All Things Identification News

World-wide news relating to identification technology and products with emphasis on id card printers, id cards, and name badges.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Biometric ID cards pass first hurdle

TVNZ - New Zealand... If accepted, it would be the first time Britons have carried ID cards since they were abolished after World War Two by the government of Winston Churchill. ...

Blair's government wins initial parliamentary vote over ID cards


Forbes - USA... the first major test of its newly-reduced parliamentary majority as the House of Commons voted in favor of a controversial measure to introduce identity cards. ...

Friday, June 24, 2005

BYU-Idaho Gets New ID Cards

KIFI - Idaho Falls,ID,USA... But now, long lines are full of students required to get new ID cards with their new student ID number, not their Social Security number. ...

Rebellion against ID Cards Bill poses crucial first test for Blair

Independent - London,England,UK... The Tories confirmed yesterday that they would vote against the second reading of the ID Cards Bill on Tuesday, which is also opposed by the Liberal Democrats. ...

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

School Dumps Student ID Cards In Trash Bin

WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA... reported. Children in the neighborhood played in the Dumpster, and spread the ID cards all over the area, according to the report. ...

Officials mum on future of smart ID cards

Bangkok Post - Klong Toey,Bangkok,ThailandThe Interior Ministry will have the final say whether 12 million smart ID cards, costing 888 million baht and reported not up to standard, will be accepted. ...

Lalu demands photo ID cards to all Bihar voters

Hindu - Chennai,India... supremo and Railway Minister, Lalu Prasad, announced on Tuesday his decision to hit the streets to force the Commission to issue photo identity cards to all ...

Monday, June 20, 2005

New major developments for the Evolis PEB3LE printer

Angers, France, June 2005 - The Evolis PEB3LE color card printer now integrates two brand new features aimed at opening new market opportunities: multiple encoding configurations and card by card manual feeding.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

State program issues child ID cards
WNYT - Albany,NY,USA... Think what you would do if a moment arises when your child is missing," Gov. Pataki said at a news conference Tuesday. The ID system raises privacy concerns. ...

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Veritec, Inc. and DataCard Offer Secure Biometric Code and Smart ...
ArriveNet (press release), CO - and the DataCard Group have engineered the code compatibility of the Smart CHip and the RFID with the 2D Natrix coding system. This ...

Friday, June 03, 2005

What FIPS Means for the Security Industry
SecurityInfoWatch (press release), IL - ... Card printer manufacturers will see new challenges. ... Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Fargo Electronics, a provider of ID/access control card printing solutions ...

Printing cards with embedded prox, contactless, and contact chips
Contactless News (press release), VA - ... Most ID cards that are printed onsite by the issuer use a ... a ribbon to the surface of the card via heat supplied by a component in the printer called the ...