract by the Michigan Department of State to centrally produce secure digital driver’s licenses and ID cards. All cards manufactured by the L-1 system will meet federal credentialing security standards. L-1 will also produce Enhanced Driver Licenses issued under the new contract will satisfy federal border crossing requirements […]
29 Apr, 2009Identica and DAP partner for mobile device
Identica Holdings Corporation, a developer of vascular biometrics technology, has announced that they have entered into a partnership with DAP Technologies, a developer of rugged mobile computing devices, to create a wireless mobile device capable of both biometric enrollment and credential checks anywhere in a secured facility. DAP’s devices will contain Identica’s Mobile Identity Manager […]
29 Apr, 2009Follow Avisian on Twitter
I have to admit, if you would have asked me about Twitter a couple of months ago I wouldn’t have been able to tell you what it was. But then I started reading more about the micro-blogging site and decided to investigate. I started twittering on March 26 (First tweet: Writing the summer cover story […]
29 Apr, 2009CPI wins Élan awards
CPI Card Group received two Élan awards and five finalist positions at the 2009 ICMA Annual EXPO. The awards recognize the latest advancements and achievements in card design throughout the industry. Entries were judged on the card’s features and were not identified by company. Delegates attending the Expo selected the People’s Choice Award winners. CPI’s […]
29 Apr, 2009Invengo finds North American distributor
China-based Invengo Technology Corporation, developer of a range of RFID products from inlays to reader modules, has named Can/U.S. Enviro-RFID as its North American distributor. Under the terms of the agreement, Can/U.S. Enviro-RFID, which bills itself as the continent’s only dedicated value-added RFID solutions distributor, will serve as Invengo’s sole channel to serve its North […]
29 Apr, 2009Mojix, SRA International target government organizations
RFID developer Mojix has announced a partnership with SRA International Inc., a provider of technology solutions and strategic consulting to government organizations and commercial clients. The partnership’s focus will be the marketing of RFID-enabled solutions to government organizations. SRA brings to the partnership experience working with government supply chains. The firm has provided military clients […]


