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4/11/09

Sales growth for SMARTRAC


SMARTRAC has announced its results for the first nine months of 2009.

3/11/09

Troubles for Turkish ePassport


Turkey’s Security General Directorate is rumoured to have cancelled a contract for designing and implementing biometric passports.

2/11/09

L-1 sees Q3 revenue grow


L-1 Identity Systems has announced its results for the third quarter and the nine months to 30 September 2009.

2/11/09

All systems go for Kuwait eID


Gemalto is delivering national eID cards to Kuwait as part of a government programme commissioned by the country’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI).

29/10/09

Kenya gears up for ePassports


Kenya’s Immigration Minister has confirmed the country’s ePassport and eVisa border management system is waiting cabinet approval before rollout of the project begins next July.

28/10/09

SPOC test areas announced for second-gen passports


Two PKI companies – Safelayer Secure Communications and Entrust – have announced the availability of Single Point of Contact (SPOC) functionality

28/10/09

Swiss Federal Council gives green light for ePassport


The Swiss Federal Council has given the thumbs up to the introduction of electronic passports in Switzerland

28/10/09

US Coast Guard orders TWIC readers


United States Coast Guard purchases 10 biometric readers for TWIC cards

28/10/09

ASK launches LoGO reader


ASK has launched LoGO, a contactless USB reader for home or desk usage.

27/10/09

Gemalto wins FIPS approval


Gemalto’s Smart Guardian smart card-based encrypted USB drive has received FIPS 140-2 level three certification.

26/10/09

Speed Identity confirms Lithuania deal


Speed Identity and UAB ATEA have confirmed that they supplied the Lithuanian passport authority with ePassport biometric capture equipment earlier this year.

26/10/09

SAFE ID wins Iraq deal


Iraq’s Ministry of Interior has awarded SAFE ID Solutions a contract to design and implement a new passport system.

22/10/09

PWPW passes the 500K mark


Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) has hit the half a million unit mark in the delivery of five types of biometric documents to Lithuania

22/10/09

Sagem Orga taps Collis for test tools


Sagem Orga has selected Collis as its key supplier for eID, health, banking and telecom test tools.

22/10/09

BioP@ss update


Infineon Technologies and NXP Semiconductors Germany along with G&D are among the companies participating in the BioP@ss research project

22/10/09

Gemalto results see government programmes grow


Gemalto records Q3 revenues of 401 million euros. Company reports growth in government programme revenue.

21/10/09

Major Chinese win for NXP


The Chinese government has selected NXP’s SmartMX security chip for its forthcoming ePassport scheme.

20/10/09

EU border data announced


A recent initiative to collect passenger data at the external borders of EU member states has revealed that 12,907,581 entries and exits were registered during a one week period.

19/10/09

GET Group unveils eP600 printer


GET Group has launched its new Toppan eP600 ePassport printer

16/10/09

Xiring sees gains in healthcare division


Xiring’s healthcare division has continued to make gains, according to the company’s third quarter results.


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