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13/04/10

Turkish ePassports get ready to roll


Turkey is set to start rolling out biometric ePassports from 1 June 2010.

12/04/10

GET partners with Cancard


Global Enterprise Technologies has partnered with Cancard as a Value Added Reseller for the Toppan CP400 security ID card printer in Canada.

8/04/10

Safelayer consolidates Indra alliance


Safelayer Secure Communications has consolidated its strategic alliance with Indra as part of its plans for international expansion.

7/04/10

LaserCard signs Jordanian partner


LaserCard has appointed Smart Iris Technologies of Amman as its systems integrator/sales partner in Jordan.

7/04/10

GPPA taps Atlantic Zeiser for ID personalisation


Saudi Arabia’s Government Printing Press Agency (GPPA) is now using two Personlines from Atlantic Zeiser to personalise ID cards.

6/04/10

L-1 Identity acquires Retica Systems


L-1 Identity Solutions has acquired the assets of Retica Systems

1/04/10

India count begins


India has started the process of counting its 1.2 billion population as part of a new census that will gather biometric data from citizens aged over 15 across the nation.

31/03/10

Identive to acquire RockWest


Identive Group has entered into an agreement to acquire identity and security firm RockWest Technology Group.

30/03/10

PRESCIENT gets to grips with privacy


A new project funded by the European Commission is set to examine the privacy issues associated with new technologies.

29/03/10

Bulgaria moves to biometric documents


The Bulgarian government has started issuing new biometric passports and identity cards to its citizens.

26/03/10

Sarnoff unveils latest IOM system


Sarnoff Corporation launches the next generation of its Iris on the Move PassPort walk-through iris recognition system.

25/03/10

Indonesian biometric borders rollout begins


Imigrasi announces rollout of biometric border control system at 27 of Indonesia’s air and sea ports.

24/03/10

New research reveals size of ePassport market


ePassports accounted for 57% of passports issued and 28% of all passports in circulation in 2009, according to new research from Acuity Market Intelligence.

24/03/10

Malawi chooses GET


Malawi’s Department of Immigration has officially launched its new machine readable passport

22/03/10

Bangladesh picks passport partners


Bangladesh has chosen an international consortium to supply 6.6 million passports and 1.5 million visa stickers for the country.

19/03/10

US Senators make case for biometric ID


US Senators Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer have met with President Obama to discuss the role that biometric verification could play in immigration.

18/03/10

Gemalto expands Swedish personalisation centre


Gemalto says it has expanded the activities of its Swedish personalisation centre to include payment cards.

18/03/10

Precise nets SEK4.3 million order


Precise Biometrics has won a SEK4.3 million hardware order for a Match-on-Card project for government employees.

17/03/10

Greece wins Visa Waiver status


DHS announces that Greece is now a member of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)

17/03/10

Connecticut DSS taps L-1 for ABIS


L-1 Identity Solutions has won a US$6.5 million contract



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