Sagem Morpho says it is seeking FIPS 201 certification on its JD-ID Mark 64 v.1 card with a PIV applet and its PIV Client API v.1 to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. ALEXANDRIA, VA –Sagem Morpho Inc., an industry leader in fingerprint and smart card technology, recently announced its submittal of […]

ColorID, which supplies ID systems to the campus card industry, has named David Stallsmith to lead its Advanced Technology Cards Initiative, a new project designed to help the company’s customers integrate such technologies as biometrics, single sign-on, server-based authentication and data encryption. ColorID creates new focus on Advanced Technology Cards CORNELIUS, NC– ColorID, LLC announced […]

Ultra Electronics has introduced its updated Magicard Prima 2e printer for high-demand card printing applications that includes a new graphics driver, optional ethernet capability and a range of encoding options that support Philips’ MIFARE, HID’s iCLASS and Legic, among others. The Magicard Prima 2e printer has been significantly updated to enhance its position as the […]

A company that is involved in the production of two-thirds of all U.S. driver licenses has released a suite of services to help states comply with the REAL ID Act. Digimarc is offering services and solutions to address enrollment, breeder document validation, issuance, and more. Digimarc Announces REAL ID Migration Services to Help State Driver […]

Axalto’s Palmera smart card, which meets People’s Bank of China’s EMV specifications, has been chosen by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. According to Axalto, this marks the country’s first EMV card issuance program. ICBC awards Axalto its first Chinese EMV card issuance project in China AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands & BEIJING–Axalto, the world’s leading provider […]

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 Emil Bonaduce, President, Vision Database Systems Prediction#1: Good News for Fargo, Datacard, Evolis, Magicard, and Nisca – the desire to print text and photos on plastic cards is just not […]

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 […]

Datacard Group has entered into a strategic alliance with IXLA that will bring laser engraving solutions for ID cards/passports to governments and others. PARIS–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, announced today at CARTES 2005 that it has entered into a strategic alliance with IXLA, a former subsidiary of Laservall […]

Datecard Group has been chosen to provide inline passport issuance systems for the Netherlands’ biometric passport. Datacard’s latest passport issuance system offers enhanced quality, inline high speed laser engraving and contactless microprocessor chip programming necessary for issuing the highly secure ICAO compliant passport. PARIS–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, […]

< ? $key="8765"; ?> Privatizing Registered Traveler smart card issuance: Is it a CLEAR Way to Go? The first private company-run Registered Traveler program is well underway at the Orlando International Airport. The CLEAR smart cards use biometrics to speed pre-enrolled passengers through dedicated security checkpoints. Read the full story Your Meter is Expired: New […]