CPI Card Group has a new President and CEO. Ted Fick comes to the U.S. card producer from a recent role as president of Termo King Corp. Mr. Fick says, “CPI is an innovative, responsive, industry leader that is high quality and customer-focused. These traits, coupled with a strong sense of teamwork and the strength […]

GE Security, Inc. announced its intent to respond to the RFI (request for information) for conveyance security devices issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection. GE’s CommerceGuard monitors for theft, smuggling, international terrorism and other threats while a container is being transported. CommerceGuard reports container breaches and tracks the journey of […]

Acxiom® Corporation and VoiceVerified®, have worked together and come up with a solution so that consumers can simply use their voice to access high-security accounts. SoundAccess™, a new identity protection system offered by both companies, allows consumers to access accounts remotely without the inconvenience of passwords and access codes. SoundAccess uses advanced voice algorithms to […]

L-1 Identity Solutions has received a contract from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) to provide digital fingerprinting services for civil applicants statewide. The program allows applicants to take advantage of lower electronic FBI processing fees and enables significantly faster processing times. L-1 Enhanced Definition TouchPrint™ live scan systems will be used to collect […]

ID WORLD 2007, the sixth global summit on automatic identification, which was held in Milan from November 26 to 28 has been named a success by its organizers, Wise Media. More than 2,419 individual visitors (up 34 percent over last year) attended the exhibition and 112 exhibitors (up 56 percent over last year) showcased their […]

The Near Field Communication (NFC) Innovation Awards,created by Innovision R&T, are making some university students quite happy. The company launched the competition to find the most innovative uses of NFC enabled phones to efficiently encode RFID tags while only using 96 bytes of memory. Although the competition was open to both university students and business […]

The Near Field Communication (NFC) Innovation Awards,created by Innovision R&T, are making some university students quite happy. The company launched the competition to find the most innovative uses of NFC enabled phones to efficiently encode RFID tags while only using 96 bytes of memory. Although the competition was open to both university students and business […]

Saudi Arabia will build its national ID card and e-government initiative on a solid foundation based upon Entrust’s PKI and secure messaging solutions. The 27-million citizens will use the new platform to access more than “150 e-services (the government) has planned through 2010. In the near term, the national ID will serve as a base […]

International Biometric Group (IBG) has been awarded a research grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop next-generation mobile biometric screening technology. The 6-month, $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant supports development of interoperable, low-cost mobile biometric systems and focuses on mobile biometric screening device requirements and engineering design, […]

L-1 Identity Solutions has received an order from the Turkish National Police for its L-1 TouchPrint™ Enhanced Definition 4100 Slap and Roll Live Scan for its criminal booking and civilian enrollment applications. They will use the devices to upgrade live scan systems and aid in the identification of criminals. In addition, slap and roll tenprint […]