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26 Jul, 2002Imagis Signs Reseller Agreement with Datacard Group
VANCOUVER, CANADA, July 24, 2002 – Imagis Technologies, Inc. (“Imagis”) (OTCBB: IGSTF; TSX: NAB; Germany: IGY), a leading developer of facial recognition systems and other advanced biometrics-based solutions, announced today that it has signed an authorized reseller agreement with Datacard Group, the global leader in card issuance systems and secure identity solutions. Under the agreement, […]
01 Jun, 2002Are smart cards dead in higher ed?
CyberMark closes as chip cards gain ground in US It is ironic that CyberMark has closed its doors just as smart card technology is beginning to actually find a home in the US. In the late 1990s, CyberMark was heralded as evidence that smart card technology, so successful in Europe and other parts of the […]
31 May, 2002Zebra’s Eltron Card Printers Selected to Produce Mississippi Driver’s Licenses
Press Release Sponsored By: CAMARILLO, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in bar code labeling solutions and card printers, today announced that Viisage Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: VISG) will enable the State of Mississippi to issue tamper-resistant, secure driver’s licenses and authorized state IDs at the point of issuance […]
22 May, 2002Smart Card Alliance Releases New White Paper
New York, NY – May 22, 2002 – Combining smart card and biometric technologies is one of the best ways to assure information and physical security, according to a new Smart Card Alliance white paper released today. “Smart Cards and Biometrics in Privacy-Sensitive Secure Personal Identification Systems” outlines how smart cards and biometrics enhance security, […]
01 May, 2002House Bill Seeks Smart Cards for Drivers’ Licenses
May 1, 2002 – Reuters – Seeking to deter hijackers, criminals and underage drinkers from obtaining false identity cards, two Virginia congressmen have introduced a bill that would establish standard security features for state-issued drivers licenses. Read the entire article at
01 May, 2002National IDs face same tough issues that campus cards have faced for years
Editor’s note: I have worked around card technology for many years. I have used the line “the campus is a microcosm for society” more times than I care to admit. It is one of those phrases that can be used to sell a person on something or scare them from it. It has power. It […]
26 Mar, 2002TokenWorks Inc. Introduces the First Magnetic Card Reader Module for Handspring Visor
WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 25, 2002–With over 100 million driver licenses and 10 million student IDs in North America with Magnetic stripe technology, the CardTool(TM) Magnetic Card Reader is gaining rapid acceptance in Age and ID Verification applications The combination of the Palm OS powered Handspring(TM) Visor(TM) PDA and the CardTool reader provides a cost effective, […]
24 Mar, 2002Datastrip’s Advanced 2D Bar Code System Helps Reduce ID Fraud
Biometrics, Photos & Text Can Be Stored in a Compact, High-Capacity Bar Code & Decoded with a Portable Reader, Offering Low-Cost Strategy for Enhancing Security EXTON, Penn., March 12 /PRNewswire/ – Most ID badges and other forms of identification can be altered, hacked or stolen with relative ease. To address rising concerns over identity theft […]
26 Feb, 2002Making our de facto national ID card work
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) – In my flights since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, I have been impressed by the careful pre-boarding inspection of passengers’ identification documents. For more than 80 percent airline passengers, the document of choice is either a state driver’s license or state non-driver photo ID, which has effectively made the driver’s […]