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2012-01-11T16:27:00.000-05:00

Associated Bank selects Datacard for instant issuance of debit cards

Associated Bank, part of Wisconsin Associated Banc-Corp, has selected Datacard Group's Datacard CardWizard software for instant issuance of its debit card programme. The software will enable the bank's cardholders to leave the branch with a debit card ...

2011-12-06T16:46:00.001-05:00

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2011-11-29T17:28:00.001-05:00

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2011-11-09T17:17:00.000-05:00

HID Global Showcases Its Secure Identity Object Technology for ...
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... and showcase other direct-to-card printers, high definition printers and its Asure ID 7 card personalization software. Next Generation Secure Identity ...

2011-10-25T10:24:00.001-04:00

Smart Card Alliance Publishes White Paper on Commercial Identity ...
MarketWatch
... Bioscrypt/L-1 Identity Solutions; Booz Allen Hamilton; Codebench, Inc.; Datacard Group; Datawatch Systems Inc.; Diebold; E & M Technologies; HID Global; ...

2011-10-18T11:37:00.001-04:00

Facebook Wants to Issue Your IRL Offline ID & Internet Driver's License
Network World
Why wouldn't Facebook want to take advantage of its "identity management" to conquer the offline world as well? The filed trademark suggests the Facebook ID cards could work with NFC and RFID. "Smart tap" RFID and magstripe products "have been used in ...

2011-10-17T10:55:00.001-04:00

Study finds average college student uses ID card for 6.36 applications
CR80News
... announced that access to buildings, identification, cafeteria purchases, library, bookstore purchases, printing and vending, in that order, are the leading applications for which American college students use their school issued ID cards. ...

2011-10-11T11:11:00.001-04:00

Evolis upgrades Quantum printer to improve usability and ...
Security Park
Evolis has upgraded its Quantum printer, for personalizing cards in high volume. In its revamped version, Quantum provides several new technical benefits, ...

2011-10-10T12:20:00.001-04:00

Veterans identification cards now being issued by Salem County Clerk's Office
Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com

By Phil Dunn / Today's Sunbeam View full sizeStaff photo by Phil DunnFormer Salem County VeteranS Service Officer Bob Boone, right, receives his veterans identification card from the Salem County Clerk's Office. Also pictured are Salem County Clerk ...

2010-07-07T17:48:00.001-04:00

Datacard secures three-year ID deal

Security Document World (press release)Datacard Group has won a three-year contract to supply technology and services for the Yukon driver's license and citizen ID programme. ...

2010-03-19T07:20:00.001-04:00

Senators push Obama for biometric national ID card

CNETby Declan McCullagh Two US senators met with President Obama on Thursday to push for a national ID card with biometric information such as a fingerprint, ...

2010-03-16T18:47:00.001-04:00

Datacard Group Showcases Financial Instant Issuance Systems at ...Business Wire (press release)The Datacard FP65i financial card printer is a cost-effective option giving ... leading brand of secure ID and card personalization solutions. www.datacard.com.

2010-03-11T07:11:00.001-05:00

National ID Card Being Considered By Senators

Big Government (blog)There is a provision in the draft bill to force all Americans to possess a biometric ID card. Sources on Capitol Hill confirm to Big Government that the ...

2010-02-17T16:27:00.000-05:00

KYOCERA Develops World's Fastest Thermal Printhead for Card Printers

StreetInsider.com (subscription)... thermal printhead for desktop card printers used to print onto rigid materials such as ID ... print quality required in the desktop card printer market. ...

2009-11-25T07:14:00.001-05:00

Manitoba ID cards $1700 each: Tories

Winnipeg Free PressConservative Leader Hugh mcfadyen said Monday that few Manitobans have bothered to buy the enhanced ID card, introduced this year, at a cost to Manitoba ...

2009-11-11T07:10:00.000-05:00

CARTES & IDentification 2009 Exhibitor Profiles

TMCnet - USAOur secure ID and card personalization solutions are used to issue millions of financial cards ... As a market leader in the global color printer market, ...

2009-03-02T07:21:00.002-05:00

Infrastructure, ID cards are concerns for portsMiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USAAlso on the agenda is to have language repealed that would require Florida port workers to have a separate state ID card, when they already must carry a ...See all stories on this topic
Nashville diners swipe own credit cards to avert ID theftThe Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA"But I would be paranoid if I thought about it every time I use my credit card. " ... I know identity theft is a big issue in this country, but I have not ...See all stories on this topic
ID CARD £33M WINDFALLMirror.co.uk - London,UKBy James Lyons 2/03/2009 Fines of up to £1000 will be slapped on anyone who loses their identity card and fails to report it within a month, it was revealed ...See all stories on this topic
Japan introduces ID cards to sniff out illegal immigrantsFutureGov Magazine - Singapore,Singapore... card for all foreigners staying in Japan for more than 90 days—will be abolished, and foreigners will instead use the new cards as identification. ...See all stories on this topic

Examiner.com Wanna become an instant travel agent? 12 questions to askExaminer.com - USAIn the meantime, while waiting for customers to arrive - they can access Fam Trips and show their ID Card to Disney World and get in free. ...See all stories on this topic
Thousands of social security cards issued on Saipan sold to ...Saipan Tribune - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia10, 2008, approximately 16666 Illinois driver's licenses and identification cards were issued to individuals using social security numbers with a “586” ...See all stories on this topic
CARD 'SHARP' SET OF I.DIOTSDaily Star - London,UKWHITEHALL boffins in charge of introducing ID cards can’t even hang on to their own security passes. They are losing them at the rate of 23 a day, ...See all stories on this topic

