LaserCard Corp. has received a follow-on purchase order to supply more than $1 million worth of optical memory cards to the Italian Government to be used as Foreign Resident ID Cards. The purchase order was received from LaserCard’s Rome-based Authorized Value Added Reseller, Laser Memory Card, which supplies and supports Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, the government’s prime contractor on the project. LaserCard has previously supplied approximately $18 million worth of optical memory cards and secure encoders for both the Italian Citizen and Foreign Resident ID Card programs. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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Biometrics enable expedited border screening The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Global Entry program is expanding enabling enrolled U.S. citizens to enjoy expedited screening when returning from travel abroad to a number of domestic airports. The program also makes them eligible to participate in similar programs at foreign airports. read more »HID Global announced that the U.S. Permanent Resident, or Green Card, that is manufactured by HID Global under its LaserCard brand has won the ACT Canada “International Innovation Award” for Identity Management. read more »VoiceTrust announced it has been awarded a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Private Sector Investment (PSI) Program to roll out biometric identity systems in Pakistan. read more »LaserCard Corp. received an order to supply additional credentials for Italy’s Citizen ID Card program, known as the Carta d’Identità Elettronica or CIE. The multi-technology ID cards, based on LaserCard’s optical security media platform, are used by citizens for identification and travel. The order is valued at approximately $540,000 and is expected to be delivered by March 31. read more »LaserCard Corporation announced receipt of an order for approximately $8.6 million for optical security media cards to be issued under the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Permanent Resident Card, or Green Card, program. Delivery is scheduled for completion in August. read more »MasterCard and Commonwealth Bank have announced the launch of a QkR, a new mobile app that enables movie theater goers to browse and purchase refreshments from their seats. read more » |
