SAFRAN to make counter offer for Digimarc

SAFRAN to try and oust L-1 as top bidder for Digimarc’s ID business

Indian ePassport day looms

India is putting the final touches to its ePassport system, which will be introduced tomorrow (Wednesday).

40 million driving licences for the United Kingdom

Bayer MaterialScience is providing the high security film being used in the UK driving licence

Experts review UK government biometric work

Biometric expert group set recommendations for UK Government

Sagem Sécurité scoops UK deal

Sagem Sécurité has been selected by the UK Home Office to supply a biometric management system

SITA research reveals power of mobile

Research by SITA has revealed that the world’s mobile phones could be transformed into air travel tools within five years

All systems go in Bangladesh

BIO-key International and Tiger IT have confirmed their deployment of a biometric-based credentialing solution for the Bangladesh Voter Registration Project is scheduled to conclude at the end of this month.

DHS signs visa waiver declaration with Bulgaria

US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) interim declaration with Bulgaria

Gemalto delivers 1 million Student Cards in Poland

One million electronic student cards delivered to Polish universities

Biometric PAN moves a step closer

The Indian government has confirmed it is set to introduce biometric permanent account numbers (PAN) for income tax payers.

Cognitec selected for Taiwan ePassports initiative

Facial recognition engine for Taiwanese ePassports will be provided by Cognitec

Credentialing contract awarded by US Patent agency

The United States Patent and Trademark Office awards HSPD-12 compliance contract

Full steam ahead with ESTA

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the interim results for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

Gemalto provides foreign resident cards in Taiwan

Gemalto is to supply electronic Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) cards to Taiwan

Turkey implements SAFE ID personalization system

SAFE ID Solutions to supply its personalization system for use in the roll out of Turkey’s ePassport system

STORK project unveiled in Europe

The European Commission has unveiled a cross-border eID pilot project.

Silicon Trust meets Egyptian government

Members of the Silicon Trust met with representatives of the Egyptian government’s Ministry of State for Administrative Development led by Tarek Saad Badr, program director, National Databases Program at the Cardex trade show in Cairo last week.

Cogent shares rally following Q1 results

Cogent Systems has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2008.

Five suppliers win UK ID card contracts

Five suppliers to deliver the UK’s National Identity Scheme (NIS)

3M-SPSL wins critical worker ID card deal

3M-SPSL has been appointed to manufacture and supply UK ID cards for critical workers