2009-02-25T07:35:00.001-05:00

Daily Press Officials hope new licenses will reduce counterfeitingDaily Press - Newport News,VA,USAHampton Roads drivers will see the updated licenses and ID cards beginning in June. Instead of leaving the DMV office with their new license, drivers will ...See all stories on this topic
DEPTFORD: Campaigners protest against Government ID card schemeThis is Local London - UKCAMPAIGNERS protested against Government plans to introduce compulsory ID cards by burning a giant card in a Deptford car park. ...See all stories on this topic

Daily Press DMV to start issuing new licenses and ID cardsDaily Press - Newport News,VA,USAStarting in March, customer service centers around the state will begin issuing new licenses and identification cards with black-and-white photographs and ...See all stories on this topic
ID cards, cameras, border controls - everything is on recordguardian.co.uk - UKThe Home Office says it will "transform our border control" by gathering information on all travellers entering or leaving the country by air, sea or rail. ...See all stories on this topic
Real ID plan advancesSan Francisco Chronicle - CA, USAHe added the IDs make identity theft more difficult. Nolan also said there is a lot of misinformation about the new identification cards. ...See all stories on this topic
Agent Urges Changes in Host Policy, CLIA IATAN ID CardsTravel Agent - New York,NY,USACLIA should eliminate the extra photo ID cards afforded to their member agencies. * The word "insolvency" should be spelled out and applied to those hosts ...See all stories on this topic
Alibaug fishermen to get biometric smart ID cardsTimes of India - India... taluka will be among the first few Indians to get the hi-tech biometric Multi-purpose National Identity Cards (MNIC), popularly known as smart cards. ...See all stories on this topic
Committee rejects tribal identification card billNews from Indian Country - Hayward,WI,USAA House committee rejected a bill aimed at making tribal membership cards valid forms of identification. HB1296 would have made a tribal identification card ...See all stories on this topic
'Make acceptance of PASS ID cards mandatory'Morning Advertiser - UK“CitizenCard is the biggest ID card scheme in the country and having the PASS hologram on the cards makes them the most difficult to counterfeit," said ...See all stories on this topic
OGC loses FOI ID Cards battle - does it care?ComputerWeekly.com - UKThe BBC reports that "ministers have been ordered to publish two reviews into the controversial ID Cards scheme after a four-year Freedom of Information ...See all stories on this topic

2008-11-27T09:04:00.000-05:00

Colusa considers medical pot ID cardsAppeal-Democrat - Marysville,CA,USAYuba County earlier this year approved a program to issue medical marijuana ID cards. County Counsel Dan Montgomery previously told the board it was ...See all stories on this topic
CBS 11 News Uncovers Fake ID Operation In DallasCBS 11 - Dallas,TX,USAHe asked about getting a Texas ID card and was directed to "El Tio." The employee was then taken across the street to a boot store to have his picture taken ...See all stories on this topic

Politics.co.uk Applications open for first ID cardsPolitics.co.uk - London,UKThe first ID cards will be issued to those making applications to extend their stay as a student or a spouse and will initially start in Croydon. ...See all stories on this topic
ID card to replace health cardGulfNews - Dubai,United Arab EmiratesBy Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter Dubai: The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the new Identity Card can replace the Health Card to obtain ...See all stories on this topic
Britain begins ID card planPittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USALONDON -- The British government began its identity card program for foreign nationals yesterday -- six years after heated debate over whether the costly ...See all stories on this topic
UK government launches first ID cardsIT World Canada Blogs - Scarborough,Ontario,CanadaBut the ID card scheme has been significantly revised since its inception. Plans by the Home Office to make ID cards compulsory for all 200000 airside ...See all stories on this topic

2008-11-12T07:13:00.002-05:00

Health care attorney: ID theft can be a killerJournal Record (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK,USA“I’ve heard that more insurers are going to now, somehow, start putting pictures on their ID cards,” Loomis said. “But right now they don’t, so health care ...See all stories on this topic
British biometric ID card system vulnerable to cloningSecurity Park - Winkfield,England,UKI’ve been concerned about such an extension of ID card use since they were very first announced.” “The big concern with ID verification is impersonation. ...See all stories on this topic
Govt nod for universal ID cardThe Statesman - Kolkata,India... the setting up of a UID (Unique Identification) Authority that would facilitate the process of giving multipurpose identity cards to all citizens. ...See all stories on this topic

2008-08-15T07:13:00.001-04:00

Ringdale Introduces New ID Card Production Software

IT News Online - Mumbai,Maharashtra,IndiaThis is useful for larger organizations that may collect the data centrally and print ID cards in one or more other locations. A cardholder's information is ...

2008-08-06T07:09:00.001-04:00

ID card prototype contract awarded

Data quality news - London,UKThe prospect of a biometric ID card system in the UK has taken another step towards becoming reality after French defence contractor Thales was awarded an ...

2008-07-30T07:11:00.000-04:00

CLIA Introduces New CLIA ID Card Rules

Travel Agent - New York,NY,USACruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced that travel agent qualifications for the official CLIA ID Card in 2009 will include enrollment ...

CGA provides gymnasts' ID cards to prove their Olympic eligibility

Xinhua - ChinaBy Sportswriter Chen Yu BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Gymnastics Association (CGA) on Tuesday provided copies of the ID cards and passports of ...

2008-06-25T08:24:00.001-04:00

ID card bid raises US security concern

Financial Times - London,England,UKBy Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington A leading US maker of identification cards has raised national security concerns after French defence electronics ...

2008-06-23T07:21:00.000-04:00

Experts: Fingerprint errors may harm ID cards

ZDNet UK - UKExperts have warned that the ID-card scheme risks being derailed by mistakes in fingerprint matches. The £4.4bn National Identity Scheme's (NIS's) reliance ...

