HID Global has received a follow-on order for the manufacture and supply of U.S. government Permanent Resident Cards, also known as “Green Cards,” issued to all legal foreign residents of the United States under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) border security program. More than three million multi-technology HID Global eID cards have been […]

3M Security Systems introduced the 3M CR100/CR100M Document Readers, which give users the ability to read MRZ data from passports, IDs and other Machine Readable Travel Documents, as well as three-track magnetic stripe cards. The readers enable fast data capture for airlines, airports and others in the transportation industry. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas […]

Within the next five years the market for smart cards, secure ICs, inlays, biometric data capture, card personalization, printing and issuance in government, health care, and citizen ID will be in excess of $72 billion, according to ABI Research. The largest proportion of revenues will be generated from the deployment of high-value applications, in particular […]

Biometric e-passports with fingerprint data included, both tested and certified by FIME, are now being issued by the Russian Migration Service. Appointed by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Scientific and Technical Centre, STC Atlas, FIME provided official testing and certification services throughout the development of the machine readable travel documents. A series of independent and […]

The British Home Office has expanded its Biometric Residence Permit program to include more immigration categories. The changes, which took effect on Feb. 29, make the biometric residence permits mandatory for anyone who’s applying to stay in the UK for more than six months, as well as those who apply for “indefinite leave to remain” […]

Chile’s national records administration has selected Morpho, a part of the Safran Group, to produce its new e-ID cards and e-passports. The contract is a 10-year deal that falls under the country’s new identification and ID and travel document issuance system. Morpho will be in charge of the entire production system that will produce the […]

Global Enterprise Technologies Corp. (GET Group) introduced its CP500 identification card printer with 600dpi pigment ink card printing designed for secure identification applications. The CP500 delivers high-resolution, personalized ID and access control solutions at high-volume, producing secure contactless, contact or magnetic stripe identification cards. Its retransfer print process also enables edge-to-edge printing and the use […]

Nearly half of all United Nations (U.N.) member states are now issuing biometric e-passports, according to the newest data from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the U.N. agency that oversees international air travel. ICAO, which held its 20th TAG/MRTD meeting in September, reports that 93 out of 193 U.N. member states now issue e-passports, […]

Two UK airports have stopped using iris cameras and the other two are slated to stop after the upcoming Summer Olympics, reports The Telegraph. Birmingham and Manchester airports already removed the cameras, where they have been since 2005, but they will remain at Gatwick and Heathrow for the duration of the Olympics. The program was […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Global Entry program is expanding enabling enrolled U.S. citizens to enjoy expedited screening when returning from travel abroad to a number of domestic airports. The program also makes them eligible to participate in similar programs at foreign airports. Global Entry has 200,000 travelers enrolled, says John Wagner, executive director […]