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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds PKI market earned revenues of US$357.4 million in 2013 and estimates this to reach US$532.8 million in 2017.
MorphoTrust USA completes transition of the Transportation Security Administration’s Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment Program to the new Universal Enrollment Services (UES) platform.
ABnote Australasia unit wins its first national healthcare card programme.
Organisers November's CARTES Secure Connexions show reveal 88 companies have registered 129 submissions representing 338 applications for this year’s SESAMES awards.
SmartGate use will be permanently expanded to eligible Singapore nationals arriving at any of Australia's eight major airports.
The Zimbabwean government has refuted claims that Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede said its citizens should be allowed to use national IDs as travel documents instead of passports.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the Philippines is set to install 220 new passport readers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other ports of entry.
The global trade body representing hologram producers and suppliers has launched a new initiative to raise its profile in China and promote the benefits of the technology to brand owners.
BIO-key International enters strategic relationship with Experian Public Sector.
DVLA says from January 2015 it will no longer issue the paper counterpart to photocard driving licenses.
HID Global seals a deal to supply its ActivID Credential Management System to Eid Passport for its new PIV-I managed service.
James ‘Jim’ Ousley to join Identiv board of directors from 31 July 2014.
The results from the most recent SAC interoperability tests in Madrid have been released with improved performance, but some "astonishing" results.
The President of Kyrgyzstan has signed into law a plan to register the biometrics of all Kyrgyz Republic citizens over the age of 16 by August 2015. It is expected that biometric passports will be issued from 2016.
eDLs present a significant opportunity for issuing authorities to provide meaningful services to motorists. At the same time, these new licenses can simplify administration, provide higher-quality data and services, and can make organizations more efficient. NXP reports.
The next evolution of the ePassort standard will introduce the ability to add data to the electronic component of the passport post issue, in order to load and read information such as biometric data or electronic visas and entry/exit stamps during its lifetime. Gemalto discusses the importance of selecting the right partners and suppliers for this task.
Organizations need to take more of a holistic approach when selecting the right desktop printer for a government ID program – part of this includes the print technology, but it also includes the quality of the card, durability and security features put on the card, and overall cost of the program. Datacard reports…
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