2008-06-06T07:00:00.002-04:00

New voter ID cards issued

Cay Compass - Grand Cayman,Cayman IslandsElection office workers hit Hurley’s Supermarket Saturday in their drive to sign up voters for new voter identification cards. The election office’s Eldon

42-day detention: the threat to our liberty

Times Online - UKNor will they cut illegal immigration, since asylum-seekers have been obliged to carry ID cards for nearly eight years. Nor will they have any real impact ...

Bell ID uses latest GlobalPlatform card spec

SecureIDNews (press release) - Tallahassee,FL,USABell ID’s ANDiS4FIPS201 is an electronic card personalization product used to generate and load the PIV technology on government issued ID cards.

So, what are ID cards for?

Principia - Manchester,UKDaniel Dresner questions whether the Government has got the business case for ID cards right. Governments and administrations are transient but however ...

ID card critics query competitiveness of bidding process

Computing - London,UKLast month’s announcement that all five remaining suppliers bidding for £2bn-worth of contracts for the government’s ID card programme have gone through to ...

Ont. to develop enhanced photo ID for cross-border travel

Canoe.ca - Toronto,Ontario,CanadaBy THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Ontario wants to offer enhanced photo identification cards as an alternative to a passport for non-drivers when they travel ...

2008-05-16T08:24:00.000-04:00

Jolly Technologies to Show Lobby Track 4.0 and ID Flow 4.0 at ...

PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,BulgariaEagle Technologies Ltd remains the UK's only "trade only" multi-brand desktop card printer product distributor providing all leading card printer and ...

2008-04-23T07:11:00.001-04:00

Home Office aims to drive down cost of ID cards

ZDNet UK - UKHome Office minister Meg Hillier has said the government wants industry to help drive down the cost of ID cards to the public. ...

National ID Cards for Muslims in Arakan State

Narinjara News - Dhaka,BangladeshThe Burmese military government used to issue white national ID cards to Muslims in Sittwe, but many Muslims have refused to accept them because the cards ...

2008-03-31T07:13:00.001-04:00

Whose responsibility is the question of identification now?

Scotsman - United KingdomWith ID cards there are a number of legal questions that arise for a Scottish Government that may wish to oppose the introduction of such a scheme. ...

2008-03-26T07:05:00.001-04:00

Tagged High School IDs Improve Student Flow, Enforce Rules

RFID Journal - Melville,NY,USABy Mary Catherine O'Connor March 25, 2008—A Chicago-area high school has begun issuing RFID-enabled identity cards. According to staff members, ...

90% of people don't trust government with personal data

ComputerWeekly.com - UKEven so, 41% said they favoured ID cards, 40% were against and 19% were undecided. Of those who were against or undecided about ID cards, 93% said it was ...

New Internet Service Expedites State ID Card Applications

Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USA

2008-02-13T11:02:00.000-05:00

Smart card ID to be launched soon
Independent Online - Cape Town,South AfricaThis would also reduce ID fraud and improve turnaround time for processing documents, such as IDs and passports. A printing machine for the new passports ...

State Of The Art Printers For Enhanced Security
Bru Direct - Brunei DarussalamThe cutting-edge card printers are products of Digital Identification Solutions Group, a global provider of advanced identification solutions with a ...

2008-02-03T08:11:00.000-05:00

Datacard Group Provides Secure ID System for Super Bowl First ...

Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USADatacard(R) CP80 card printers with IDCentre(TM) Silver identification software and Photo Pointe(TM) solution were used to create the credentials. ...

2008-02-02T08:14:00.001-05:00

OnLine Distribution Hosts Channel Event with Key Vendors

MySolutionInfo (press release) - Beirut,Beirut,LebanonHID Identity and Zebra Technologies will extend their expertise in ID card printing solutions - a growing demand seen in the Middle East region. ...

2008-01-05T19:02:00.001-05:00

Companies roll out lower cost ID card printers with higher end ...

CR80News - Tallahassee,FL,USAMajor printer manufacturers including Datacard, Digital ID, Evolis, Fargo, and Magicard are all addressing this new sector with high function, ...

2008-01-03T06:26:00.001-05:00

Organizations adding more security to ID cards with secure ...

SecureIDNews (press release) - Tallahassee,FL,USAAll this is made possible by modern printing technology, which is often available from even the most moderately priced card printers. ...

2007-11-07T07:01:00.001-05:00

Mexican Consulate to issue ID cards

The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USAMexican nationals residing in Lafayette will soon have access to an identification card that will allow them the chance to open bank accounts.

Local ports to use new federal IDs

Seattle Times - United StatesBut so far, only two ports nationwide have the ID cards. The Transportation Security Administration, which oversees the program, plans to issue the ID cards

RANT: Immigrant ID Cards

KATC - Lafayette,LA,USAImmigrant workers from Mexico living in Acadiana could soon have access to an identification card. Officials from the Mexican Consulate in Houston will be ...

2007-10-20T09:58:00.001-04:00

Evolis, Inc. Announces Latest Color Printer Tattoo2

Newswire Today (press release) - London,UKEvolis demonstrates further its commitment to making plastic card printing affordable with the launch of Tattoo2. This new model, which is the most compact ...

2007-09-10T09:35:00.001-04:00

Evolis Named Corporate Donor of Marine Toys For Tots Foundation

PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USAEvolis, the Expert in plastic card personalization, has been recognized by the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation (MTFTF) as a 2007 National Corporate Donor of ...

2007-08-22T07:18:00.001-04:00

Zebra Announces the P630i(r) Dual-sided Printer with Single-Sided ...

WebitPR (press release) - North Hykeham,Lincoln,UKTo provide high card issuance security for the entire card printing process, the Zebra P630i has printer security features. Zebra's optional ID/key feature ...

2007-08-14T17:36:00.000-04:00

State rejects Lassen's medical marijuana ID request

Lassen County News - Lassen,CA,USA14, 2007 -- Lassen County may not alter state medical marijuana ID cards with the stamp "not valid under federal law." Supervisor Jim Chapman insisted on ...

