LaserCard Corp. has licensed Ritel, based in Rieti, Italy, to manufacture optical memory card encoders and read/write drives. LaserCard will supply an initial package of parts, tools and schematics for assembly of secure optical memory card encoders to support the Italian Citizen ID Card Program to about 40 million Italian citizens. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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Just as the University of Georgia police were ending an investigation into a sophisticated fake ID ring, another student dealing in fake driver licenses came to light. The original ring, apparently run by students at the University of Georgia and Gainesville State College, had distributed more than 1,000 fake IDs to students at the two schools. read more »Datacard Group announced a contract award from the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) to upgrade to the Datacard MXD Card Delivery System and MXi Envelope Insertion System for enhanced card delivery and mailing for its driver licenses and identification cards. 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 »The government of Saudi Arabia has increased the requirements for its national ID cards. Provided by LaserCard the Saudi smart card IDs are now based on LaserCard’s Optical Security Media (OSM) technology. Saudi citizens use them for identification, e-government and travel throughout the region. read more »LaserCard has received a purchase order valued at approximately $2.1 million for chip-ready, optical security media-based credentials for the Saudi Arabia National ID Card program. The ID cards are issued to Saudi citizens nationwide for identification, e-government and regional travel purposes. read more »Consumerist reports that Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has written to Apple in hopes of getting the company to pull the “Driver’s License” app from its store. read more » |
