The Nepali government announced that it will issue a biometric smart card, People’s Daily Online reported. In addition to an individual’s name, address, date of birth and marriage records, the card will contain information such as citizenship certificate, voter card, driver license, passport and ATM cards. Another feature of the card includes an individual’s fingerprint […]

IMS Research is predicting that 1 billion smart cards will be shipped per year by 2014, according to Cellular-News. IMS revealed that between 2008 and 2014, the market for smart cards is expected to double, with smaller schemes employing microcontroller-based cards leading the way, such as driver licenses, health care, national ID and e-passports. Smart […]

L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. has introduced new automated kiosks for processing driver’s license renewals and replacements. With more than half of all license transactions relating to replacements and renewals, the self-service kiosks are designed to streamline Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) operations and offer the public a faster and more convenient alternative to waiting in […]

After a month of negotiations, Rwanda’s Immigration and Emigration Directorate has reached an agreement with the police on what information to include in the country’s forthcoming national smart cards, according to The New Times. Pascal Nyamurinda, coordinator of the National ID (NID) Project, announced that the two institutions have agreed to incorporate both the data […]

By Philip Hudson, Chairman, International Hologram Manufacturers Association New technology continues to push the boundaries of holography as an effective ID anti-counterfeiting device. One of the most significant advances has been polycarbonate (PC) security laminates. In recent years we have seen polycarbonate-faced ID cards become increasingly widespread, aided by the use of smaller and lower […]

The Indianapolis-based Indiana Blood Center had a problem. Regulations required that blood donors be positively identified each time they donated blood, but the problem was donors don’t always have their government-issued identification card, such as a driver license. “You would be surprised how annoyed people would be when they couldn’t give blood,” says Pete Lux, […]

Trusted Labs, a provider of security services, announced it has developed three sets of protection profiles covering a range of smart card platforms – from native to Java Card. With these Protection Profiles, the industry has tools necessary to evaluate platforms for smart cards or similar devices, in compliance with the latest version of the […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has developed FEEL-ID, an interactive feature that’s designed to combine multiple security technologies in order to achieve maximum protection against counterfeiting. FEEL-ID is a feature that reacts to changes in temperature by utilizing the thermochromic properties of the materials employed. Identity documents such as national ID cards, driver’s licenses and passports […]

CARTES and IDentification Congress 2009, featuring 1,500 delegates, 240 speakers and 20,000 visitors, will take place in Paris, Nov. 17 though Nov. 19 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte. The 24th edition of CARTES has also added four new areas in addition to the return of most of its normal standbys. Not to be overlooked, however, is […]

The FBI is searching driver license databases using facial recognition technology, according to an Associated Press news report. In North Carolina the technology was used to catch a double-murder suspect. The FBI learned the suspect was in North Carolina, took a 1991 booking photo and then compared it with 30 million photos stored by the […]