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15/08/07

South Asian first for Maldives


The Maldives has become the first South Asian country to issue ICAO-compliant ePassports.
14/08/07

IRIS scoops Turkish ePassport deal


IRIS Technologies and its joint venture Turkish partner have secured an agreement to supply ePassport issuing systems to the Turkish government.
13/08/07

Cross Match postpones IPO


Cross Match Technologies has postponed its initial public offering of common shares due to volatile market conditions.
9/08/07

UK’s passport validation service saves money


UK financial organisations save money thanks to the Home Office’s passport validation service
8/08/07

Multi-million passport deal for Safe ID in Egypt


Safe ID Solutions, together with its partner Neology, has won a follow-up order from the Egyptian Government
2/08/07

Brunei moves to ePassports


Brunei’s Immigration and National Registration department is expected to start rolling out ePassports at the end of the month.
25/07/07

Brown proposes national security measures


UK prime minister Gordon Brown has proposed a series of measures aimed at increasing national security and defeating terrorism, including the increased use of biometric visas and the use of ID cards.
23/07/07

Liska Biometry receives Dominican Republic order


Liska Biometry receives order from Dominican Republic to provide passport personalization printers and software peripherals for various consulates
17/07/07

SAFE ID Solutions expansion plans implemented


SAFE ID Solutions implements an ambitious expansion plan
16/07/07

Iran takes first ePassport steps


Iran has become the latest country to unveil its ePassports, with the first documents produced being issued for diplomatic purposes.
11/07/07

Bundesdruckerei and IZM open futuristic document lab


Bundesdruckerei and Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration will open a futuristic SecurityLab in Berlin
11/07/07

WorldBridge service goes live in Germany


A new visa application service, known as WorldBridge, is being rolled out across the globe to provide applicants for UK visas with visa and immigration information and assistance.
10/07/07

Official German ePassport testing report released


The long-awaited official report covering Germany’s ePassport interoperability testing has been released
9/07/07

Nigeria takes new passport steps


Nigeria’s immigration service has finalised plans to introduce the harmonised Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) passport in addition to issuing an ePassport.
6/07/07

Silicon Trust calls for EU lead


The Silicon Trust has called on Europe to take the lead in recommending interoperable solutions for registered traveller programmes (RTPs), following a workshop with EU representatives.
5/07/07

LaserCard wins order for laser engravable passport


LaserCard Corporation announces the receipt of a purchase order for secure laser engravable passport data pages
3/07/07

Assa Abloy ITG snaps up Irish inlay producer


AA ITG snaps up Aontec, a manufacturer of inlays for secured electronic documents
29/06/07

Full steam ahead for Kenyan passport


Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has confirmed its involvement in Kenya’s new passport system.
29/06/07

DHS and DOS to tighten up land and sea borders


DHS and DOS tighten up land and sea borders by eliminating most of the 8000 ID documents currently accepted
25/06/07

Thumbs up for miSense trials


Coordinated biometric registered traveller trials that took place at Heathrow, Hong Kong and Dubai airports, have received a positive response from passengers.

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