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19/11/09

Work begins on SMARTRAC factory


SMARTRAC has started constructing an RFID inlay production facility for eID products in Germany.

19/11/09

JDSU scoops SESAMES award


JDSU has won a SESAMES Identification award for its HoloFuse polycarbonate film at this year’s CARTES and Identification show.

19/11/09

ST taps CRI for DPA


Cryptography Research signs agreement with STMicroelectronics for the use of CRI’s patents.

19/11/09

Smart cards industry stands up to global shock


Industry demonstrates resilience to economic downturn

18/11/09

Manchester gears up for ID


The UK Home Office has confirmed that ID cards will be available to people who live and work in Greater Manchester from 30 November, 2009.

16/11/09

Personal ID market to hit 7.5bn euros


The global market for personal ID technologies is forecast to reach 7.5 billion euros in 2014, according to new research from Pira International.

12/11/09

ARE CON becomes Agfa’s EMEA agent


Agfa has appointed ARE CON as its agent in the EMEA region for the distribution of its PETixTM materials.

11/11/09

Massive China ePassport project underway


Infineon has started delivering its security microcontrollers for the massive Chinese ePassport project – one of the biggest ePassport projects in the world.

11/11/09

TCOS incorporates SMARTRAC certificate


T-Systems’ TeleSec Chipcard Operating System will be the first operating system to incorporate the SMARTRAC EAL5+ site certificate.

10/11/09

STORK agrees Pan-EU framework


The EU-funded STORK pilot scheme has completed a Pan-EU Interoperability Framework for electronic identity, which will be used in five projects in 2010.

9/11/09

Rollout of Portuguese resident cards begins


The Portuguese Mint and National Printing Office has started issuing Gemalto’s Sealys Resident cards.

6/11/09

Gemalto announces green products


Gemalto has announced a portfolio of green products targeted at customers in the government, telecoms and banking markets.

6/11/09

39 Myths about ePassports


This article uncovers the facts behind e-passports and RFID technology

6/11/09

SMARTRAC inks OTI deal


SMARTRAC to acquire the assets of OTI’s subsidiary Millenium Card’s Technology and the machinery and inlay production IP from OTI for 8.5 million euros

5/11/09

Liberia moves to biometric passports


Liberia is the latest African state to launch biometric passports.

4/11/09

Sales growth for SMARTRAC


SMARTRAC has announced its results for the first nine months of 2009.

3/11/09

Troubles for Turkish ePassport


Turkey’s Security General Directorate is rumoured to have cancelled a contract for designing and implementing biometric passports.

2/11/09

L-1 sees Q3 revenue grow


L-1 Identity Systems has announced its results for the third quarter and the nine months to 30 September 2009.

2/11/09

All systems go for Kuwait eID


Gemalto is delivering national eID cards to Kuwait as part of a government programme commissioned by the country’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI).

29/10/09

Kenya gears up for ePassports


Kenya’s Immigration Minister has confirmed the country’s ePassport and eVisa border management system is waiting cabinet approval before rollout of the project begins next July.



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