Government tenders for ID scheme supplier

ComputerWeekly.com - UKThe government has issued a tender to run a procurement framework for the National Identity Register and the related national ID card and biometric passport

Spouses can Obtain BYU Student Cards

BYU Newsnet - Provo,UT,USABy Ben Williamson - 13 Aug 2007 Students aren't the only ones who can have BYU ID cards; spouses can get and use them as well to check out library books and ...

2007-06-30T07:11:00.000-04:00

Deputies: Illegal immigrant made fake ID for terrorist

Lebanon Western Star - Lebanon,OH,USAPrior to his arrest, undercover officers had purchased two Kentucky ID cards, two Social Security cards and two permanent resident cards, the release stated ...

At $800, Illegal Immigrants Get Legal ID

Forbes - NY,USAProsecutors and immigration officials have no idea how many times Rodriguez's ID cards have been used. A spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

SPDC steps up efforts to issue ID cards before referendum

Democratic Voice of Burma - Oslo,NorwaySources from cease-fire groups have told DVB that civilians living in government-controlled areas are now being told that they can apply for ID cards and ...

Experts say Brown may delay ID cards

Techworld.com - London,UKBy Tash Shifrin Computerworld Gordon Brown may delay the roll-out of ID cards until after the next general election, analysts have predicted. ...

EOJ says plans well advanced for new ID cards

Jamaica Observer - Kingston,JamaicaTHE Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says plans are well advanced to introduce the new elector registration identification cards in 2008. ...

Brown: No Change to ID Card System

RINF.COM - Lancaster,UKHowever, projects such as the National Identity Register, that will support the ID cards scheme, may be delayed. "For the ID cards scheme, procurement will ...

2007-06-30T07:10:00.001-04:00

Evolis Introduces Conjointly its Next-Generation Pebble and Dualys ...

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USAEvolis, the Expert in plastic card personalization, introduces in-sync two new versions of its blockbuster printers: the fourth generation of Pebble for ...

2007-06-30T07:07:00.000-04:00

Card issuers will benefit from one-stop shop for EMV migration and ...

SecureIDNews (press release) - Tallahassee,FL,USADatacard Group and Aconite Technology have joined forces to offer customers complete EMV migration and smart pre-paid card solutions, including transaction ...

News in brief

Malaysia Star - MalaysiaDATACARD TO UP INVESTMENT: The

2007-06-07T06:50:00.000-04:00

Evolis introduces two new printers simultaneously

Contactless News - Tallahassee,FL,USAEvolis introduces in-sync two new versions of its blockbuster printers: the fourth generation of Pebble for single-sided color printing and the third ...

2007-05-16T07:23:00.000-04:00

Police chief criticises ID cards scheme

ZDNet UK - UKOne of the country's top police officers has criticised the Government's identity cards scheme, saying it will become a prime target for hackers.

Everyone has the right to an ID card

Nordic Council - Copenhagen,DenmarkThe Swedish government has decided to look into the question of ID cards for people who are not Swedish citizens but have the right to live in Sweden.

The blacks, whites and grays of travel agent ID cards

Travel Weekly (subscription) - Secaucus,NJ,USAFor years, photo ID cards issued by the International Airlines Travel Agency Network (IATAN) have provided a standard by which professional agents are

Health Insurance operators asked to issue ID cards

Joy Online - Accra,GhanaThe National Health Insurance Council (NHIC) has directed all the 142 District Mutual Health Insurance Schemes to issue identity cards to new members

Smart Card Alliance Identity Council Successfully Increases ...

SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USAThe Identity Council provided education on the use of smart card technology for major government initiatives such as WHTI passport cards, and REAL ID

The debate over national ID cards

NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USAAs with gun control, national ID cards will only affect law-abiding citizens. Do we really believe a terrorist bent on murder is going to dutifully obtain a

ID Cards: House of Commons Speaker criticises Gov't for delay on ...

PublicTechnology.net - UKThe Speaker of the House of Commons yesterday criticised the Government over its failure to publish a report on the cost of ID cards, following a complaint

Voter list and ID cards

The Daily Star - Dhaka,BangladeshPreparing a voter list with photographs and national identity cards will call for uninterrupted, focused work on the part of the EC.

2007-04-27T07:04:00.001-04:00

Let’s have wide-ranging debate on ID cards

The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UKReaders of The Herald will have seen for themselves how Joan Ryan MP, the current minister for ID cards, prefers to accuse campaigners of "scaremongering"

Fake-ID raid a scare tactic, immigrants say

Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USAAgents seized several computers, blank ID cards and $200000 in cash, but found no weapons during simultaneous actions at the mall and three suspects' homes,

New ID card for kids

West Island Chronicle - Pointe-Claire,QC,CanadaFor now, the cards are only available at Scotiabank branches in the West Island. Station 4 police will hold a child ID card day at the Scotiabank branch in

2007-04-22T07:22:00.000-04:00

Tribal ID cards to be more widely accepted in state

Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
A bill requiring that tribal identification cards be accepted as readily as state ID cards drew little publicity when it breezed through the Legislature and ...

2007-04-17T07:11:00.000-04:00

Old LCSC ID cards will no longer work
Lewis-Clark State College - Lewiston,ID,USA
As of Monday, April 16, all "old blue or white" LCSC ID cards have been officially deactivated. Your old ID cards will no longer work for activity access or ...

Flaws abound in national ID law
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Under Real ID, applicants for new licenses or state identification cards will need to prove their identity, date of birth, address, citizenship or legal ...

Xtec hopes to bag a multimillion dollar contract for high-tech ID ...
Miami Herald - Miami,FL,USA
In 1999 the company won a contract to produce ID cards for all US State Department installations and since then has won deals with the Navy, the National ...

