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Gemalto to secure Moldovan eGovernment services with Valimo Mobile ID

Gemalto is providing Orange with an end-to-end solution that will offer their subscribers seamless access to a new generation of eGovernment services in Moldova. Gemalto’s solution operates with an embedded ...

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Swedish Tax Agency turns to Oberthur for their national ID card project

Oberthur Technologies has successfully delivered of a turnkey eGovernment solution including an electronic national ID card and a complete ID system to the Swedish Tax Agency. Oberthur Technologies’ solution includes ...

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Gemalto receives EAL7 certification for smart card embedded software

Gemalto’s Sealys ID Motion smart card software dedicated to national government programs has received “Common Criteria EAL7 certification”. EAL7, or Evaluation Assurance Level 7, represents the highest level of security ...

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VIDEO: We know how important Secure NFC is for commerce

Infineon’s Björn Scharfen speaks at the Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference 2013 about ...
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No more waiting around – THE NEW VAULT MAGAZINE IS OUT!

No more waiting around for issue #12 of the VAULT magazine – ...
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VIDEO: Cognitec brings face recognition to digital signage market

Visitors to the 2013 Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas showed great ...

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Identive launches new CLOUD 2700 contact smart card reader

Identive Group announced the newest addition to its family of next-generation smart card readers. The new CLOUD 2700 contact reader allows secure logon to PCs and networks, authentication to web and cloud-based systems, single sign-on and secure access to banking and cashless payment applications. For government agencies and other high assurance environments, the CLOUD 2700 […]

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HID Global appoints Rob Haslam as VP Government ID solutions

Rob Haslam has joined HID Global as vice president of Government ID Solutions. In his new role, Mr. Haslam is responsible for the strategic development and worldwide expansion of the company’s government-to-citizen ID business. This includes extending HID Global’s reach by delivering secure ID solutions into major government ePassport and eID projects that integrate Genuine […]

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G&D’s ePassport for Kosovo first to feature new SAC protocol

Giesecke & Devrient has been chosen by the Republic of Kosovo to supply the latest generation of electronic passports for the next three years. In addition to the total order of 800,000 of these passports, G&D is supplying a state-of-the-art system solution to personalize them. Altogether this turnkey solution utilizes the latest security technologies, which […]

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Fujitsu and charismathics join forces for government network scanning

Fujitsu announced that it is partnering with Silicon Trust partner charismathics to incorporate its PKI middleware product range into the Fujitsu line of network scanners. The integration provides an enhanced level of identity management security, specifically for government organizations, utilizing the “Personal Identity Verification” (PIV) and “Common Access Card” (CAC) solution for their document collaboration […]

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Identity in a networked world: Giesecke & Devrient supports interdisciplinary exchange

What determines our identity? How can I ensure my identity is protected in the Internet age? Questions like these are gaining importance as mobile apps for smartphones and the Web become more prevalent. G&D set up its international and interdisciplinary dialogue platform “Identity – Talk in the Tower” to promote discussion on the impact this […]

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Self-service immigration eGates tested at Dublin Airport

Certain passengers arriving at Dublin Airport are able to avail of self-service immigration control at Ireland’s borders thanks to a pilot of automated border control (ABC) gates put in place by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service(INIS) and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). As part of this project, SITA’s iBorders biometric gates use the latest […]

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South African ID card roll out begins in July

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor told a media briefing in Parliament last week that the Home Affairs department would start producing smart ID cards, which have strong security features to prevent fraud and corruption. According to reports, Pandor said the old green ID book would be phased out. “We will get rid of the ID […]

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Homeland Security Corporation (HSCC) appoints biometrics-savy President

Homeland Security Corporation has appointed Mr. Dore Perler as the Company’s new president, in charge of day to day operations. Mr. Perler brings over twenty years of industry experience and contacts to the company, from both public markets and the security sector.  Mr. Perler has a previous background as the CEO of a publicly traded […]

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