VeriSign, Inc. has announced a new platform designed to meet the needs of governments looking to implement and manage their own Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). The new VeriSign PKI Platform is an in-premise solution modeled after the same architecture that VeriSign has deployed as a managed service for customers around the world. This deployment model […]

The Belgian government is expanding it’s electronic identification card initiative to include all children under the age of 12. The program consists of a dedicated electronic ID with specific features intended to increase their security in emergency situations. In particular, a special hotline number is printed on the card body of the child’s ID card […]

Zebra Technologies, a Vernon Hills, Ill.-based printer manufacturer, has launched its QuikCard ID solution, an all-in-one integrated program for entry-level card applications designed for small- to mid-size businesses and colleges and universities. The QuikCard ID system combines the company’s value class printers with card design software and design templates that enable users to design, print […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of strong authentication and credential management, announced it has won a tender by West Midlands Police Authority in the UK (WMPA) to deploy a smart card and credential management solution to create secure electronic identities for its 16,000 staff members. West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the […]

A General Accountability Office report details some serious holes in the U.S. State Department’s passport issuance. A GAO investigator was able to obtain four passport with fake breeder document information. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with Janice Kephart, director of national security policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and member of the 9/11 […]

Digital Identification Solutions was named one of 14 companies to win the Government Computer News Best of FOSE Awards for 2009. Digital Identification Solutions was given the award because of its LCP 9000 Laser Color ID Card Personalization System. This desktop card printer is designed for secure corporate and government applications as it uses retransfer […]

Congressmen representing border states are asking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to postpone ID rules scheduled to take affect this summer, according to a report in the Buffalo News. Lawmakers suggested the government postpone the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative until after the Vancouver Winter Olympics, scheduled for Feb. 12-28, 2010. The initiative will require […]

The Smart Card Alliance will present a panel discussion on why enterprises planning converged physical and IT access control can benefit by following the federal government’s model at ISC West, April 1 though April 3 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. Alliance members will also demonstrate various technologies in the exhibit […]

Canada’s Province of Quebec has unveiled its Enhanced Driver’s License. The license, which includes both a bar code and an embedded RFID chip, is approved for use as a passport alternative in crossing the U.S. land border. The enhanced license will cost Quebecers $40 (Canadian) more than a standard license. Provincial officials believe it will […]

Biometric Services International announced the availability of its latest update of published and emerging biometric standards. Seven new and/or updated standards were published since the last update in August 2008, bringing the total number of published standards to 80. The report details these, along with another 80+ emerging standards under consideration. The exchange of fingerprint, […]