Royal Oman Police (ROP), in its role as passport issuing authority of the Sultanate of Oman, awarded HJP Consulting (HJP) with the Provision of Consultancy Services for the new Omani e-passport project. This is HJP’s fourth major eID Consultancy contract in the Middle East region. The scope of the project is to support ROP in…
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Trüb wins a large passport contract from the Republic of Azerbaijan
Trüb AG has secured a large order from the Republic of Azerbaijan. It concerns the supply of biometric passports - equipped with the polycarbonate data page manufactured by Trüb - the nationwide introduction of personalization centers, comprehensive consulting and project management services as well as long-term maintenance and support services. The order is based on the know-how acquired…
Denmark Renews Multi-Year Contract with Gemalto for Complete ePassport Service
Gemalto has announced that the Danish State Police (“Den Danske Stat ved Rigspolitiet”) has renewed its multi-year agreement for a complete Sealys ePassport production and issuance service. The new outsourcing contract is for five years with an option for an additional five years. At the heart of the contract, Gemalto provides its Allynis Issuance operated services, which…
Document Security Systems, Inc. and CardLogix Form Partnership to Create Secure e-Passport Solutions
Document Security Systems, Inc. a company working in optical deterrent technologies and CardLogix, a manufacturer of smart cards and software, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to create highly secure e-Passport solutions. The two companies are working on combining chip-based encryption and state-of-the-art graphic features that will make e-Passports an extremely fast, effective and…
HID Global Receives Common Criteria Certification for e-Gov Manufacturing Site in Ireland
HID Global, trusted worldwide leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced that it has obtained a site certificate for its Galway, Ireland e-government solutions manufacturing facility from the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), which supports product certifications conformance up to the Common Criteria assurance level EAL5+. The site certificate…
Biometrics for use in identification
By Emmanuel Ventadour, Gemalto Biometric technology can be found more and more in a large variety of ID applications, ranging from national ID documents, to travel documents and electronic healthcare cards. This article aims to give a short overview of the benefits of biometrics as well as provide some appropriate case studies. The fight against…