Q3 revenue boost for Xiring

Xiring has announced revenue growth for the first nine months of this year, with total revenue hitting 16.8 million euros, compared with 8.6 million for the same period last year.

Vietnam moves to 10 year passports

Vietnamese citizens can now apply for ordinary passports with a duration of 10 years instead of the normal five years.

TWIC programme begins in earnest

Workers apply for port security credential

UK ePassport wins praise from MPs

Edward Leigh, chairman of the UK’s Committee of Public Accounts, has praised the country’s introduction of the first generation of ePassports as “an excellent example of successful project management and procurement by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS)”.

Muehlbauer launches new-look products

Muehlbauer Technology Group has launched its redesigned data capturing kiosk ID TOWER and a new self-service border crossing terminal known as eGATE at this week’s inter airport Europe in Munich.

iDcentrix launches hacker-proof card

US-based iDcentrix has launched a high security ID card aimed at fighting fake driver’s licenses.

GRO to become part of UK IPS in 2008

The GRO in England and Wales will become part of the UK’s Identity and Passport Service from 1 April 2008, following a move to make the Office of National Statistics independent of ministers.

BioDev II trial gets underway in UK

Passengers from Sierra Leone get fingerprints recorded in a new trial underway at London’s Gatwick airport

Qatar eID cards go live

Qatar’s move towards eID cards has taken another step forward, with the first citizens being enrolled for the biometric-based cards.

Full steam ahead for TWIC

Port workers, longshoremen and truckers at the port of Wilmington, Delaware will be among the first workers in the US to enrol in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program later this month.

Entrust announces PKI for EAC-based passports

Entrust announces development of public key infrastructure (PKI) for the next generation of ePassport security

Thumbs up for ID card criminal record check trial

New service using ID cards to help make Criminal Records checks faster have been given the thumbs-up

Spanish eID hits the million mark

Rollout of Spain’s eID cards is continuing apace following the country’s successful deployment of the first million cards.

Doctors get enhanced document security

DSS selected to develop tamper-proof Medicaid prescription paper

UPM Raflatec inks Korea Airports deal

UPM Raflatec has secured a deal to supply 350,000 RFID inlays to Korea Airports Corporation for airline baggage tracking.

New FIPS white paper launched

Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council collaborates with OSE, SIA and IBIA on new white paper

Cross Match scoops US$4.4 million contract

The UK government has awarded Cross Match a US$4.4 million contract for 1,385 livescan Guardian fingerprint scanning systems, as part of its new visa programme implemented by UKvisas.

Qatar opts for De La Rue

De La Rue Identity Systems has been chosen by Qatar to supply an ePassport solution which can be integrated into the country’s eID scheme.

Gemalto figures down on 2006

Gemalto has announced its results for the first half of the year ended June 30 2007, with net sales dropping to 760 million euros, compared with 846 million euros for the same period last year.

SESAMES finalists announced

As the smart cards industry gears up for this year’s Cartes & IDentification show, the finalists of the annual SESAMES competition have been announced.