Latest News

26/07/11

Oberthur card business sees enthusiasm fall


Following Oberthur’s decision to put its smart card unit up for auction earlier this year, investor interest in the French company may be declining.

26/07/11

Safran/L-1 US$1.09bn deal finalised


Safran finalises acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions for US$1.09 billion (US$12 per share).

24/07/11

CFIUS clears path for Safran deal


Safran receives approval for its purchase of L-1 Identity Solutions from CFIUS

22/07/11

L-1 scoops Tennessee contract


L-1 wins US$40 million contract to provide digital fingerprinting services for the US State of Tennessee.

21/07/11

Green light for Armenian ePassports


Armenian citizens set to receive ePassports from the first quarter of 2012.

21/07/11

France set for eID growth


Frost & Sullivan survey reveals that Government and ID market worldwide has been growing significantly reaching 198 million unit shipment in 201,

19/07/11

Todd Freyman joins Bell ID


Bell ID appoints Todd Freyman as vice president of Operations for its US business.

18/07/11

Accenture to deliver ABC system to Schiphol


Accenture to design and deliver Automated Border Control Systems at Schiphol Airport.

15/07/11

Self check-in for Malaysia Airlines passengers


Passengers travelling economy class on Malaysia Airlines’ domestic flights to use self check-in at KL International Airport.

14/07/11

ID market continues upward trend


CARTES to have strong ID focus - builds on good industry results.

13/07/11

New CTO for Smart Identity Devices


Mahendra Pratap joins Smart Identity Devices’ management team at its corporate office in Noida.

12/07/11

Strategic partnership for DISO and Dibena


DISO and Dibena Enterprise form strategic partnership for MyKad

11/07/11

New business development team for Databac


Databac introduces business development team, following the retirement of Vince Holley.

8/07/11

Bundesdruckerei steps up research work


Bundesdruckerei confirms it is stepping up research work at the Fraunhofer Secure Identity innovation cluster.

6/07/11

ASK supplies tickets to Xi’an


ASK supplying contactless tickets to Xi’an international horticultural exposition.

5/07/11

Smartgate opens to Darwin travellers


Darwin International Airport becomes final Australian international airport to get biometric-based border control in the form of SmartGate.

5/07/11

Qatar taps Gemalto for eGovernment tech


Gemalto selected by ictQATAR to deploy the Coesys eGov 2.0 solution for eGovernment in Qatar.

1/07/11

Datacard expands Asia Pacific operations


Datacard Group expands its business operations in Asia Pacific to meet continued international growth.

30/06/11

Suprema unveils live scanner


Suprema launches RealScan-G10 ten-print live scanner

29/06/11

New survey clocks importance of border control


Biometrics Institute releases results of annual industry survey


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