Workers and truckers at Louisiana’s Port of Lafayette can now enrol in the US Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) programme.
Fingerprint recognition firm Suprema has launched South Korea’s first IPO in the biometric sector, with 600,000 shares offered to the public at an opening day final price of KRW23,100 (US$23.03).
Daon says its is playing a critical role in the Registered Traveller (RT) programme in the US by supplying the central biometric identity management platform.
L-1 Identity Solutions has received a US$4.9 million order for its Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment (HIIDE) biometric enrolment and recognition devices.
Atos Origin and Sagem Sécurité have been selected by France’s National Secure Credential Agency (ANTS) to manage implementation and deployment of the biometric passport system throughout France.