Bahamas inks ePassport deal

Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs to start rolling out ePassports later this year

EU gives thumbs up to European driving licence

EU citizens are set to receive unified credit card-sized driving licences from 2013.

Muehlbauer personalizes Norway's drivers licence

Muehlbauer is to personalize Norway’s new polycarbonate drivers licence cards

PIVMAN System to be deployed in LA

CoreStreet’s PIVMAN System has been selected for the City of Los Angeles Urban Area Security Initiative, where it will be deployed with SuperCom’s mobile credentialing system.

New ID cards for Dutch defence employees

New ID cards for Dutch defence employees. Award given to Siemens Business Services

Healthcare getting smarter in Germany

The German government’s plans to launch one of the most extensive e-health projects in the world has boosted a number of major smart card companies.

Nigerian SID to use Cogent readers

Cogent fingerprint technology integrated by 3M Corporation for use in Nigerian Seafarers’ Identity Document programme

Gemalto inks driver license deal

The Norwegian authorities have awarded Gemalto a contract to provide its polycarbonate cards, based on Setec technology, for driver’s licenses in Norway

G&D given health card green light

Gematik, the company founded by the German government to administer the infrastructure of the country’s electronic health care insurance cards, has given G&D the green light to issue its health care smart cards in designated test regions.

US Executive Branch selects Gemalto

The highest-ranking agency within the US Executive Branch of government has selected Gemalto to provide card management services in compliance with HSPD-12.

Security Document World launches inaugural event

Science Media Partners and Security Document World have announced the launch of the inaugural Security Document World Conference & Exhibition

James Hall meets industry experts

Chief executive of the UK’s Identity and Passport Service meets with systems, integration and technology industry representatives to discuss the country’s proposed National Identity Scheme.

Utah ID documents get enhanced security

Utah Department of Public Safety Driver License Division opts to enhance driver license and ID document security with machine-readable digital water marking as well as laser perforation.

Dubai Airport opts for contactless technology

Dubai International Airport has selected Eastnets and Zebra Card Printer Solutions to provide an advanced Bitagae ID Card Management and Issuing System.

Nigerian seafarer win for 3M

3M will supply Nigerian seafarers with new identity documents

OTI acquires SuperCom's ePassport and ID assets

OTI is to expand its ePassport and smart ID card business operations through the purchase of SuperCom’s International Project Solution (IPS) division

UK prime minister defends ID cards

Prime Minister Tony Blair has strongly defended the proposed use of ID cards in the UK

GSA approves biometrics software for PIV

The USA’s General Services Administration (GSA) has approved several biometrics software products from Aware

e-ID chip thickness cut in half

NXP Semiconductors comes up with a chip design that is finer than a human hair and ideal for ePassports

Assa Abloy ITG companies join forces

Assa Abloy creates Assa Abloy Identification Technologies (ITG)