Multicard, a business unit of Identive Group, announced that it is providing a worldwide multi-function identity credential service for Henkel, a global consumer products company. Multicard’s platform will enable a single ID credential in the form of a contactless smart card to be used for physical access to buildings, time and attendance tracking, cashless payments…
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Oman: Gemalto inks contract for supply of new civil identity cards
Muscat: Lt Gen Hassan bin Mohsen Al Shuraiqi, inspector general of police and customs, signed a contract to supply the new civil identity card for citizens and residents with Gemalto. The contract was signed at the General Command of Police in Al Qurum on the 3rd of January. According to the contract the company will…
BridgePoint Systems Unveils New Crypto ID Smart Card for Facility Access
BridgePoint™ Systems launched its new Crypto ID™ smart card. The new card sets a higher security standard for smart card usage in the facility access industry. Crypto ID uses a customer managed, secure Physical Access Control System (PACS) applet that is similar to the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) model, taking advantage of a Cardholder Unique…
Reducing risks for government ID security chips
By Dr. Peter Laackmann and Marcus Janke, Infineon Technologies It is well known that monoculture, used in forestry or crop plantings for greater yields, may lead to a dramatically increased susceptibility for pathogens and diseases. Today, a similar insight is also growing in the security chip industry, where technological monocultures were introduced mainly due to…
Front line document verification
By Dr. Bernhard Deufel, Giesecke & Devrient Security features that really count and devices you really need – The standard of security to be found in modern travel documents, whether MRTDs, ID cards or driving licences, has been raised considerably in recent years. More and more advanced security features are making it increasingly difficult for…
8.5 million new German ID cards in the first year
One year after the introduction of the new electronic ID card, Bundesdruckerei in Berlin has produced and delivered more than 8.5 million of these high-security ID documents with Internet functions that are unique the world over. The potential of this small piece of high-security technology is becoming apparent through first applications on the net. By…
Identive Group companies and technology recognized in Korea and North America
SCM Microsystems, a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc., today announced that several of its smart card readers have been certified for use in the Korean market and now carry the official Korea Certification (KC) mark. Readers certified for use in…
Zetes increases its range of People ID solutions with a fixed enrolment station
Zetes is launching a fixed enrolment station, which combines the capture of photographs, biometric fingerprinting and signatures. This station, developed and produced by Zetes, brings together all three necessary components for “live enrolment” during the production of official identity documents which satisfy ICAO norms, e.g. for identity cards, passports or driving licences. This permanent station includes…