Changes in student ID cards
UVSC NetXNews - Orem,UT,USA
This is the second time students are having to replace old ID cards. The last change was to remove social security numbers from the card and display the ...

Pushing the medical marijuana debate
OCRegister - Orange County,CA,USA
REQUESTING MEDICAL ID: Alexander Valentine, 21 of Fullerton, wants the county to start issuing ID cards to the users of medical marijuana, which is required ...

2007-03-26T07:26:00.000-04:00

ID cards top your list of brainless laws

Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
Chris Hayes said: ''ID cards, more than anything. I don't want to live in a police state, thank you. Human Rights Act: well-meaning but utterly flawed in ...

Blunkett lands job with an ID cards company

This is London - London,England,UK
His job is to advise on "government relations" but Entrust insists he will not be lobbying the Home Office once the bidding process for ID cards begins here ...

Still waiting to inhale

OCRegister - Orange County,CA,USA
Many local officials are still reluctant about issuing ID cards, aware that marijuana is still strictly prohibited under federal law. ...

2007-03-18T09:18:00.000-04:00

Evolis Introduces Securion, Its New Printer for Highly Secure Cards

PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA
Evolis, the European leader in plastic card printers, announces the Securion, a one-stop solution for personalizing and laminating cards with full-fledged ...

2007-03-01T06:56:00.000-05:00

'Youth ID cards scrapped,' reveals leaked

24dash.com - Hereford,Herefordshire,UK
A project seen as a pre-cursor and possible dry-run of Government ID cards has been scrapped, a leaked Whitehall memo has revealed. ...

Nat'l ID cards seen vital for correct voters' list stressed

Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
In his presidential address, Abdur Rouf said preparation of voters' ID cards with attached photographs is a must for bringing discipline in the whole ...

County supports marijuana ID cards

Daily Democrat - Woodland,CA,USA
Within a few months, Yolo County medical marijuana patients will be eligible for ID cards that some say could save them a lot of legal hassles. ...

Marijuana ID cards to cost more

Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
On Tuesday, the county board of supervisors unanimously approved a $129 fee increase for the cards, which will now cost users $179. ...

Nationwide issue of new ID cards by this year

Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper - Bhutan
28 February, 2007 - The Department of Civil Registration and Census intends to complete issuing new ID cards throughout the country within this year to ...

Datastrip’s Handheld Biometric ID Reader Earns FIPS 201 Approval ...

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Fingerprint matching results as well as photos and ID information decoded

2007-02-23T05:28:00.000-05:00

SCB Solutions Partners With Evolis to Provide Simple and ...

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
SCB Solutions, Inc., a smart card solution provider, and Evolis Inc., a leading provider of plastic card customization solutions, announce a strategic ...

2007-02-22T07:32:00.001-05:00

ProfNet Wire: Government & Law: Standardizing Driver's Licenses
Newswise (press release) - USA
Whether getting a new driver's license, applying for a federal ID card, or obtaining any other identification where there is an enrollment, the identity of ...

2007-02-18T09:58:00.001-05:00

Army offers to prepare voter ID
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
As part of the ongoing consultations for the preparation of voter ID cards, the presentation by the army representatives was made on the basis of their ...

Passport interviews 'next step to ID cards'
Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
National co-ordinator Phil Booth said: "The IPS's own publications, even its own name, make it completely clear that it is a pretext to build the ID scheme. ...

Army ready to make voter list, ID cards
The New Nation - Bangladesh
According to them the ID cards can be put to multiple uses like distribution of fertilizer and diesel among the farmers and VGF cards among the poor people. ...

Labour will force everyone to give fingerprints
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
Biometric passports, which hold similar personal details to ID cards, will be issued later this year. There will then be a two-year period during which ...

2007-02-04T17:59:00.000-05:00

EC summons Chief Secy, DGP
The Tribune - Chandigarh,India
... the sale of voter identity cards. Some people who had reportedly been associated with the sale and purchase of voter ID cards were also being questioned.

Govts to share ID data on citizens
Bangkok Post - Klong Toey,Bangkok,Thailand
The two sides acknowledged the technical barriers posed by differences in database software of the Thai and Malaysian electronic ID cards, and agreed to ...

Michuki orders ID cards freeze
Daily Nation (subscription) - Nairobi,Kenya
Someone is 25 years old and has not got an ID ... where were you?” He warned chiefs and their assistants, some of whom he said received bribes “as small as ...

2007-01-18T13:41:00.000-05:00

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2007-01-13T08:32:00.000-05:00

New law provides special ID cards, licenses for sex offenders
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
The state Office of Motor Vehicles will provide the ID cards and update licenses. Offenders have to get the ID card by the Feb. 25 deadline, Holland said. ...

State lawmakers look to limit Mexican ID cards, wire transfers
Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Another bill bars government entities from recognizing Mexican identification cards as valid IDs. A number of banks and car dealerships accept Mexican IDs ...

Voter ID cards

Calhoun Times - Calhoun,GA,USA
The New Year is bringing more than just new faces to the Gordon County Board of Education. Nan Barnette, newly elected board member for Post 5, ...

ID cards to those injured in movt

Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal
11: The Council of Ministers at its meeting today decided to provide identity cards to the people injured in the Jana Andolan to make systematic the relief ...

New ID cards are necessary to make ports more secure

Munster Times - Munster,IN,USA
Our opinion: The new ID cards are expensive, at up to $159 apiece, but it's worth the cost to ensure security at the Port of Indiana and the nation's other ...

2006-12-28T08:58:00.000-05:00

Concern over union call for school ID cards

Scotsman - United Kingdom... The union also claims that the cards "will help prepare young people for the realities of identity management", with photo ID cards common in higher education ...

Computer glitch affects ID cards at Air Force bases in England ...

Stars and Stripes - Washington,DC,USA... bases in England and in Turkey to use temporary identification card paperwork and three-day passes for dependents and spouses until proper ID cards can be ...

