Heathrow Airport in London is planning to implement a trial run of a new system enabling international travelers to bypass the long lines at immigration, according to a Daily Mail article. The new program sees foreign travelers in a hurry able to pay 50 pounds to skip the lines and by enrolling and utilizing an […]

3M Security Systems and AssureTec Technologies Inc. have announced a strategic alignment to offer AssureTec’s authentication library software with select 3M document readers. Working together, 3M’s document readers and AssureTec’s extensive document library create a comprehensive approach in identity document authentication resulting in secure compliance and anti-fraud applications for border control authorities, governments, security companies, […]

Deal potentially valued at $195 million L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. announced it was awarded a new contract to continue providing production systems for U.S. passports. The indefinite quantity contract has a potential value of up to $195 million and was awarded by the Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs, Consular Systems and Technology Directorate […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a Fremont, Calif.-based authentication and credential management provider, has enhanced its ActivID Card Management System, adding automatic certificate renewal and smart card update capabilities as well as support for public key cryptography standards. In conjunction with the company’s ActivClient, the Card Management System can also issue and manage smart cards and USB tokens […]

TSA, vendors deflect blame for past failures By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications There are many opinions as to why registered traveler programs at more than 20 airports across the country failed, but nobody is stepping up to take the blame quite yet. Fingers were pointing between the Transportation Security Administration and the vendors who […]

Secure ID provider SCM Microsystems has shipped more than 200,000 smart card readers to support the Spanish government’s electronic ID project. The SCR3310v2.0 readers will be used to enable various e-government applications that will allow individuals and businesses to access government, banking and administration applications, as well as to digitally sign documents. SCM received the […]

Researchers from the University of Kentucky have developed a new way to utilize fingerprints for biometric authentication that expects to make identification via the prints easier and more reliable, according to a Technology Review article. Among some of the new breakthroughs incorporated into the new technology is the ability to create a three-dimensional model of […]

The Algerian Government recently announced the delay of their biometric passport program until next year, according to a Magharebia article. The announcement, which followed a pilot version of the program that started in August, is not expected to affect the enrolling of the entire population in the program by 2015. Reports from local news point […]

Omani citizens have started activating the e-purse application in their electronic ID cards which enables them to pay for administrative fees, such as birth and marriage certificates, car registration, driver licenses and visa applications. They can also reload their mobile phone prepaid subscription and make purchases at supermarkets. In the future, the ePurse application will […]

CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions, and Salamander Technologies, a provider of personnel accountability solutions, announced they have formed a partnership to further enhance the unified incident command functionality of Salamander’s interTRAX Suite. Under terms of the agreement, Salamander Technologies has CoreStreet-Enabled its interTRAX Suite by integrating the CoreStreet PIVMAN technology throughout its new […]