Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
US Investigations Services Professional Services Division, Inc. (USIS PSD), a subsidiary of US Investigations Services, LLC (USIS), the largest commercial provider of background investigations to the federal government, has been awarded a prime contract by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to provide biometric capture services in support of applications…
Silicon Trust Executive Board Members Infineon Technologies and Gemalto announced the five-year contract win from the Government Printing Office (GPO) to deliver security chip technology and ICAO compliant electronic eCovers and secure pre-personalization services. GPO will supply the complete electronic passport book and related services to The Department of State for issuance to U.S. citizens.…
Precise Biometrics' product for mobile security for smartphones and tablets, Tactivo has now been certified by Apple. The first delivery of Tactivo for iPhone has already arrived from the company's new production partner, Flextronics, in the United States. Precise Biometrics estimates that the first orders for Tactivo will come during the summer 2012. "The launch…
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…
HID Global announced that the company has received a follow-on order for the manufacture and supply of U.S. government Permanent Resident Cards, also known as “Green Cards,” issued to all legal foreign residents of the United States under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) border security program. More than three million multi-technology HID Global…
IdentiSys Inc., North America’s largest sales and service integrator of identification, card issuance, emergency response and access control security systems, today announced the acquisition of Capital Card Systems, Inc., located in Rockville, MD. Capital Card Systems specializes in providing identification technology solutions including digital photo ID systems, embossed card personalization systems, loyalty or membership card…
Addressing market needs for stronger, risk-based user authentication, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced the availability of two new Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions to help financial services, health care, government, and retail organizations authenticate individuals who perform repeated high-risk, high-value transactions through remote channels, including the Web, mobile and voice. Identify fraud is one of the…
SMARTRAC N.V. has completed the acquisition of UPM’s RFID business following clearance by all competent authorities. SMARTRAC and UPM-Kymmene Corporation entered into an agreement on December 22, 2011, under which SMARTRAC takes over UPM RFID while UPM-Kymmene Corporation obtains an indirect economic interest in SMARTRAC of 10.6% via OEP Technologie B.V., a holding company controlled…