Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has unveiled a health ID card through partnerships with EXTENSION Inc. and TrustBearer Labs. This system has been deployed at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City with the issuance of the first G&D patient health cards on April 1. EXTENSION Health Connect provides patient identification and information exchange. It […]

Entrust is moving forward with supporting the Master List Signing, the company announced during the ICAO Regional Seminar on Machine Readable Travel Documents, Biometrics and Security Standards in Abuja, Nigeria. The Master Signing List is a method to reduce expensive, time-consuming duplication that exists in the current e-passport verification process. The system involves countries importing […]

Digital security provider Gemalto is providing Vietnam’s largest bank with a two-factor authentication solution that utilizes MasterCard’s Chip Authentication Program and Visa’s Dynamic Passcode Authentication (DPA), both which are part of the EMV standard. Working with EMV microprocessor cards, the system provides one-time-password and digital signature capabilities for Hanoi-based Foreign Trade of Vietnam, also known […]

Dates: September 22 – 24, 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Venue: Tampa Convention Center URL: http://www.biometrics.org/bc2009/ Contact: http://www.biometrics.org/bc2009/contacts.php Description: One of the leading Biometric conferences, BC2009 will address the important role that biometrics can play in the identification and verification of individuals in government and commercial applications worldwide. The conference is open to the general public. […]

CSC announced that the UK Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an agency of the Home Office responsible for issuing UK passports and ID cards, has awarded the company a 10-year managed IT services contract to upgrade the IPS application and enrollment system. The agreement has an estimated value of $570 million. IBM was awarded $390 […]

Bhima & Brothers Jewellers (B&BJ), a jewelry retailers with stores throughout southern India, has introduced an RFID-enabled tracking solution. The system integrates RFID tags with handheld PDAs and point-of-sale billing mechanisms to automate many stock management functions of the jewelry industry. The RFID solution was designed by MphasiS, a division of EDS and uses hardware […]