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Are automated border control systems the answer to increasing passenger flow and the need for more security? Silicon Trust met up with Dr. Bernhard Deufel from G&D to find out more about their eGate offering, shown at their Cartes booth in November 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u04Xg9ExeFY
While semantics is the study of meaning and the relation between words and phrases - SeManTik is the slightly mind-boggling abbreviation for ""Secure and long-life eID applications for human-technology cooperation" - a promising new research project initiated by Bundesdruckerei, Infineon Technologies AG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM. This team of German experts…
Omnicard, the most established German conference for the smart card / smart objects community, is happening this week from the 15th - 17th January. Many Silicon Trust partners will be there, so don't miss out on the chance to network at this exclusive event. On its 20th anniversary OMNICARD has once again evolved further. As…
The two companies have been working together for years, the two CEOs go back even longer. Now, Bundesdruckerei has acquired a 22.43 percent share in Hamburg-based Dermalog Identification Systems GmbH. The acquisition becomes retroactively effective as of 30 June 2012. The investment is of direct strategic importance, according to the statement issued by Bundesdruckerei. In…
Dr. Berndt Gammel, Dr. Wieland Fischer and Dr. Stefan Mangard of Infineon Technologies AGwere awarded the Horst Goertz-Foundation's German Prize for IT Security. Their research project "Cryptographic Protocol with Inherent Side-Channel Resistance" was honored with the 1st prize at this year's awards ceremony. The project describes an innovative encryption scheme that offers data security for…
The OSCE engaged HJP Consulting once more to run a seminar on the ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD) for government authorities of the Republic of Albania. The HJP experts demonstrated the benefits of joining the ICAO PKD to increase the security of international travel using electronic passports. The seminar held in Tirana, was conducted by…
Oberthur Technologies' ID-One PIV®Client software is now listed on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) approved product list (APL). ID-OnePIV®Client is the first PIV middleware to be certified, complying with the latest PIV specifications (NIST SP 800-73-3). Oberthur Technologies ID-OnePIV®Client offers a high level interface to applications for accessing PIV card functionalities such as authentication, electronic…
Fingerprint Cards has received an order worth SEK 20 M from its distributor in China and Taiwan, Hardware & Software Technologies Co. Ltd (HST). The order encompasses the FPC1011F3 area sensor. Delivery of the entire order is scheduled for 2013, partly in the first quarter and partly in the second quarter. As a result of…