Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
Bundesdruckerei has acquired a 25.1% share in cv cryptovision. With this move, the German state-owned company says it is not only expanding its expertise in the field of high-efficiency encryption techniques but also strengthening its market standing as a full-service provider of ID security systems. The involvement takes retroactive effect as of 1 January 2013.…
The Supervisory Board of Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has appointed Dr. Walter Schlebusch as the Group’s new CEO and Chairman of the Management Board. Taking up this position on July 1, he will succeed Dr. Karsten Ottenberg, who will be leaving the company on June 30, 2013 - sooner than originally announced. Walter Schlebusch has…
"Einmalig - Eine Bundesdruckerei Publikation" was named Gold Winner in the Technology category of the 2013 Best of Corporate Publishing (BCP) Awards, Europe's largest competition for corporate publishing media. Krowne Communications GmbH was responsible for the creative implementation and project management. With Einmalig, Bundesdruckerei positions itself as an innovative high-security company that recognizes issues which…
The Swedish eIdentification Board has awarded Cybercom Group the contract for so-called 'Federation services for Swedish e-identification'. The contract runs for three years, with an option for a further two years. "We are very proud to be given the opportunity to build the security foundation that is essential for the entire e-society. This contract further strengthens…
Ingo Liersch, Head of Marketing for Government Solutions takes us through the latest offering from Giesecke & Devrient: the HighSec Phone for convenient, secure communication within high security environments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf2mDwJPnBU
Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa has selected Gemalto's Sealys eID portfolio for their national identity program. GPW will harness Gemalto’s secure embedded software to protect the holder’s image and biometric data within the secure identity e-document, delivering outstanding levels of integrity and privacy. Moreover, GPW selected the high-end Sealys document fitted with the…
The Hungarian Banknote Printing Shareholding Company, HBPC in short, Hungary's premier security printer, was present at the 2013 Security Document World in London. We spoke to Maik Pogoda (HBPC) and András Kassai (DIPA) about the importance of international networks and developments in Hungary and beyond with regards to secure printing and secure ID. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0jMdUiDPs
Five years after initiating the first phase of the ePassport scheme in India, the government is reported to move on the roll out of the much anticipated next phase. Piloted in 2008, ePassports were issued initially to diplomats and other high-level officials. Now, after a successful, albeit long, trial period, the responsible Ministry of External…