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19/01/10

CRI breaks 4.5bn barrier


CRI has announced that more than 4.5 billion security chips incorporating its technology were manufactured under licence in 2009.

18/01/10

Fortress Paper announces ePassport contract


Canadian company Fortress Paper has announced its first ePassport contract

18/01/10

Gemalto inks Queensland deal


Gemalto has been selected to provide eID cards to Australia’s Queensland Police Service.

14/01/10

Gambia shortlists firms for biometric voter scheme


Gambia confirms plans to introduce biometric voter’s card before next year’s general elections.

13/01/10

eID optimism for Europe?


Poland’s announcement that its national eID project will be rolled out in early 2011 has injected optimism for further momentum in eID rollouts in Europe, according to consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan.

11/01/10

OTI confirms involvement in Israeli programme


OTI confirms it has received follow-on orders to support the Israeli UniPass programme.

8/01/10

Mexico gets set for massive ID project


Cross Match Technologies and Smartmatic have been selected be the Mexican Secretary of Governmet to register citizens and capture biometric identity verification data.

7/01/10

Seven more European countries select Dermalog


Seven more European countries use fingerprint scanners for ePassports registration

7/01/10

LaserCard wins Angola follow-on deal


LaserCard has confirmed it has won an US$11 million follow-on purchase order from the Angolan government.

6/01/10

Hungary taps LaserCard for driver cards


LaserCard scoops deal to supply secure International Certification cards from Hungary’s Public Transportation Authority.

5/01/10

SCM and Bluehill seal deal


SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID have completed the deal to combine their businesses.

5/01/10

OTI inks US$30 million deal


OTI has signed US$30 million in contracts for a national eID scheme.

5/01/10

Israel trials new biometrics system


Israeli launches new biometric security system at Ben Gurion Airport

4/01/10

Nepal takes steps towards eID cards


The Nepalese government looks set to issue new ID cards combining citizenship, voter ID, driver license passport and ATM functions.

28/12/09

New Iris ID spin off targets large ID programs


LG Iris spins off as Iris ID Systems - IC card contracts in its sights

24/12/09

TALL Group acquires ID Data


The business and assets of Card Data Management Limited, which trades as ID Data, have been acquired by The TALL Group of Companies.

17/12/09

ActivIdentity to buy CoreStreet


ActivIdentity has entered a US$20 million agreement to acquire identity credential firm CoreStreet.

16/12/09

UK sets next stage for ID card


UK national ID card to be made available to residents throughout the north west of England from January 2010.

15/12/09

Sagem Sécurité scoops Frost & Sullivan award


Sagem Sécurité has won the Frost & Sullivan 2009 European Border Security Product Innovation Award for its automated biometric border control solutions

14/12/09

UK ID card questions remain


With just months to go until the next UK general elections, questions still remain on the future of the country’s proposed ID card.



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