First quarter results continue to make encouraging reading for security document companies, with Smartrac the latest firm to announce an improvement on last year’s figures.
US visa restrictions could be lifted on citizens of the Czech Republic if its government meets a number of security requirements including ones covering the issue of travel documents.
Gemalto has recorded a 7% fall in its revenue for the first quarter of 2007, but has continued to make progress in its ID & Security segment, according to figures released by the company this week.
Worldwide shipments of smart cards to the government and healthcare sectors is set to grow by 56% this year, according to figures released by Eurosmart.
Keesing Journal of Documents & Identity has ranked Gemalto as the number one supplier of ePassport systems in its 2006-2007 annual report on the ePassport sector.