JCB Co. Ltd., Japan’s largest credit card company, is continuing its slow, but consistent expansion into the Pacific Rim area and the rest of Asia. A year ago, it had begun its initial forays into Taiwan and Korea. Today, JCB cards are starting to turn up in Thailand, Singapore, and China. “We now have significant […]

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 […]

In the February issue of SecureIDNews, part one of our series on biometric technology concepts was presented. In this second part review, key concepts are described building upon those presented prior. As you may recall, biometrics are numeric representations of physical characteristics that enable identification or verification of the individual possessing the characteristic. Biometrics can […]

After three Common Access Card (CAC)-biometric technology demonstration (TD) projects, the Department of Defense (DoD) is considering moving into phase 2 of a program that could lead to four-million-plus biometric enabled DoD CACs. But the timeframe is still uncertain. Phase 2, for which vendor support has not yet even been requested, is still on the […]

Canadian Crown Corporation Moving Forward With Biometric Security TORONTO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – After a competitive bid process, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has chosen ACME~Future Security Controls to develop a comprehensive solution for the operational trials of CATSA’s restricted area identification card (RAIC) project to improve security at Canadian airports. ACME~Future Security […]

Munich, Jan 30, 2004–Following practical tests of the Siemens smartcards by soldiers of the Italian army, their colleagues in naval, air force and other units are now equipped with an absolutely reliable method of identifying themselves. The Italian Ministry of Defense in Rome has been given a new order of the “Defense Multipurpose Card” to […]

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 […]

Validating people, not plastic, sounds good on paper and is, in fact, one of the reasons cited by some colleges and universities for controlling building access-primarily dorms, or sororities/fraternities-with biometric hand readers.   Johnson and Wales (JWU), in Denver, Colorado, San Diego State University (SDSU), and, most recently, the University of Central Florida (UCF) in […]

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 […]

Sonitrol of Orlando Replaces Proximity Readers with HandReaders – Biometrics Ensure Only Authorized Individuals Enter Sorority Houses. CAMPBELL, CALIF. – December 10, 2003 – IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Group’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD), today announced that Sonitrol of Orlando has installed Recognition Systems biometric HandReaders at […]