Digimarc Corporation, based in Beaverton, Oregon, has been awarded a contract by the Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) of Mexico to supply tens of millions of voter identification credentials over the next four years. IFE issues photo ID cards to eligible voters for local and federal elections. The voter ID is the main form of identity […]

Company takes pride in its 155-year history, as well as its bright future By Andy Williams Contributing Editor G&D prides itself on being the world’s number two producer of smart cards. But G&D is about more than just smart cards. For one, its genealogy dates back to 1852 when two men first created the company. […]

ImageWare Systems Inc. Announced that the Navy’s Tactical Biometric Collection and Matching System team recently received the Technology-to-Sea Excellence Award for excellence and superior performance. The team utilized ImageWare’s IWS Biometric Engine for a mobile, multi-biometric identity management prototype solution. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren gave the award. As the prime contractor, ImageWare developed […]

San Antonio-based MDI Security Systems has formally launched its new PointGuard Xtreme IP-based access control software and hardware. PointGuard Xtreme is a scalable system designed for organizations of all sizes. The new Ready-Kit, a bundled access control package, is available using a single-part number for system configurations. For larger system requirements, it offers numerous enterprise-level […]

Despite Real ID opposition, as symbolized by web sites like realnightmare.org, an ACLU site, unrealid.com and blogs like stoprealidnow, the 2005 law isn’t going away. The federal government even tried to soften the monetary blow when it issued its final compliance regulations earlier this year. But in the end, it’s as U.S. Department of Homeland […]

Sagem Morpho, a Tacoma, Wash.-based biometric vendor, announced that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has deployed a statewide fingerprint identification system dedicated to remote identification. The Sagem Morpho Rapid ID system enables Florida public safety officers in the field or other remote locations to positively identify sex offenders, probationers, and individuals with Florida criminal […]

China not only boasts the “world’s largest” RFID-enabled government ID card initiative, but a wide range of other RFID projects in transportation, animal-tagging, anti-counterfeiting and real-time location systems tracking. And it’s a market that in 2008 will reach $1.4 billion in revenue, according to ABI Research. Perhaps the sexiest project in the works is the […]

The Port of Tampa in Florida is having its security upgraded before the 2009 Super Bowl. The 40,000 port workers will begin enrolling in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, which will be rolled out in September. Workers have primarily used a flash pass to gain entry into the port, but soon the smart card […]

The dates for Security Document World and Identity Loop 2008 will be April 22 and 23, 2008 at the New Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London. The events are designed for government officials, company executives and technologists in the ePassport, visa, e-ID, driving license, registered traveler, law enforcement, digital identity, employee ID, security printing, biometric […]

TrustBearer Labs will be providing support for the Finnish National Electronic Identification Card (FINEID) with its OpenID service. OpenID is an online authentication standard that allows a single username to be used with any websites that support OpenID. “National ID card holders can now securely and efficiently manage many of the things they do on […]