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14/10/09
BSI certifies SMARTRAC’s Thai plant
SMARTRAC’s ePassport production plant in Thailand has received a site certificate from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).
12/10/09
Bundesdruckerei sale completed
German secure identification firm Bundesdruckerei is now back in public hands after the signing of a purchase agreement with the government.
7/10/09
IBM awards Sagem biometric deal in the UK
Sagem wins IBM deal to maintain a biometric management solution for UK’s Identity and Passport Service
7/10/09
Mühlbauer Selected By De La Rue
Mühlbauer has been selected by De La Rue Identity Systems for the provision of passport personalization equipment
6/10/09
G&D takes 79% stake in secunet
G&D now holds a 79% stake in German IT security firm secunet following the completion of the public offer phase for secunet shareholders.
2/10/09
SAFE ID expands management board
SAFE ID Solutions has appointed Matthias Köhler and Omar El Gohary as executive vice presidents
2/10/09
SOLIATIS completes accreditation process
SOLIATIS LAB has completed its ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation process
24/09/09
GlobalPlatform launches Secure Channel Protocol 03
GlobalPlatform takes first step towards migrating its secure framework technology to AES
23/09/09
SCM to merge with Bluehill ID
SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID have agreed to merge, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.
23/09/09
TSSI buys Ver-tec patents
TSSI has acquired a portfolio of patents for specialist volume and true colour holograms from Ver-tec.
21/09/09
‘Overwhelming’ response to Suprema share issue
South Korean biometric firm Suprema says it has successfully issued 1.2 million new shares to raise a total of US$36 million (KRW43.4 billion).
21/09/09
Precise Biometrics rights issue oversubscribed
Precise Biometrics has completed a SEK 54 million rights issue
7/09/09
Kenya to re-advertise ePassport tender
Kenya wants to put its ePassport program back on track
1/09/09
CRI signs another license deal
EM Microelectronic - Marin has signed an agreement to use CRI’s patents to enhance the security of its smart card chips against DPA and related attacks.
1/09/09
Scott Marquadt takes the helm at G&D America
Scott Marquadt has taken on the role of president of Giesecke & Devrient’s (G&D) US subsidiary, G&D America.
28/08/09
18% CAGR predicted in biometric market
The global biometric market could grow at a CAGR of around 18% between 2010 and 2012, according to research firm RNCOS.
26/08/09
Mixed results for OTI
OTI has announced its results for the first half ended June 30, 2009, showing a fall in revenues but an increase in gross profit.
24/08/09
Fingerprint Cards receives S Korea order
Fingerprint Cards’ South Korean distributor, Camos Tech, has placed an order in excess of 0.5 million SEK for a pilot series of smart cards with integrated fingerprint technology.
21/08/09
Precise board sets terms for new shares issue
The board of directors of Precise Biometrics has set the terms and conditions for the new issue of shares with preferential rights that was agreed on 30 July, 2009.