If private corporations are to issue identity credentials there will need to be some type of legislation passed spelling out the liability issues, says Tom Smedinghoff, a partner at the law firm of Wildman Harrold and chairman of the American Bar Association Task Force exploring the legal issues around identification. Corporations will want to know […]

‘National Strategy’ proposes massive changes for electronic authentication Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications Create a system that individuals can use to login to a bank account, check email or keep track of research topics of interest. Give it a catchy name like “identity ecosystem” and expect it to secure all transactions while at the same […]

360 Biometrics has announced it has delivered to the Meru Cab Company in India a biometric solution intended to help manage cab driver identity as well as improve customer service. The solution 360 Biometrics has provided Meru consists of their own PersonID platform integrated with IT software developer Oracle’s CRM software to help the system […]

BadgePass enables a school to integrate its different access control databases into one, says Lindsay Cornell, dealer manager at the ID Group Inc., which sells BadgePass. The visitor management application lets an organization read a driver license, credit card or other type of government-issued identification so a school can know who is in a particular […]

L-1 Identity Solutions announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Safran in a merger transaction providing for stockholders to receive $12.00 per share in cash, for an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion, inclusive of outstanding debt. The per share consideration of $12.00 incorporates the purchase price to be […]

Digital Identification Solutions Group, through its UAE distributor Emirates Photo Marketing, has been awarded a seven-figured Euro contract for the supply of personalization systems and consumables to the Abu Dhabi Federal Government. While Digital Identification Solutions has been one of the providers of ID personalization hardware and cardware for the Abu Dhabi Police Headquarters over […]

Digital Identification Solutions announced it has received purchase orders from three separate driver license programs. The first of the orders is from L-1 Identity Solutions for the State of Kentucky, and another is from 3M for the State of Arkansas. Furthermore, the State of South Carolina, a customer for several years, has also decided to […]

NXP Semiconductors and Toppan Forms announced that their jointly developed NFC reader/writer module “TN33MUE002L” has been adopted by Lenovo in three ThinkPad laptop models for the global market: the T410, T510 and W510. When built into a PC or a peripheral device, the module solution supports a variety of security and convenience features enabling transactions […]

MorphoTrak received an award notification from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for an enhanced security driver license system in the amount for $47.5 million. The system includes MorphoTrak’s Secure Credentials Center to increase security validations and privacy protections, while significantly increasing customer service and convenience. MorphoTrak’s North Carolina solution includes new driver licenses incorporating […]

Cognitec Systems has announced its face recognition technology has demonstrated exceptional performance in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Multiple Biometric Evaluation (MBE). The MBE independently tests the functionality and performance of face recognition and iris recognition systems and is considered the NIST’s replacement for its Face Recognition Vendor Tests that took […]