L-1 Identity Solutions, a developer of biometric technology, has been awarded a contract valued at $18 million and spanning seven years from the State of New Jersey. The contract stipulates the development of a system for biometrically secure driver’s licenses as well as six years of producing the ID cards. As L-1 had landed a […]

After years of controversy, Gotham International Ltd. Of Tanzania, along with the Tanzania Government, is in the process of selecting the business firm that will issue the first ever national identity cards. The final execution of this project will make Tanzania the fourth East African Community country to provide its citizens with national IDs. The […]

De La Rue Identity Systems, a provider of secure e-government identity solutions, announced that it will design and roll-out East Africa’s first national eID project for the Government of Rwanda, as part of the ongoing Rwandan National ID project. The plans for systems integration, to combine data from the current ID card, passport and driver […]

Unisys announced that its Mexican subsidiary has been awarded a contract by the Mexican Ministry of Internal Affairs and National Citizen Registry to create and manage an advanced citizen identification solution using biometric technologies. The project would create a database with iris, fingerprint and facial biometric data on up to 110 million Mexican citizens that […]

The International Biometric Group, a biometric research, consulting and systems integration company, has announced a free webcast starting at 1pm EST on Thursday, Jan. 28. The webcast, titled “Biometric Enabled Smart Cards and e-Passports: Lessons Learned and Future Directions,” will deal with the worldwide growing use of biometric technologies in conjunction with smart card technologies […]

Biometrics in Defense, health care, and law enforcement peaked the interest of ThirdFactor’s readers during 2009. The FBI’s award of the next-generation IAFIS program was among the year’s most significant topics. Stay tuned to Thirdfactor in 2010 as our editorial team explores the most important applications and technologies from the world of biometrics and brings […]

The top stories of 2009 centered on government identification initiatives including electronic passports, national ID programs, driver license reform and identity management. Take a moment and check out what you and our worldwide base of more than 30,000 readers found most interesting during the last year. I think you will agree it provides a unique […]

On Track Innovations Ltd. announced that it had signed contracts relating to a national eID program with an undisclosed country. Total consideration for the project is expected to exceed $30 million with revenue in 2010 expected to be around $20 million. The award of the project follows a successful pilot program and provides for the […]

The Nepali government announced that it will issue a biometric smart card, People’s Daily Online reported. In addition to an individual’s name, address, date of birth and marriage records, the card will contain information such as citizenship certificate, voter card, driver license, passport and ATM cards. Another feature of the card includes an individual’s fingerprint […]

Safelayer Secure Communications, a provider of identification technology has announced new solutions for the next generation of e-signatures, e-passports and citizen ID systems. The company has expanded its global partner network. Safelayer has added to its national ID and e-passport solutions. The new generation of standards and technology will provide the electronic IDs with the […]