TUALATIN, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 29, 2004–Digimarc Corporation (Nasdaq:DMRC) today announced the availability of Digimarc IDMarc-certified scanner devices from SYSCAN, Inc. (HK: 8083) as a means to positively authenticate driver licenses that incorporate Digimarc IDMarc(TM) security features. Digimarc IDMarc is a covert, machine-readable digital watermark that transforms portraits and artwork on identity documents into interlocking digital security […]

Details of many new governmental smart-card programmes were announced at the Smart Card Alliance’s 3rd annual “Smart Cards in Government” conference, as the growing focus on smart cards in the federal government more than doubled attendance at this year’s event. Government agencies that announced new programme details in ID credentials and physical access control included […]

Standards are incredibly important, yet incredibly frustrating. While the work of standards bodies is absolutely critical, the complexity of their effort makes it seem as though they purposefully work to make it difficult for outsiders to comprehend. Consider the following lines extracted from an actual presentation made before a security industry trade group: • M1 […]

With a population of 23 million, Malaysia is on target to have most of them–everyone over the age of 12–carded by the end of 2005. It is billed as one of the world’s first national ID card programs, a multi-purpose smart card incorporating both government and private sector applications onto a single card. The US$71 […]

Latvia to be the first European driver license to incorporate Digimarc IDMarc™ security features Tualatin, OR – Feb. 13, 2004 – Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) today announced that the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (RTSD) of Latvia has awarded the country’s new digital driver license contract to Digimarc. The estimated value of the five-year contract is […]

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, February 4, 2004 – TokenWorks™ announced today the availability of Version 3.2 of CardDB®. Since its release in 2002, CardDB has been popular with Universities and other organizations requiring a magnetic stripe based portable database application. Building on the success of CardDB, CardDB 3.2 adds several new features that enhance the overall performance […]

The Biometrics Consortium, a leading industry group, defines biometrics as “automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Among the features measured are; face, fingerprints, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retinal, vein, and voice. Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation of an extensive array of highly secure identification and personal verification […]

A great deal of attention is being paid to the driver license in countries around the world.   In India, a project is underway that could eventually result in more than 100 million contact chip-enabled drivers licenses throughout the country.   In South Africa, a 2-D barcode-equipped license is being issued to the 6.5 million […]

The International Organization for Standards (ISO) has a working group that focuses on the issue of driver license standardization.   The committee is officially titled the ISO Joint Technical Committee for Information Technology (JTC1), Subcommittee for Identification Cards and Related Devices (SC17), Working Group 10 (WG10). The first product of WG10- a document that will […]

In the United States, the driver license has always been the responsibility of the issuing state. The federal government has had little to do with the process-and the state governments seem to like it that way. According to Mr. Root, “driver license processes and specifications are major state’s rights issues. State governments typically want the […]