Intercede announced the availability of its MyID CardChecker App for Apple iOS. This app enables government agencies and enterprises to read and display electronic information from PIV, PIV-I, commercial identity verification (CIV) or TWIC smart cards on an iPhone or iPad. Intercede has developed a downloadable mobile app – available in the Apple app store […]

The Imprimerie Nationale, the official supplier and printer to the French government, has chosen Datacard Group to provide systems for France’s e-passport program. Datacard will install Datacard PB6500 passport issuance systems. These automated, inline high-volume passport production systems will be able to issue up to 25,000 passports a day. The system’s configuration includes automated leafing, […]

Identive Group Inc. has launched a smart card reader to authenticate Apple mobile devices. The reader enables iPad, iPhone and Apple computer users to authenticate themselves to secure networks, web sites and payment systems with smart chip-based IDs or credit cards. The iAuthenticate reader is aimed for use by the U.S. government and worldwide enterprise […]

Governments’ adoption and migration to next generation smart national ID cards will fuel the growth of the government smart card market, says ABI Research. In its recent report “Government and Healthcare Citizen ID Cards,” the firm says that shipments in this market will reach 765 million by 2017. National ID cards will grow from 37% […]

HID Global announced a solution for government agencies interested in securing Apple iOS devices with access to sensitive data. The solution combines the ActivClient Mobile Software Development Kit for iOS with two sleeves from Precise Biometrics: the Tactivo iPhone sleeve and the Tactivo iPad sleeve. This solution enables government agencies of all kinds to use […]

Date: May, 21-23 2013 Location: Westminster, London, UK Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre URL: http://www.sdw2013.com Description: Following the outstanding success of SDW 2012, which saw a packed exhibition floor with over 90 companies exhibiting and more than 1,300 attendees, this ‘must-attend’ event will return to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London UK on […]

Precise Biometrics has announced a six-month contract with Impeco Group to deliver match-on-card technology. The Match-On-Card solution will be incorporated into Impeco’s system, enabling the company to provide a unique link between patient ID and the in-vitro automation process. Match-on-Card will enable the patient ID to be verified at the point of sample extraction, when […]

ScholarChip, a provider of smart ID solutions for schools, has updated its classroom attendance solution to meet new state mandates requiring schools to actually track the time a student is present in class. Its automated student time and attendance reporting, also known as ASTAR, is ScholarChip’s latest version of its classroom attendance service .and provides […]

Finalists have been announced for the 2012 SESAMES Awards, with some 36 finalists narrowed down from the 475 submissions. The SESAMES Awards reward the most innovative professionals in the fields of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions and contactless technologies. Competing companies range from start-ups to SME’s to the largest multi-nationals. Winners chosen will […]

The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance has published Version 2.0 of the CIPURSE Specification, which defines the latest open security standards for next generation, advanced transit fare-collection systems. The new standard comprises a set of specifications for all security, personalization, administration and life-cycle management functions needed to create a wide range of interoperable […]