Bell ID, a provider of smart card and mobile management solutions, announced the successful upgrade of its ANDiS Management System at the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to enhance the security and life cycle management capabilities of the Resident Identity Cards. The Macao SAR Resident Identity Card is an official identity card valid in the […]

SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID AG, have entered into an agreement to combine their respective companies, subject to certain regulatory and shareholder approvals. Under the agreement SCM will make an offer to the Bluehill ID shareholders to acquire all shares of Bluehill. Both companies are focused on access control, identity management and RFID technologies and […]

Debate on whether it increases or decreases security By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Some believe that new proposed driver license legislation would help states better secure IDs while also protecting citizen privacy. Others say it “guts” an existing law and takes states back to pre-9/11 identity vetting for IDs. A hearing held in the […]

UK Home Sec. Alan Johnson has appointed Sir Joseph Pilling to be the first identity commissioner, tasked with overseeing the identity card project, according to a Politics.co.uk report. “The public has the right to expect the National Identity Service to be run to the highest standards,” Johnson said. “The identity commissioner will champion their interests, […]

How can a U.S. government report on identity not mentioned FIPS 201? By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines recently had the opportunity to go through the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) report to the President on Identity Management. This is an encouraging document in that it calls out: Cabinet level position for identity Funding Interoperability, […]

Optically Variable Ink will be used to secure national ID cards being issued in Guyana, according to a report in the Starbroek News. The outline of the map of Guyana will appear on the front of the card and it will have additional security features that would not be visible to the naked eye or […]

According to a report on businessweekly.co.uk, the surge in orders for RFID in 2009 will create a 5% percent rise in the global RFID market this year to $5.56 billion. The report found that the US, China, Japan and the UK have been the most active in pursuing RFID projects in 2009. The report looks […]

L-1 Identity Solutions, a developer of biometric products, has announced that its iris recognition technology will be used in part of the world’s largest iris-based identity management project set in India. The L-1 technology being deployed is its SIRIS biometric matching engine. L-1’s engine will be used to make sure there aren’t duplicate records stored […]

The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee has released a report calling for changes in identity management in the U.S. The committee is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and advises the President on emergence and preparedness of telecommunications. “A need has emerged for a national, comprehensive identity management strategy that would recognize […]

Datacard Group announced that they were chosen to supply card personalization equipment and software for the new national identification system planned in Guatemala. The country’s Registro Nacional de Personas (“RENAP”) intends to issue electronic identity cards to more than 11 million residents to improve the process of citizen authorization and reduce benefits fraud. Issuance of […]