Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
The European Parliament has backed new rules on electronic ID and trust services, paving the way for more secure cross-border trade in the EU, which is seen as essential to economic and social development among member states. The Regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and the repeal…
Text & Photos: Veronica Atkins By the time July comes around, most people working in the secure ID business will have been through a marathon of events, conferences, unconferences and the like. In the usual exhibition centres or corporate set up, these gatherings are necessary fixtures in the calendar of most sales and marketing executives.…
According to the new study from ABI Research, SMARTRAC is market leader in the government ID inlay business. ABI’s competitive assessment of this sector places SMARTRAC top overall, with an estimated 40 million units shipped during the first half of 2014, for a market share of nearly 15%. The ABI report also scores SMARTRAC…
By Marcel Hartgerink, WIBU-SYSTEMS BV and Tom Kevenaar, GenKey (06-2014) The use of biometric identification solutions are becoming more and more commonplace, delivering many advantages in the healthcare, financial, travel and immigration, government and many other commercial areas. The use of biometrics as a means to support fair elections is also becoming increasingly common, particularly…
Gemalto has won a multi-year contract to supply next-generation ePassports to the Center for State Information Resources “Registru”* of the Republic of Moldova. Gemalto’s complete ePassport booklet offer to CSIR Registru includes its secure Sealys eTravel embedded software and eCovers, as well as advanced visual security features. Gemalto also provides support in integration services, within…
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Bundesdruckerei GmbH have signed a contract to establish a joint venture which is to operate under the name Veridos GmbH. The partners are bundling their international business with solutions for secure identification, such as passport and ID card systems for governments. The new company is to be headquartered in Berlin.…
Gemalto has been chosen to provide the Algerian governmental agency "Hôtel des Monnaies de la Banque d’Algérie" with its Sealys eCover for ePassports and embedded eTravel software to support the country's ambitious ePassport program, as well as to increase its production capacity. In this program Gemalto’s technology is reinforced by its advanced production and delivery…
For Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) 2013 was a year of upheaval, with a Management Board reshuffle and other forward-looking strategic decisions. Sales were held almost steady, dropping two percent to 1.75 billion euros. The three business units – Banknote, Mobile Security, and Government Solutions – fell short of their sales and earning targets. Group earnings…