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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

Athena receives GSA approval

Athena receives GSA approval for its contact-contactless smart card

South Africa places volume order for ePassport solution

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

Sagem Sécurité’s APFIS selected by Kenya Police

Sagem Sécurité to supply, deploy and maintain an automated palm and fingerprint identification system for Kenyan Police

Cryptography Research pins down NXP with security patents

Cryptography Research (CRI) has announced an agreement with chip manufacturer NXP regarding the use of CRI’s patents

TSA approves Sagem Morpho readers for TWIC pilot

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has approved four biometric readers from Sagem Morpho for deployment in critical pilot tests of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential

US trusted traveller program expands

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

SAIC awarded $37 million contract to support US Army

SAIC awarded $37 million contract to support US Army´s Biometrics Automated Toolset - Army (BAT-A) system

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

Intellicheck Mobilisa TWIC reader approved

Intelli-Check - Mobilisa has announced that its IM2700 TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) Handheld Reader successfully completed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Initial Capability Evaluation (ICE) scenarios demonstration.

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

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.

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.