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7/08/11

Cryptomathic opens US office


Cryptomathic opens office in San José, California.

4/08/11

Advent strikes 1.15bn euro deal with Oberthur


Advent International agrees to acquire Oberthur’s Card Systems and Identity divisions.

3/08/11

Massive BioP@ss project ends


BioP@ss completion marked with handover of the final research report to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

2/08/11

Five new tenders published on SDW sister site


Planet Biometrics publishes five new tender alerts of interest to those involved in security documents.

1/08/11

NXP extends position in ID market


NXP Semiconductors extends lead in global Identification market

29/07/11

Belarusian Border Pass ID card uses GET Group


GET Group supplies card printing solution for Border Pass ID project in Belarus

29/07/11

eID shines for SMARTRAC


Moderate growth for SMARTRAC in first half of 2011.

28/07/11

UK ePassport gate numbers rise


15 transport terminals across the UK, including all major airports, now using ePassport gates

27/07/11

New CTO for Entrust


Jon Callas becomes chief technology officer of Entrust

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.


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