SmartCore™ Enables Unprecedented Printability for Contactless ID Cards Identive Group announced an innovative breakthrough in RFID inlay manufacturing technology. The Company’s patent-pending SmartCore technology produces RFID core-inlays enabling unprecedented printability for contactless ID and access cards, with a thinner profile than traditional inlay designs. An inlay is a thin material substrate incorporating a microchip bonded…
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Cross Match Receives Certification from STQC for India’s UID Program
Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a provider of biometric identity solutions, announced today that it has been certified as one of the first suppliers of biometric devices for India’s unique identification (UID) program. This milestone signifies that the company has successfully completed a rigorous two-step certification process and has received the Certificate of Approval from the…
ACS’s ACR1281U contactless smart card reader obtains certification for German national e-ID program
Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's number one supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), have announced that its contactless smart card reader with extended Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) support, ACR1281U…
Precise Match-on-Card™ Selected For Nigerian National ID Card
Precise Biometrics has been chosen to deliver its Match-on-Card technology for the Nigerian national ID card initially comprising 50 million citizens. The card will function both as national ID and as a bank card. The project was won through Precise Biometrics’ Nigerian partner Interswitch. In expected value, this national ID project is the largest so…
The shape of things to come in digital identity
By Emmanuel Ventadour, Gemalto There is nothing intrinsically new about using a passport or some other form of ID document to interact with state officials, but the past couple of decades have seen a sea-change in what citizens – and governments – expect such documents to deliver. Fast forward to 2011 and digital identity technologies such…
Step aside, Smart Cards – NFC is entering the Identification Arena
By Ayman Ashour, Identive Group 2011 has turned out to be a defining year for Near Field Communication (NFC). Most mobile phone manufacturers have announced plans to include NFC functionality in the next generations of their mobile phones. With up to 280 million people carrying NFC-enabled phones by 2013, new applications will develop rapidly. Credentials such…
HID Global Launches Asure ID® Software Development Kit
Streamlines Integration and Extends Functionality of Asure ID Card Personalization Software for Desktop Card ID Printer Solutions HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the release of its Asure ID® Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables more powerful card personalization software for FARGO® and all major desktop card ID printers.…
Bundesdruckerei records 12 percent increase in turnover Strengthened market position in system ID business/faster rate of innovation/focus on strategic growth areas and process efficiency
Bundesdruckerei recorded a successful 2010 financial year with turnover up by 12 percent to €348.7m. ID system business once again turned out to be the growth engine in national and international business. The most important project was the introduction of the new German ID card, one of the most demanding technology projects worldwide. With substantial investment in personnel and technology, Bundesdruckerei…