A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Gil Bernabeu, Technical Director, GlobalPlatform Next year (2006) will see the first deployment and pilots of e-passport schemes based upon the International Civil Aviation Authorities (ICAO) specifications. Designed to enhance […]

The CBORD Group, at its recent Campus System User Group Conference, announced the release of its CS Gold version 5, which includes several user-requested features, including an XML interface capability and administrative web features. Ithaca, New York– The CBORD Group unveiled new software and hardware solutions for its CS Gold and CS Housing product lines […]

In an industry-defining announcement, the world’s two largest smart card providers – Axalto and Gemplus – announced their intention to merge. Based on 2005 results, the combined company, Gemalto, is expected to have revenues of some $2.1 billion U.S. Read on to learn the ‘official’ story of this so-called “merger of equals.” Combined entity in […]

Biometric fingerprint specialist UPEK has been chosen as a 2006 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, an honor that a UPEK spokesman says reflects the company’s commitment to a technology that was once considered experimental but which is now “quickly gaining mainstream acceptance by some of the world’s leading consumer brands…” The award will […]

AeroScout, Inc., the market leader in the field of Wi-Fi based Active RFID solutions, today announced a partnership with Alanco to develop and deliver a 2.4 GHz real-time location solution (RTLS) for the corrections industry. The two companies have successfully completed joint development on the industry’s first tamper-proof Wi-Fi Active RFID tag, and deployed the […]

LaserCard will be supplying optical memory cards for use as green cards and border crossing cards for the Department of Homeland Security under a contract it has with Anteon Crop. It’s the third card production order the California company has received. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–LaserCard Corporation announced that it has received an order from Anteon Corporation […]

Giesecke & Devrient has been awarded an 11-year, 23.5 million euro contract to supply 500,000 driver’s licenses, 1.8 million personal ID cards, and 1.5 million electronic passports to Macedonia. The republic is one of the first Eastern European countries to introduce a passport containing a chip (e-passport). Munich–The government of the Republic of Macedonia has […]