Vision-Box deploys ABC eGates at the Hamad International Airport / Qatar

Vision-Box®, has been awarded the contract and is currently deploying 64 multimodal eGates, (all equipped with face, iris and fingerprint biometric readers), to be installed at all terminals of the Hamad International Airport and to be integrated into the advanced Identity Management infrastructure of the Ministry of the Interior of the State of Qatar. The…

Identive appoints US-based Jason Hart as new CEO

Identive Group announced that its board of directors has appointed Jason Hart as chief executive officer and director, effective immediately. Ayman S. Ashour, who had been CEO since 2010, has resigned his executive role but will remain on the board of directors as non-executive chairman. Hart previously served as executive vice president of Identive’s Identity…

Gatwick Airport tests the future of identity management with biometric mobile app trial

Human Recognition Systems (HRS) has successfully  trialled  the demonstration of an innovative, forward thinking passenger journey experience to Gatwick Airport. The concept behind the trial simulation was to illustrate the ‘art of the possible’ in terms of enhancing and quite importantly personalising each passenger’s journey through the airport.   In order to showcase this vision…

Protecting identities in a globalised world – Interview with Bundesrdruckerei’s Ulrich Hamann

Trust is the foundation for secure transactions – both in the analogue and digital world. Ulrich Hamann, CEO of Bundesdruckerei GmbH, talks about the challenges posed by the share economy and solutions for protecting data. Mr Hamann, the keynote theme of CeBIT 2013 in Hanover is the "Shareconomy" – i.e. pooling data, knowledge and experience…

Schiphol to process millionth passenger using eGate border crossing technology

The Automated Border Control System, the electronic border crossing gates or e-gates, at  Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, has processed nearly 1 million passengers and is on target to reach that milestone in December. The eGates, which were deployed in March 2012, were developed by Accenture  and Vision-Box for the Netherlands Ministry of Internal Affairs and have reduced transit…

Panama chooses consortium led by Morpho for ePassport solution

The government of Panama has chosen the consortium led by Morpho (Safran group) and comprised of Thomas Greg & Sons, a specialist in secure printing, and IAFIS, Morpho’s trusted partner for implementation and management of biometric projects in Latin America, to supply highly secure e-Passports. Morpho is a leading provider of electronic documents and identity…

BT and Hitachi collaborate to create a secure identity management solution

Federated identity management from the BT Radianz Cloud, coupled with Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine will offer enhanced security between firms and service providers. BT and Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced that they are joining forces to design a compelling identity management solution to the financial services market. In this move, BT is introducing BT Unified…

AOptix and Morpho partner up to offer biometrics and identity management solutions


AOptix Technologies, Inc., announced that Morpho, a high-technology company of the Safran group and a world leader in biometric technology, has become an AOptix strategic partner. With this agreement, AOptix products, including the combined face capture and iris recognition system, InSight® Duo, will be integrated into Morpho’s automated border solutions and made available to its…

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