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End of year will see launch of Taiwan ePassport

December 29th will see launch of Taiwan ePassport

First identity cards are issued

Foreign nationals are now able to applying for UK identity cards.

Brits ready for biometrics to tackle ID fraud

UK consumers are the most open in Europe to the use of biometric technologies to verify their identities

South Africa places volume order for ePassport solution

Tender awarded for a high security polycarbonate datapage for the new South African passport

US trusted traveller program expands

US Customs and Border Protection have expanded Global Entry enrollment centers to four additional airports

Sagem acquires Motorola’s biometric business

Motorola has announced it is selling its biometric arm to SAFRAN subsidiary, Sagem Securite

L-1 wins $20m contract for Middle Eastern border system

L-1 wins $20m contract for 1,000 biometric HIIDE devices destined for Middle Eastern border system

TSA proposes large aircraft security program

TSA proposes large aircraft security program to prevent them being used as weapons

Republic of Estonia takes next step to visa waiver status

Republic of Estonia takes next step to visa waiver status following agreement signing with the USA

Clear lanes process more than 1.5 million travellers

Clear announces that its members have now made over 1.5 million trips through the Clear lanes since the program began

US House of Reps recommends withholding biometric funding

The US House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee recommends withholding funding for biometric exit scheme

Foreign national ID card launched by UK

The first UK Identity Card is unveiled by the Home Secretary.

15 new biometric standards announced

Biometric Services International (BSI) has announced the availability of its latest update of published and emerging biometric standards.

Cogent announces multi-modal biometric device

Cogent has announced the release of the Fusion, a ruggedized, multi-modal, handheld biometric system.

Datastrip biometric terminals now with iris

Identification and verification devices from Datastrip can now be enabled with a scanner and supporting software to use iris biometrics

Datastrip integrates TETRA in its mobile biometric verification terminals

Datastrip announces its DSVII range of mobile handheld biometric devices work over TETRA

Entrust EAC ePassport PKI passes Prague tests

At a key interoperability test for second-generation ePassports in Prague last week, Entrust demonstrated a successful public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate exchange.

Lumidigm multispectral technology extended to whole hand

Lumidigm has applied its multispectral technology to the capture of multiple characteristics of the hand.

Biometric passports: no fingerprinting of under-twelves

Children under twelve should no longer have their fingerprints included on passports issued in the European Union

Registered traveller firms reach interoperability agreement

Clear and Vigilant agree reciprocal feee agreement for US registered traveller market