ImageWare® Systems has signed a two-year distribution agreement with iBilt Technologies, a New Delhi-based IT provider with primary focus on government IT business. Under the terms of the agreement, iBilt will distribute ImageWare’s biometric identity management solutions, including its IWS™ Biometric Engine® and IWS™ Law Enforcement suite, to the public safety market in India. iBilt […]

Oberthur Card Systems predicts the smart card will become a mainstay of American wallets in 2008. Oberthur claims to be the largest producer of contactless cards in the U.S. and currently 17 of its top 20 customers, as well as the federal government, have embraced microprocessor chip cards. The company feels that this will put […]

Debra Spitler, Vice President, HID Connect The widespread proliferation of credential-based identity and access management systems is helping enterprises take a new view of secure credentials’ role in cost-effectively and conveniently solving a variety of business problems. Going forward, we will see common credentials continue to help organizations leverage existing infrastructure investments while addressing business […]

Precise Biometrics has won another project for national ID cards. The project includes licensing of the Precise Match-on-Card™ technology, which will be integrated in ID cards for all the country’s residents. The delivery will start during the first six months of 2008. Information regarding which country the order refers to cannot be communicated until next […]

Consuelo Bangs, Senior Program Manager Access Control Solutions, Sagem Morpho, Inc. Match-on-Card (MOC) with secure messaging (SBMOC) has the potential to become part of the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS201) and may prove useful for the maritime Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) program. MOC is the process of sending a biometric template from a […]

Taran Lent, Vice President, Product Development, CardSmith I believe this year’s developments will play a major role in determining the future direction and general health of the campus card industry. It has reached a maturation point of sorts, with most major colleges and universities having now implemented a campus card program in one form or […]

Consuelo Bangs, Senior Program Manager Access Control Solutions, Sagem Morpho, Inc. Match-on-Card (MOC) with secure messaging (SBMOC) has the potential to become part of the Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS201) and may prove useful for the maritime Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) program. MOC is the process of sending a biometric template from a […]

Trevor Pavey, Contactless Payments Manager, Texas Instruments In the world of payments, contactless technology continues to make waves. With more than 20 million cards issued in the last year, more contactless payment devices in more consumers’ hands, means a greater potential for more revenue. More consumers, more devices, more revenue … these trends will continue […]

Trevor Pavey, Contactless Payments Manager, Texas Instruments In the world of payments, contactless technology continues to make waves. With more than 20 million cards issued in the last year, more contactless payment devices in more consumers’ hands, means a greater potential for more revenue. More consumers, more devices, more revenue … these trends will continue […]

Eric Skinner, Chief Technology Officer, Entrust The next 12 months will witness a remarkable change. Specifically, 2008 will see the emergence of new and more sophisticated electronic passports across the globe, particularly in European Union (EU) countries. New information technology is emerging to better protect and verify the personal information contained in these documents. The […]