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26/09/07
New FIPS white paper launched
Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council collaborates with OSE, SIA and IBIA on new white paper
20/09/07
E-ID document markets to hit US$1 billion by 2012
Market for hardware, software and services providing e-ID documents will reach nearly $1 billion by 2012
18/09/07
UK ID card bidders in conference with IPS
Suppliers meet with the UK’s Identity & Passport Service to discuss ID card procurement process
17/09/07
Paraguay seeks tenders for passport and ID card system
Bids are invited for new ID card and passpot system in Paraguay
7/09/07
Cross Match introduces dual iris capture solution
Cross Match Technologies has announced a production-ready dual iris capture system, the I SCAN 2
3/09/07
MICARDO scores EAL 4+ certification
Sagem Orga has announced that version 3 of its operating system MICARDO has been certified to Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ by the BSI, the German Office for Security in Information Technology.
30/08/07
Datastrip recruits new VP of Sales and Marketing
Datastrip hires Joseph Delaney as vice president of sales and marketing
28/08/07
eID hits Portuguese mainland
Following a pilot of eID documents in the Azores, the Portuguese government has started rolling out its Citizen Card to recipients on the mainland.
22/08/07
Whitehall to boost identity spend by £5.2 billion
Public sector spending on identity management in the UK is set to surge by £5.2 billion in the next four years
21/08/07
Clear enrolment breaks all its records
Clear says it took only 30 hours for 1000 fliers to sign up at flyclear.com following the official opening of enrolment at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month.
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
9/08/07
Update: UK ID card procurement announced...
Procurement phase of the UK’s national identity card scheme to be announced
8/08/07
Canada orders more optical-based resident ID cards
LaserCard Corporation wins 12-month contract extension to manufacture and supply optical memory-based Permanent Resident Cards for Canada
7/08/07
Cape Verde votes for biometrics
Government of Cape Verde awards Zetes a contract to provide technology for new biometric voting system.
6/08/07
Cetis scoops Slovenian deal
Cetis has been selected to personalise Slovenia’s new health insurance smart cards
26/07/07
SafeNet confirms SBCN order
SafeNet has announced that it has been selected by Security Biometric Clearing Network (SBCN) to support the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Registered Traveler Program.
26/07/07
Washington chooses Digimarc for border pilot
Digimarc announces agreement with Washington State to help implement its newly developed Enhanced Driver License
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.