X INFOTECH completes Latvian projects

X INFOTECH completes eID and student ID card projects in Latvia.

G&D notches up Macau deal

Macau government selects Giesecke & Devrient to manufacture and deliver new generation of multifunctional smart ID cards.

Aconite selected for major African project

Aconite’s Affina Enterprise smart lifecycle management solution selected as major part of new infrastructure to issue and manage tens of millions of multi application ID cards to major African state.

Morpho inks Swedish deal

Swedish Transport Agency awards contract to produce driver licenses and digital tachograph cards.

Malawi eyes biometric voting

Malawi’s Electoral Commission to adopt electronic biometric voter registration system.

Cash withdrawal set to get easier in Germany

Bundesdruckerei presents cash machine with online ID function at CeBIT

DHS certifies 19 states as compliant with REAL ID

US Department of Homeland Security certifies 19 states as compliant with the REAL ID Act’s rules.

Buoyant times for biometrics

Investment in security projects and infrastructure, such as national ID programmes, bodes well for the biometrics market in Southeast Asia and Australia-New Zealand, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan.

AOptix wins DoD contract

AOptix wins contract to develop Smart Mobile Identity devices for US Department of Defense.

Next phase of global ePassport interoperability tests announced

SDW 2013 will host the next phase of global ePassport interoperability testing

STQC certification for Suprema

Suprema’s BioMini Plus(SFU500) fingerprint scanner certified by Indian Government’s Standardization Testing & Quality Certification body for UID scheme.

MorphoTrust and TDOS unveil self-service kiosks

MorphoTrust USA and Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security unveil self-service kiosks for renewal and replacement of driver licenses and ID cards.

STQC certification for DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona sensor and scanner certified by India’s Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification Directorate.

US Senate examines immigration reform

Two leaders of US Senate’s group looking at immigration reform say they would endorse the idea of a biometric social security card

Panel discusses REAL ID

Coalition for a Secure Driver’s License and Heritage Foundation co-host panel on future of REAL ID Realities

Scotland opts for contactless

NXP and exceet Card Group to supply contactless smart card solution to councils across Scotland for National Entitlement Card scheme.

Trüb set for Azerbaijan contract

Trüb selected by Azerbaijan to provide major elements for its national eID solution.

Experts investigate reliability of eID

Experts from Bundesdruckerei, Infineon and Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration team up to examine eID document requirements

IRISS project publishes surveillance report

EC-funded IRISS project publishes report on surveillance systems and technologies

MorphoTrust USA supports TSA employee screening

MorphoTrust USA receives authorisation from US Transportation Security Administration to support employee screening and badging at US airports under its Other Transaction Agreement with the TSA.