GlobalPlatform released an HTTP remote application management framework. This new technology represents GlobalPlatform’s first advancement towards Internet connectivity as it offers an application provider with the ability to issue commands using the HTTP Internet communication protocol. This latest amendment (Amendment B) to GlobalPlatform Card Specification v2.2 aims to align GlobalPlatform smart card technology with Web […]

GTSI Corp., an IT infrastructure solutions and services provider, announced that it has partnered with Sagem Morpho Inc. to supply the Port of Miami with physical access control readers. The fixed biometric readers are used to authenticate Transportation Workers Identification Credential smart card holders via a contactless interface. The Port of Miami is the first […]

By Doug Yeager, Founder, Elemental Knowledge Inc. I was recently involved in a project that involved the integration of contactless readers for grocery stores. The role of Elemental Knowledge in the project was to design and develop a reader that could accept contactless loyalty cards. We were able to satisfy the customer in a number […]

Sagem Morpho, a developer of face recognition biometric technology, has seen their MorphoFace Investigate (MFI) system lead to its first arrest. The arrest occurred in Pierce County, Washington where the Sheriff’s Department caught a suspect for identity theft by comparing ATM camera footage with their database of mug shots. The match provided by MFI accounted […]

Identity management and smart cards play a role protecting the Web. The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Technology and Public Policy Program released a report with recommendations of what President-Elect Barack Obama should do to secure cyberspace. Identity management and the use of smart cards make up a section of recommendations from the commission. […]

Entrust Inc. has been selected to supply the certificate authority software for Finland’s migration to second-generation electronic passports based on the Extended Access Control (EAC) standard. With the European Union’s June 2009 deadline for migration to the EAC standard on the horizon, Finland’s Population Register Centre expects the transition to the new EAC e-passport Certificate […]

De La Rue Identity Systems opened am electronic passport research and production facility took place on Nov. 26. De La Rue has built the dedicated manufacturing plant on a brown-field site in the Republic of Malta. This new factory enables De La Rue to print and assemble both machine readable and biometric passports, as well […]

Cross Match Technologies, a developer of biometric products, has had their mobile handheld fingerprint reader, Be.U Mobile, approved through the Transportation and Security Administration’s evaluation of products to qualify for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential pilot program. Ports around the U.S. will use the list of products that pass the TSA evaluation for purchasing and […]

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced they have been selected by the Bangladesh Army to provide the country with its MegaMatcher software development kit, a multi-modal biometric technology, to help identify duplicate registrations in the voter registry. The SDK is to become part of the Bangladesh Voter Registration Project that has already registered […]