Biometric PAN moves a step closer

The Indian government has confirmed it is set to introduce biometric permanent account numbers (PAN) for income tax payers.

Cognitec selected for Taiwan ePassports initiative

Facial recognition engine for Taiwanese ePassports will be provided by Cognitec

Credentialing contract awarded by US Patent agency

The United States Patent and Trademark Office awards HSPD-12 compliance contract

Gemalto provides foreign resident cards in Taiwan

Gemalto is to supply electronic Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) cards to Taiwan

Full steam ahead with ESTA

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the interim results for the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).

Turkey implements SAFE ID personalization system

SAFE ID Solutions to supply its personalization system for use in the roll out of Turkey’s ePassport system

STORK project unveiled in Europe

The European Commission has unveiled a cross-border eID pilot project.

Silicon Trust meets Egyptian government

Members of the Silicon Trust met with representatives of the Egyptian government’s Ministry of State for Administrative Development led by Tarek Saad Badr, program director, National Databases Program at the Cardex trade show in Cairo last week.

Cogent shares rally following Q1 results

Cogent Systems has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2008.

Five suppliers win UK ID card contracts

Five suppliers to deliver the UK’s National Identity Scheme (NIS)

3M-SPSL wins critical worker ID card deal

3M-SPSL has been appointed to manufacture and supply UK ID cards for critical workers

Precise wins another Middle East deal

Precise Biometrics has won an order for hardware in the Middle East valued at SEK 2.3 million. The deal is part of a larger order comprising both hardware and Precise Match-on-Card licenses.

Datacard printer used in Illinois scheme

L-1 Identity Solutions has selected Datacard’s SP75 Plus card printer for use in the state-wide Illinois driving licence programmes.

ePassports get LED video display

Samsung SDI and Bundesdruckerei demonstrate slimline LED video display in ePassport

Atos and Sagem win French ePassorts contract

Atos Origin and Sagem win contract worth 80 million euros to produce France’s biometric ePassports

Entrust confirms Taiwan ePassport role

Entrust has confirmed it will provide its PKI to the Taiwanese government to help authenticate biometric information stored on ePassports

IRIS project passes million milestone

The UK’s IRIS automated biometric border crossing system has successfully identified more than one million passengers since January 2006.

Smart Card Alliance awards OSCA winners

The Smart Card Alliance has announced the 2008 award winners for Outstanding Smart Card Achievement (OSCA) in the north American and Latin American smart card industry

Strong Q1 figures for L-1

L-1 reports Q1 revenue at US$116 million compared to US$70 million in the first quarter of 2007, a US$46.0 million (66%) increase.

Cogent completes Maximus acquisition

Cogent Systems completes the acquisition of MAXIMUS Security Solutions Division