Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will present its new StarSign cards at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week. The card is the company’s first to conform to the FIPS 201 standards. Another product that will be showcased is G&D’s StarSign Mobility Token, which provides secure mobile access to company data from any computer. The […]

Gemalto announced it is delivering 900,000 of its Sealys Laser-Secured electronic identification cards to the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania. The card features contactless technology, which stores a fingerprint biometrics, for identity verification at border crossings. It also embeds a contact microprocessor that contains a certificate for online identification and a certificate for electronically signing […]

Many organizations are working on bringing biometrics to airports but obstacles remain By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications How airports identify employees has been a concern since 9/11 and other incidents have shown that there are potential security vulnerabilities. It’s so important that last October’s Smart Card Alliance conference held a panel dedicated to the […]

As the biometric Personal Account Number (PAN) plan for India’s citizens begins to get underway, multiple IT firms have stepped up to develop the cards and infrastructure and provide support for users, according to a Business Standard article. Among the companies throwing their hats in the ring are Infosys, HCL, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), CMC, […]

RMT Inc’s DAP Technologies has released new options for its DAP Guard System. The handheld computer can now perform Transportation Worker Identification Credential verification, vascular biometric identification, remote control of video security and access control systems, and terrorist watch lists interface. DAP is able to add these functionalities through partnerships with AMAG Technology, CoreStreet, Hawkeye […]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will soon be equipped with E-Seek 2D bar code and mag stripe readers that will enable Mounties to swipe the license to obtain the driver’s information rather then enter it manually. The 4,600 dual card readers are being supplied by Softchoice Corp., a Toronto-based technology solutions provider, and its subcontractor, […]

Entrust is moving forward with supporting the Master List Signing, the company announced during the ICAO Regional Seminar on Machine Readable Travel Documents, Biometrics and Security Standards in Abuja, Nigeria. The Master Signing List is a method to reduce expensive, time-consuming duplication that exists in the current e-passport verification process. The system involves countries importing […]

Dates: September 22 – 24, 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Venue: Tampa Convention Center URL: http://www.biometrics.org/bc2009/ Contact: http://www.biometrics.org/bc2009/contacts.php Description: One of the leading Biometric conferences, BC2009 will address the important role that biometrics can play in the identification and verification of individuals in government and commercial applications worldwide. The conference is open to the general public. […]

CSC announced that the UK Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an agency of the Home Office responsible for issuing UK passports and ID cards, has awarded the company a 10-year managed IT services contract to upgrade the IPS application and enrollment system. The agreement has an estimated value of $570 million. IBM was awarded $390 […]