Photo ID-card necessary: CEC

Hindustan Times - India... According to a report, there are 85.60 lakh voters in Gorakhpur division and photo ID-cards have been distributed to 61.71 lakh voters. ...

2006-12-06T07:39:00.000-05:00

Industry group urges caution on US plan for RFID-enabled ID cards

Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA... of smart-card and RFID technologies, this week formally urged the government to reconsider a decision to use RFID technology in personal ID verification cards. ...

2006-11-29T22:26:00.000-05:00

Issue of voters ID cards begins

Newindpress (subscription) - Chennai,IndiaKANCHEEPURAM: The issue of voter’s photo identity cards began in Kancheepuram district on Wednesday. In a release, Collector Pradeep ...

Romanians To Travel To EU States Using ID Cards As Of January 1 ...

Mediafax - Bucuresti,Romania... be able to travel to all EU member states, except the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Sweden, which imposed certain restrictions, using only their ID cards as of ...

2006-11-15T14:27:00.000-05:00

Bulgarians travel in Europe with the old ID cards

Bulgarian News Network - Sofia,BulgariaSOFIA (bnn)- Standart Daily reported, quoted be the EU Press Central that Bulgarians enter into Europe with their current ID cards. ...

ID cards to 'safeguard liberties'

BBC News - UKID cards could "help safeguard civil liberties," says the man in charge of introducing them. The chief executive of the Identity ...

I-cards to check infiltration

Newindpress (subscription) - Chennai,India... in each boat. The department has thus planned to provide ID cards to about 30,000 fishermen in all coastal villages of the State. ...

ID CARDS ‘COMPULSORY’ FOR NON-EU CITIZENS

Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USATony Blair has said that he wants identity cards to be made compulsory for all non-European Union foreign nationals who seek work in the UK. ...

Passport IT troubles bode ill for ID cards

ComputerWeekly.com - UKThe Identity and Passport Service – the agency due to introduce national ID cards - has postponed indefinitely a much simpler IT project to allow people to ...

Majority in Canada favour ID cards

Calgary Sun - Canada... civil libertarians. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said ID cards are not an option his government is leaning toward. The study ...

2006-11-07T07:03:00.000-05:00

Blair makes fresh bid to promote ID cards

Independent - London,England,UK... Legislation establishing ID cards, which are strongly opposed by the Tories and Liberal Democrats, became law seven months ago. ...

Where ID cards and National Identity Registers can lead us.

OpEdNews - Newtown,PA,USA... What Tony Blair asks us to do with regards to the NIR and ID Cards is to place the government in an arbitrary position of trust. ...

Blair: ID cards will smash scam

The Sun - London,UKBy ANDREW PORTER. ID cards will help smash the annual £1.7billion identity fraud bill, terrorism AND illegal immigration, Tony Blair will claim today. ...

Blair dismisses civil rights argument against ID cards

Guardian Unlimited - UKMr Blair confirmed at his monthly press conference that ID cards would be compulsory from 2008 for non-EU nationals who have lived in Britain for more than ...

Blair's comments on ID cards raise more questions than answers

Conservatives.com - UKDavid Davis has condemned the Prime Minister's latest attempt to ramp up the case for new ID cards as "Labour's final act of ineffective and expensive ...

Blair backs bid to bring in ID cards

Glasgow Evening Times - Glasgow,Scotland,UK... The Prime Minister is expected to raise the issue of ID cards in his monthly press conference today and say they are on course and on budget. ...

Blairs says ID cards will be used to fight crime

This is London - London,England,UK... inflame the debate over Britain turning into a 'surveillance society' - during a hard-sell on the potential benefits of the £5.4 billion ID cards scheme. ...

ID cards are needed to fight crimes of today, says PM

Scotsman - United KingdomTONY Blair yesterday moved to shore up his beleaguered ID cards scheme, insisting the multi-billion pound project is needed to tackle modern security threats. ...

2006-10-29T07:54:00.000-05:00

ID cards mandatory in proposed no-fly list rules

Calgary Sun - Canada... If the passenger does not have photo identification, they will have two produce two other pieces of government-issued ID -- at least one of which includes ...

2006-10-27T21:11:00.000-04:00

Better get used to border ID cards: Wilkins

Toronto Sun - Canada... By June 2009, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will require that all Canadians and Americans show a passport or one of the new ID cards before crossing ...

Federal employees begin receiving new ID cards

GovExec.com - USA... Aug. 27, 2004, required every federal agency to start issuing new standardized ID cards to at least one employee by Friday. Within ...

ID cards will be made obligatory from next year

Gulf News - Dubai,United Arab Emirates... Registration with the Emirates Identity Authority and the obtaining of ID cards will become obligatory for nationals and residents older than 15 years from ...

2006-09-26T10:40:00.000-04:00

Datacard Group Introduces Complete ID Card System for Easy and ...

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USAConveniently integrated and packaged in one box, this complete ID card system includes the card printer, software, camera, cards and supplies needed to issue ...

2006-09-26T10:38:00.000-04:00

Datacard Group Introduces Complete ID Card System for Easy and ...

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USAConveniently integrated and packaged in one box, this complete ID card system includes the card printer, software, camera, cards and supplies needed to issue ...

2006-09-22T07:56:00.000-04:00

NO2ID: Top comics say 'no' to ID cards

Politics.co.uk - London,UK... a treat at the Hackney Empire on 1st October [2], as Daniel Kitson MCs a very special benefit gig for NO2ID - the national campaign against ID cards and the ...

Gemalto to Provide 2.5 Million National ID Cards to the Sultanate ...

Yahoo! News (press release) - USA... contract appoints Gemalto to provide an update of the current National Registration System, integration services, as well as to supply smart ID cards that will ...

