At the standards body level, countries from around the world are participating in the efforts to standardize the drivers license. Working Group 10 within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is focused on the development of these standards.   Countries including Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan, Namibia, South Africa, the U.K. and the United States […]

Standards are incredibly important, yet incredibly frustrating.   While their work 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 is the […]

Global Biometric Company to Install New Airport Security Technology At Paris Airports – Charles de Gaulle and Orly TACOMA, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 6, 2003–SAGEM, the world’s largest biometrics company, announced that it has been awarded a contract by Aeroports de Paris (ADP) to install its biometric identity control technology in the restricted personnel areas of Paris’ […]

I spent last week in Europe attending conferences and meeting with industry representatives from a host of card and technology companies. At home I carry my drivers license with me everywhere, but abroad it is the passport that never leaves my possession. This seems a fitting parallel to the past year–a year that began with […]

Zebra Technologies Welcomes FDA Stand on High-Tech Weapons to Combat Counterfeit Drugs The FDA’s “Counterfeit Drugs Questions and Answers” reports that 10% of the international drug supply is counterfeit with rates as high as 50% in some nations. While the FDA believes the US drug supply is safe, it is working proactively to develop countermeasures […]

Intermec RFID U.S.-Canada Border Security Program Wins Exhibitor Best Solution Award at GTC East 2003 “The NEXUS program allows pre-screened frequent travelers between the two countries to use special border crossing lanes. Participants sign up for the NEXUS program at enrollment centers set up adjacent to major border crossings. Successful applicants receive a NEXUS identification […]

Savi Technology Becomes First FAA Certified Wireless RFID Technology for Use in Cargo Tracking and Security on Commercial Aircraft “Savi Technology, a leading provider of real-time solutions for asset management and supply chain security, today announced that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Supplemental Type Certification (STC) to the Savi 602 system, a […]

Device Reads Smart Cards, Biometric Templates, 2D Bar Codes & More Simultaneously WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ – Datastrip announced today that it is adding support for HID’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology to its DSVerify2D handheld ID card reader, becoming the first iCLASS-compatible hardware device that can be used to perform identity verification […]

Bundle Enhances Security and Expands Card Data Storage at Low Cost NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ – ASIS Conference – ImageWare Systems, Inc. (Amex: IW) and Datastrip today jointly announced the integration of Datastrip’s 2D Superscript bar code symbology with ImageWare’s EPI Suite(R) secure credentialing software and EPI Builder(TM) software developer’s kit (SDK). The integration […]