Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
Gemalto is to provide its LinqUs Mobile ID solution to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency which aims to develop secure online services nationwide. ETDA is a public organization, part of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Royal Thai Government, Kingdom of Thailand. The solution will allow mobile users to perform any online transaction on the go,…
An interview with Gérard Martinez, Gemalto Silicon Trust met up with Gemalto’s Gérard Martinez, Head of Border and Visa Management Solutions, to talk about some of the latest trends in border and visa management and the impact upon people migration and visa control. With the recent refugee-based news in mind, are you seeing changes in governments’…
Gemalto has announced that chief executive officer Olivier Piou has decided to retire from the company at the end of August, 2016. Philippe Vallée, currently chief operating officer of the firm, will be proposed by the board of directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders to become an executive director of the board and…
The new biometric passport integrates a new polycarbonate data page with overt and covert security features . It holds 2 fingerprints in addition to the holder's portrait and uses the Supplemental Access Control (SAC) protocol, a set of security features defined by the International Civil Agency Organization, to protect data contained in the micro-processor. The…
Gemalto has successfully provided the nearly 200 California Department of Motor Vehicle (California DMV) field and investigative offices with its advanced Coesys Document Verification software solution. DMV officials can verify the authenticity of such documents as passports, identity cards and driver licenses by simply checking the graphical data and security features against reference templates from…
Interview with Hans Wolfgang Kunz and Hermann Sterzinger, Veridos GmbH Giesecke & Devrient and Bundesdruckerei, the two distinguished German specialists in secure government solutions, have come together to bundle their international ID business and launched the Veridos joint venture at the beginning of the year. In this interview, Hans Wolfgang Kunz and Hermann Sterzinger tell…
Gemalto has launched the Sealys Premium inlays and eCovers for electronic passports, a new innovative solution that delivers more flexibility in their bookbinding operations, as well as enhanced aesthetic qualities. Unique to Gemalto, Sealys Premium inlays and eCovers will enable national printers to optimize the efficiency of their manufacturing processes whilst creating ePassports that are…
Gemalto presents the findings of its investigations into the alleged hacking of SIM card encryption keys by Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The company states that "No breaches were found in the infrastructure running our SIM activity or in other parts of the secure network which manage our…