BMA resumes giving out ID cards, but on a limited basis

Bangkok Post - ThailandThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has resumed its ''limited'' ID card-issuing ... issuance to 15-year-olds, replacements for lost cards or students who ...
Supreme Court to hear appeal on voter ID law

Kansas City Star - MO,USA... Thursday, Judge Richard Callahan denied a request to change his ruling to allow the Department of Revenue to continue issuing free ID cards and visiting ...

‘Stranger Danger!' and ID cards protect children

Yucaipa/Calimesa News Mirror - Yucaipa,California,USA... Parents, grandparents and other relatives brought their children in to get the ID cards. Wiles said 50 percent of the staff manned ...
New employee ID cards to cost $110 each

Federal Times - USA19. Acting associate administrator John Sindelar said that the ID cards’ cost should drop by a third or more in the second year. ...

2006-09-13T07:35:00.000-04:00

Datacard Group Chairman Hatim A. Tyabji to Retire from Board

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA12, 2006--Datacard Group today announced that its chairman of the board, Hatim A. Tyabji, will retire from the Datacard board effective December 31, 2006. ...

2006-08-25T07:35:00.000-04:00

Datacard Group Announces Preferred Vendor Agreement with Dynamic ...

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA24, 2006--Datacard Group announced a preferred vendor agreement with Dynamic Card Solutions (DCS), a leading instant issuance and PIN selection software ...

2006-08-08T08:17:00.000-04:00

ID cards scheme feasible but challenging, suppliers warn
ComputerWeekly.com - UK... Market Soundings” leaked to the Sunday Times last month, revealed that manufacturers were unwilling to get involved in the £5.8bn ID cards programme because ...

IET endorses parliamentary report on ID cards and scientific ...
eGov monitor - London,UK... and technical issues made in the report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee into the use of scientific advice on ID Cards. ...

Understanding RFID Tags for ID Cards
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA... While they may deter some because of the price, they are an excellent option for use in your security system and with your ID Cards. ...

Benefits of Using Tracking Software with Photo ID Cards
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA... There are numerous companies that make tracking software for your ID Cards, and some offer it in a package when you buy a complete Photo ID System. ...

Security system is as flawed as ID cards
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA... Nearly five years later, it has yet to produce tamper-proof identification cards required of port workers to prove they are not terrorists. ...

Student ID Cards Examined
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USAStudent ID Cards are gaining rapidly in popularity as an essential way to secure campuses worldwide. Student ID Cards are ideal ...

2006-08-02T07:48:00.000-04:00

Jolly Technologies Partners with Evolis Card Printer to Provide an ...

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USAand Evolis today announced a new business alliance that supports integration of Evolis printer lines with Jolly Technologies’ Print Studio 2E ID Card Software ...

2006-08-02T07:39:00.000-04:00

AKWA IBOM LAUD OBASANJO ON ID CARDS

Akwa Ibom State - Nigeria... He called on all Nigerians above 18 years of age to embrace the national identity card project, adding that the identity cards will serve as security features ...
Malaysia to issue ID cards for foreign workers

Bangkok Post - ThailandKuala Lumpur (dpa) - Malaysia plans to issue identification cards to more than 1.9 million foreign workers beginning in November to try to track the movements ...

2006-07-27T11:06:00.000-04:00

Wider scope boosts chances of ID cards

VNUNet.com - UK... sector hiring procedures. Now the mantra from all quarters is ID management in its broadest sense, rather than the cards themselves. ...

2006-07-14T07:36:00.000-04:00

Ministers 'setting themselves up to fail' on ID cards

Politics.co.uk - London,UKCampaigners against ID cards have stepped up their calls for the scheme to be scrapped after leaked documents show major civil service unease about the plans. ...

Procurement for UK ID cards programme delayed

Ovum - London,England,UKThe original plan had entailed the first ID cards being issued by 2008, but any chance of meeting this tight deadline would have required the procurement ...

2006-07-11T07:58:00.000-04:00

New Montana ID cards on the way

KAJ News - Kalispell,MT,USA... certificates, and foster-care documentation. Special ID cards are NOT planned for Medicaid recipients, other than kids in foster care.

2006-06-20T07:35:00.000-04:00

Datacard announces 'green' card printers

Security Document World (press release) - Cardiff,UKDatacard Group has announced that its line of Datacard SP Series card printers and Datacard Tru Photo solutions comply with new EU environmental legislation ...

2006-06-16T16:38:00.000-04:00

Bilingual ID cards in Subotica

B92 - Serbia and Montenegro
... identification card printed both in Serbian and Hungarian, signifying the start of a program of distributing bilingual identification cards, which will be ...

2006-05-31T08:14:00.000-04:00

Datacard appoints Datasonic as sole distributor

The Edge Daily - MalaysiaDatasonic Corporation Sdn Bhd has been appointed by Datacard Corporation USA as the sole distributor in Malaysia for its range of secure ID and card ...

2006-04-30T11:28:00.000-04:00

Datacard Group introduces new high-volume card issuance system

CR80News - Herndon,VA,USADatacard has released a new card issuance system with modular capabilities that include enhanced color printing technology, high-speed laser engraving and ...

2006-04-25T16:46:00.000-04:00

Datacard Group introduceert innovatief nieuw hoog-volume ...

Netherlands Corporate News (persbericht) - Netherlands( BW)(MN-DATACARD-GROUP) Datacard Group Introduces Innovative New High-Volume Card Issuance System; Highly Modular Platform Takes Card Programs to New Levels ...

2006-04-21T07:36:00.000-04:00

Ottawa should rethink decision on border ID cards: McGuinty

Toronto Star - Ontario, CanadaOntario Premier Dalton McGuinty is complaining about Ottawa's refusal to create secure ID cards that Canadians would be able to use at the American border ...

