Giesecke & Devrient has been awarded an 11-year, 23.5 million euro contract to supply 500,000 driver’s licenses, 1.8 million personal ID cards, and 1.5 million electronic passports to Macedonia. The republic is one of the first Eastern European countries to introduce a passport containing a chip (e-passport). Munich–The government of the Republic of Macedonia has […]

Labcal, operating under a contract awarded by CGI, has deployed a two-factor authentication version of its Single Sign-On for a public corporation that allows it to reduce password management-related costs while increasing network security. Labcal installs a complete solution on more than 3000 workstations in more than 400 branches and offices of an important public […]

Through its partnership with Privaris, lock supplier SARGENT has launched a new addition to its physical access control product line: a wireless, fingerprint-based biometric device that it calls the BioFob. This wireless device works with existing HID and Indala door locks and readers in place of proximity cards and PINs, and protects its users’ personal […]

WinMagic has begun working on a pilot project with the U.S. Department of State which would integrate a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card and biometrics with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and disk encryption. It is designed to help the department meet HSPD-12 mandates. SecureDoc disk encryption software will help State Department meet HSPD-12 compliancy Mississauga, […]

Essar Group, one of India’s largest corporate houses, has chosen Bioscrypt, Toronto, Canada, to install its V-Smart readers with MIFARE support to control access to restricted areas. Honeywell, which has used Bioscrypt’s access control technology in projects worldwide, will handle the installation in India. Honeywell Building Solutions (HBS), a Division of Honeywell Automation India, to […]

Datecard Group has been chosen to provide inline passport issuance systems for the Netherlands’ biometric passport. Datacard’s latest passport issuance system offers enhanced quality, inline high speed laser engraving and contactless microprocessor chip programming necessary for issuing the highly secure ICAO compliant passport. PARIS–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, […]

A Mexican government entity has named ImageWare to develop a biometrically controlled access solution for visitor and access control at a government installation. Under the terms of the agreement, ImageWare will develop a customized multi-biometric identity management system by leveraging a combination of the company’s biometric engine and investigative solutions, enabling the enrollment of employees, […]

A South Carolina high school has abandoned regular student ID cards, choosing instead to go with an ID system that would work with its current cafeteria and library software. The school chose something students couldn’t lose or forget–biometric finger scanning from BIO-key. Biometric Solution Enables Accurate, Fast and Efficient Access to Cafeteria and Library WALL, […]

Sweden and Norway have begun to deploy biometric-enabled passports produced by Setec, a Gemplus company. Currently, according to Setec, these are the only two countries in the world which have started the mandatory, nationwide deployment of biometric passports designed to meet international standards. Setec and Gemplus’s Security Products Meet the World’s Most Demanding Security Requirements […]

Biometric security solution provider Privaris has secured its first round of institutional venture financing, a $15.7 million round led by Harbert Ventures Partners with participation from Noro-Moseley Partners, River Cities Capital Funds, SpaceVest Capital and Privaris’s existing investors. November 1, 2005 –Charlottesville, VA –Privaris, Inc., a worldwide leader in wireless biometric technology, announced today that […]