Driven by the demand for personal ID documents, such as e-passports, and the increased usage of contactless payment cards, shipments of ISO14443 ICs have increased 104% in one year, the highest growth rate of any segment measured by ABI Research. NEW YORK–More than 565 million high-frequency RFID tag ICs were shipped in 2005, according to […]

Need proof that RFID demand is on hand? High-frequency RFID tags (the ISO-14443 kind) enjoyed shipment increses of more than 100 percent from the first quarter of 2005 to the first quarter of 2006. So say findings from the market gurus at ABI Research. What’s prompting the growth of shipments? For one, the increase in […]

Massachusetts recently implemented Digimarc’s upgraded Biometric Identification 2.0, a system that helps ensure that individuals applying for a driver license do not already have one under a different identity. This is accomplished using facial recognition technologies that match an applicant’s new portrait to the agency’s database of issued licenses to identify potential duplicates. Digimarc delivers […]

The GSA has added another company to its list of approved contractors for HSPD-12 service provision. Virginia-based SI International can supply production, enrollment, and system integration services to agencies working to comply with the new credentialing requirements. Among SI’s government ID experience is work with the CAC, Iraq theatre IDs, and TSA. SI International Approved […]

Progressing toward HSPD-12 compliance, the Department of Health and Human Services has selected Lockheed Martin’s BioUnique(TM) Identity Framework for a trial implementation. The tests will involve four agency sites and up to 1000 staffers. Department of Health and Human Services Awards Contract to Lockheed Martin for HSPD-12 Technology ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ – The […]

SmartCode Corp, which develops low-cost RFID products, will establish new manufacturing center in Chicago as part of its strategic expansion plan. Thus, the Chicago center’s opening will broaden the market for its low cost, high-performance EPC RFID products, enhance product availability in the US, Europe and Asia, and extend SmartCode’s distribution network. The center will […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor With a long workday behind him, Mr. Government Worker leaves the building, heading for the massive parking lot. He passes a gentleman (Mr. Man), but little does Mr. Government Worker know that beneath the stranger’s briefcase hides an RFID Reader with an antenna short enough to remain out of sight […]

Miami-based Merkatum, a biometric ID management solutions provider, has deployed a facial recognition system for Florida’s Department of Motor Vehicles to detect possible identity fraud and duplicate records in the agency’s driver license database. The system is capable of comparing a person’s facial image against 52 million others in three seconds. MIAMI–Merkatum, a leading developer […]

You ask, where’s the beef? The new answer: Tagged by technology, so it can be tracked. RFID is the technology of choice for tagging livestock, at least in South America. St. Paul, Minn.-based Digital Angel Corp., which makes advanced location tracking equipment for high-value assets, just announced a distribution agreement with a Brazilian company to […]

Four Canadian provinces have tapped Digimarc’s Canada operation to deploy and maintain a digital driver’s license issuance program. The USD $16 million contract will run through mid-2014 and will also help facilitate citizen identification and access to various social privileges and services within the country. Beaverton, Ore.–Digimarc Corporation announced its Canadian-based operation, Digimarc ID Systems […]