2006-04-19T12:22:00.000-04:00

Canada to Talk ID Cards with US

580 CFRA Radio - Ottawa,Ontario,CanadaDay will meet with US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Tuesday to discuss the new ID card. The meeting is seen as ...

2006-04-18T07:49:00.000-04:00

Federal port ID cards delayed, but Florida moves forward

Tampa Bay Business Journal - Tampa,FL,USA... But in November, the federal ID cards system was user-tested at the ports of Manatee and Cape Canaveral, and Florida agreed to implement it starting Jan. ...

2006-04-11T07:58:00.000-04:00

Malaysians lose 2 million smart ID cards

People's Daily Online - Beijing,China... cards and will also consider "penalizing" repeated offender, who have lost their cards three times ... have to wait seven to 14 days before getting a new ID card. ...

2006-04-04T18:19:00.000-04:00

DHS will deploy transportation ID cards

Logistics Management (subscription) - Newton,MA,USAWASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security has announced a timetable for issuing tamper-resistant, biometric-based identification cards to millions of ...

2006-03-30T07:12:00.000-05:00

National ID cards to be introduced

Reuters.uk - UK... Labour has long had plans to introduce ID cards, which it says will help tackle identity theft, abuse of the state benefits system, illegal immigration ...

2006-03-28T16:43:00.000-05:00

Stephen Blake to Lead Fargo Secure Systems; Industry Veteran ...

Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA... positions for Laminex, Inc., and IdentiSys, Inc., both ID-based security ... for identity card issuance systems, including secure card printer/encoders, materials ...

2006-03-21T08:35:00.000-05:00

ID Cards Are Critical to Port Security

eBCVG - USACongress could make a port security plan significantly more effective if it beefed up provisions for port user IDs, overseas cargo inspection and the national ...

2006-03-15T07:29:00.000-05:00

Photo ID cards top priority for EC

The Statesman - Kolkata,India... Deputy Election Commissioner, Mr R Balakrishnan today said that the Election Commission has given top priority to issue electors’ photo identity cards to all ...

2006-03-14T07:47:00.000-05:00

ID cards bill returns to Commons

Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK... The Lords said the measure was tantamount to compulsion by 'stealth' as Labour in its last election manifesto pledged to make ID cards scheme voluntary. ...

2006-03-02T17:48:00.000-05:00

South Korea to launch smart ID cards in 2008

Security Document World (press release) - Cardiff,UKThe South Korean Government has said it wants to start issuing multi-functional smart ID cards to its citizens from 2008. The Ministry ...

2006-02-28T19:52:00.000-05:00

Datacard Group Receives US Patents for Intelligent Supplies ...

TMCnet - USA... to guarantee that supplies are properly installed in the printer with the ... Group offers the world's best-selling secure ID and card personalization solutions ...

2006-02-23T19:32:00.000-05:00

Pilot site proposed for border ID cards

Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA... and Budget director Josh Bolten to review the affordability, practicality and overall cost of the proposed border crossing identity cards, intended to be in ...

2006-02-21T08:13:00.000-05:00

Plan for ID Cards Drawing Criticism

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA... SACRAMENTO -- When Congress rushed passage of the Real ID Act last spring ... their current drivers' licenses with forgery-proof identification cards embedded with ...

2006-02-15T08:21:00.000-05:00

British national ID card project draws US firms

Washington Technology - Washington,DC,USA... Several US-based potential bidders, including Cogent Systems Inc., Datacard Group, EDS, IBM Corp., Identix Inc., Lasercard Corp. ...

2006-02-10T19:35:00.000-05:00

Blair in appeal to head off ID cards rebellion

Daily Mail - UK - UKThe Prime Minister will appeal to backbenchers to support the Government in next week's crucial votes on ID cards and anti-terror laws.

ID cards campaigners aren't giving up

ZDNet UK - UK... "That would be a different phase of the campaign," said Booth, implying that opposition to ID cards could continue for years. Booth

Chip-Embedded ID Cards Planned for 2008

Korea Times - South Korea... Administration and Home Affairs and a consortia led by the state-run Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) are developing the new ID cards.

ID cards climbdown is denied

Scotsman - United KingdomThe Government has announced compromises over plans for ID cards in a bid to get the controversial law through Parliament. Under

Lagosians Pay N300 To Get National ID Cards

Nigeria Daily Independent - Ikeja,Lagos,Nigeria... Civil Registration (DNCR) have turned the collection of the National Identity Card into a moneymaking venture, as they now demand N300 before issuing the cards ...

2006-02-08T07:59:00.000-05:00

Issue of photo ID cards to begin next week

Newindpress - Chennai,India... He also said that those who had lost their voter ID cards could obtain duplicates with same EPIC numbers on payment of Rs 15. The ...

60 million ID cards for Nigeria

Security Document World (press release) - Cardiff,UKAccording to local newspaper reports the ID cards will be embedded with fingerprints and will be distributed in 2007. So far 15 ...

Blair trims foreign trip to vote on ID cards Bill

Times Online - UK... crucial votes that will determine the shape of his legislation introducing identity cards. ... amendments requiring him to announce the cost of an ID card scheme ...

2006-01-30T17:39:00.000-05:00

Saudi women rushing to get their ID cards

Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates... In the end, banks demanded that a woman could open an account only if she had a picture ID. If the woman did not have a passport ...

2006-01-23T18:51:00.000-05:00

ID Cards Proposed for US Border Crossings

CanadaOne Magazine - Ontario,CanadaThe new "PASS" cards, which will be equipped with radio chips designed to automatically retrieve the holder's details on the screen of the border agent ...

2006-01-18T19:44:00.000-05:00

Cameron attacks ID cards scheme

BBC News - UK... Tony Blair said the entire government "absolutely" backed ID cards and fears over civil liberties were "misplaced". Plans for ID ...