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19/05/06

Qatar national ID programme to use biometrics


Cards to be introduced in 2007. Uses contact and contactless technology as well as biometrics

19/05/06

PECSEC development for Giesecke & Devrient


New PECSEC data page an alternative to polycarbonate, says Giesecke & Devrient

18/05/06

Immigrant biometric ID on the cards in US


George Bush signals he would like to see biometric ID cards for foreign nationals

18/05/06

Profitable year for LaserCard


Revenues up 40% on last year. Boosted by sales of optical memory cards to US and Italian programmes

17/05/06

Japan moves to centralise immigrant registration


Alien Registration Law set to change to allow centralised registration

16/05/06

Australia signals move to biometric visa system


Latest move could extend use of biometrics to all visa applicants

16/05/06

Diebold unveils government solutions showcase


New office features government solutions exhibit hall.

15/05/06

Renesas hits the billion mark in Europe


Renesas Technology Europe ships one billion smart card ICs from its AE series product range

15/05/06

Philippines prepares for seaman's ID


Philippine government announces progress on biometric ID cards for seafarers

12/05/06

Australian smart card gets budget boost


Australia’s 2006-2007 Federal Budget has allocated A$1.1 billion of funding for the country’s proposed national smart card system

12/05/06

TWIC gets another step closer


Public is given 45 days to comment on latest TWIC proposals

11/05/06

Mexican government opts for smart healthcare cards


Seguro Popular implements smart card-based health scheme

11/05/06

Gemplus launches new identity management solution


New ID management solution complies with FIPS 201 regulations

10/05/06

Saflink results poor, company needs TWIC/RT boost


Saflink announces disappointing Q1 results, but sees hope on the horizon

9/05/06

LaserCard wins Middle East ID card project


LaserCard Corporation wins US$11 million contract to supply national ID cards to Middle East

9/05/06

New ePassport interoperability diagnostic launches


UK-based Temporal S. has launched an ePassport Interoperability Diagnostic solution

9/05/06

Mühlbauer sees sales and earnings grow


Quarterly sales grow to 37.3 million euros, up 48.3% on last year

8/05/06

Greece set for ePassports


ASK’s Smart Paper ID technology used in Greek ePassport scheme

8/05/06

Collis launches ePassport testing tools


Dutch firm Collis has introduced a set of ePassport testing tools

5/05/06

French passports get thumbs up


US DHS announces that France’s new digital passports are compliant with technical requirements Visa Waiver countries


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