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17/03/08

SMARTRAC grows sales by 84%


SMARTRAC has announced promising results for the full 2007 financial year, including the final quarter.

12/03/08

BioLink adds biometrics to Bahamian passports


BioLink has announced its contribution to an ePassport project launched in the Bahamas

12/03/08

US and Germany to share terrorist fingerprint data


USA and Germany have signed a bilateral agreement to share access to biometric data from known and suspected terrorists

11/03/08

Kee Square wins venture capital funding


Quantica has invested 1.7 million euros in Kee Square, a spin off from Politecnico di Milano

11/03/08

L-1 Identity Solutions wins US Passport card deal


L-1 Identity Solutions to provide new US border crossing credential

7/03/08

TrustBearer says service supports FINEID


TrustBearer Labs has announced that its OpenID service now supports the Finnish National eID (FINEID) card.

7/03/08

Standards ‘essential’ says Silicon Trust


The smart card and secure technology industry is making significant progress in the eID world, but the ongoing work on developing standards is pivotal to success, says the Silicon Trust

6/03/08

UK government outlines national ID plan


The UK government has set out its revised plans for introducing national ID cards. Starting in December this year, the scheme will begin with the introduction of ID cards for non-EEA foreign nationals.

5/03/08

EU’s entry/exit plan needs more thought


EU’s entry/exit plan needs more thought from a privacy perspective

5/03/08

UK Visa system cuts identity check times


UK government’s new visa application system has cut the time to check the identity of applicants by two days

4/03/08

State of Hawaii opts for BioLink


The State of Hawaii’s Driver License Program is being upgraded. New documents will incorporate biometrics, including fingerprint technology from BioLink.

3/03/08

New generation forgery-resistant cards announced


Bundesdruckerei has announced a new generation of high-security cards

3/03/08

Fake finger detection for fingerprint scanners


Dermalog has added fake finger detection to its fingerprint scanner

1/03/08

Muehlbauer reveals on-the-road biometric capture


Muehlbauer has announced its ID Mobile device, which is designed to capture high-quality optical, alphanumerical and even biometrical data

27/02/08

Another bidder withdraws from UK ID card procurement


Another high-profile bidder has taken the decision to withdraw from the UK’s national ID card scheme

25/02/08

Thales opens new integration centre


Thales has opened the doors to a new integration centre dedicated to serving its clients in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar.

22/02/08

Turkey to start smart card pilot


The Turkish province of Bolu is set to begin rolling out smart cards as part of a nine-month pilot aimed at preventing theft of health insurance, speeding up the health system and preventing data loss.

22/02/08

3M and GSSC sign reseller agreement


3M and GSSC have signed a reseller agreement granting 3M worldwide non-exclusive sales rights to offer GSSC’s Scrambled Indicia technology

20/02/08

OTI wins European ePassport and border contract


On Track Innovations to supply its ePassport and border control system to an un-named European country.

19/02/08

Card industry consolidation continues


Oberthur Technologies has made a cash offer of SEK 157 per share for the Sweden-based XPonCard Group.


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