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29/11/06
Smartrac supplies millions of inlays to USA
Smartrac obtains a major order to supply several million ePassport inlays for the United States’ ePass project
24/11/06
Lithuania opts for Bundesdruckerei
Bundesdruckerei to develop an e-sticker for Lithuanian biometric passports
24/11/06
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
22/11/06
Biometric visas a reality in Malta
The British High Commission in Malta has issued its first biometric visa to a non-EU citizen wishing to travel to the UK.
21/11/06
Muehlbauer personalizes Slovenian ePassports
Muehlbauer announces it provided the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior with equipment for personalizing the country’s new ePassport
17/11/06
Austria awards ePassport verification contract
Austrian Ministry of the Interior has awarded 3M a contract allowing citizens to check their ePassports
16/11/06
Irish ePassport supplied by De La Rue
De La Rue Smurfit has said it is supplying Ireland’s new ePassport to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs
14/11/06
New shield for passport data page
A new passport protection solution has been launched by De La Rue Identity Systems
8/11/06
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
7/11/06
SESAMES award goes to Smart Packaging Solutions
SESAMES awards were presented in Paris with Smart Packaging Solutions winning the ID application category
7/11/06
Siemens and Cognitec form passport partnership
Siemens Biometrics Centre and Cognitec Systems partner in the areas of border control and ePassport solutions
3/11/06
UKvisas Program to use Cogent's biometric software
Home Office selects Cogent to provide biometric capture and matching software for its UKvisas Biometrics Program
3/11/06
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
3/11/06
UK opts for Cryptomathic's PKI technology
The UK Identity and Passport service has selected Cryptomathic’s PKI technology for its national ePassport scheme.
2/11/06
Assa Abloy ITG companies join forces
Assa Abloy creates Assa Abloy Identification Technologies (ITG)
1/11/06
Stanley wins US ePassport personalization contract
The US Department of State has awarded Stanley a 10-year contract to personalize the US e-passport in a deal worth in excess of US$164 million.
30/10/06
Schipol Airport opts for 3M ePassport readers
Schipol Airport has ordered approximately 200 high-tech passport readers for distribution throughout the airport
26/10/06
Who met the visa waiver deadline?
A round up of the position of US visa waiver countries following the passing of the 26 October 2006 deadline
25/10/06
Estonia opts for Gemalto
Gemalto has secured a deal to provide ePassport technology to the Estonian government.
23/10/06
Muehlbauer confirms Singapore ePassport deal
Muehlbauer Technology Group has confirmed its involvement in the introduction of Singapore’s Biometric Passport (BioPass).
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