Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
The Emirates Identity Authority has unveiled its success in printing 4.6 million electronic ID cards since the beginning of this year up to September 20 compared to around 1.7 million in the same period last year. The Emirates ID said its achievement was the result of the limitless support of the UAE prudent leadership aimed…
Infineon Technologies and NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH, both manufacturers of security ICs, as well as the specialist for secure chip card systems Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), are investigating how future generations of electronic identification documents can be made more secure and efficient. The three companies form the German consortium of the “New P@ss” research project…
Identive Group announced the introduction of a new family of multi-protocol LEGIC® card readers that address the growing trend in corporate, campus and other environments towards the use of a single smart ID card to perform many functions. Based on the latest advant 4000 reader IC technology from LEGIC Identsystems AG, Identive’s new readers work…
Trüb will be supplying documents for one of Africa’s largest identity solutions for the Guinean government. The new identity card from Trüb is made of polycarbonate and is a key element of the comprehensive national identity solution to be implemented in the country. Trüb supplies the identity cards each citizen of Guinea will receive on…
Gemalto has been selected by the State of Gabon for its national biometric identification initiative, following an international tender. The program aims to build a reliable national biometric civil registry to replace paper identification with electronic documents and generate a secure electoral register ahead of the local 2013 elections. The agreement supports Digital Gabon strategic…
The Executive Board of the Silicon Trust welcomes a new partner to the program: Digital Identification Solutions is a global provider of advanced identification solutions, specialized in secure government and corporate applications for ID cards and ePassports/Visa. By applying innovative technologies, we develop unique, scalable credential solutions which perfectly meet the ever-changing demands of our…
This year's annual Silicon Trust Marketing Day was a huge success, attended by over thirty participants, representing twenty companies along the secure ID value chain. With its focus topic 'ID document lifetime', the 2012 meeting, which took place on September 12th, attracted important players, such as Giesecke & Devrient, Gemalto, Bundesdruckerei, HID Global, T-Systems, Agfa…
The Slovakian government has installed the Datacard® MX6000™ card issuance systems and the Datacard Syntera® customization suite software for its highly secure national eIDs, driver’s licenses, border crossing cards, vehicle registration cards and resident permits. Approximately 520,000 cards are issued annually. Working with Hewlett Packard in Slovakia – who is the primary contract holder on…