Intercede Group and CoreStreet have integrated Intercede’s MyID with the CoreStreet PIVMAN solution. This integration allows customers to more easily implement an identity verification and security solution for major events such as sporting championships and political conventions, as well as for disaster management by the First Responder community. The CoreStreet PIVMAN solution consists of software […]

Intercede Group and CoreStreet have integrated Intercede’s MyID with the CoreStreet PIVMAN solution. This integration allows customers to more easily implement an identity verification and security solution for major events such as sporting championships and political conventions, as well as for disaster management by the First Responder community. The CoreStreet PIVMAN solution consists of software […]

The second Registered Traveler Forum, the global summit on the opportunities and challenges related to the introduction of Registered Traveler programs worldwide, is endorsed by the European Commission. The Registered Traveler Forum will go live with a two-day conference and exhibition in Amsterdam at the Radisson SAS Airport Hotel on May 22. The Registered Traveler […]

XTec Incorporated has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for its HSPD-12 program. Core team members for this contract include: Lockheed Martin, Mount Airey Group, Aquilent, and JRD & Associates. XTec has issued 76% of all PIV II cards in the Federal civilian government space. “The XTec AuthentX […]

A 261-room luxury hotel in the United Arab Emirates has chosen Salto Systems to provide electronic access to its rooms. The project is the first integration of Salto with HID iCLASS technology in the UAE and involved the installation of approximately 350 electronic locks, along with wall readers to control the elevators and 150 SaltoVirtual […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released the results of the Minutiae Interoperability Exchange Test (MINEX) II Performance of Fingerprint Match-On-Card (MOC) Algorithms. The Sagem MOC performance was reported by NIST to be the “most accurate Match-On-Card implementation” of all participants and the only one to meet the standards for use in […]

Booz Allen Hamilton has won a contract worth $6.3 million to conduct a biometrics research project at the request of the Air Force. Under the contract, Booz Allen Hamilton will help conduct research for a new 3-D facial recognition biometrics program. The company will conduct the research at the Information Assurance Technical Analysis Center in […]

BuaNews in South Africa reports that smart card IDs are expected to be implemented in that country by the Department of Home Affairs within the next two years. The new smart card is intended to reduce identity document fraud and improve service delivery in the Department. Concerns over cost of manufacturing the cards and their […]

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is proposing a new Social Security card that would be based on the same technology the U.S. Department of Defense uses for the Common Access Card. The new Social Security card would have a photo, magnetic stripe, bar code and microprocessor chip that would contain users biometric. Exactly how individuals […]

L-1 Identity Solutions extends their relationship with the Tribunal Electoral de Panama to upgrade the country’s multi-purpose National ID system which also serves as Panama’s voter registration system and help Panama prepare for the 2009 Presidential elections. Under the terms of the $3.7 million contract, L-1 will deliver a complete multi-biometric solution that includes new […]