Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

ISC Brasil 2008

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Dates: June 18-20, 2008
Venue: Transamerica Expo Center
Location: Sao Paulo, Brasil
URL: http://www.iscexpo.com.br/ Contact: ituca@alcantara.com.br

Description: ISC is one of the most recognized security shows around the world. It has more than 35 years experience in the USA and has been delivered with equal success in Brazil. ISC Brazil presents the leading international companies with the most innovative solutions for corporate buyers and offers a high quality learning program. [end] 

Identive Group Inc. has formed a new product group within its business structure to provide services for integrated access control. This Converged Access group will build on technology designed for Identity as a Service/SaaS products like idOnDemand, as well as work with Identive’s products in the network access smart reader technology field.

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A state audit found that personal and financial information for students considering attending the University of Maryland were stored on publicly accessible servers that could make students easy prey to ID thieves.

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Cantaloupe Systems is gearing up to launch Google Wallet in vending machines across Chicago, San Francisco, New York and D.C., according to All Things Digital.

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University students targeted for cards

Gemalto was chosen by Banco Santander Brasil, a financial institutions with more than 90 million customers worldwide, to deploy a contactless EMV payment system in Brazil.

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As part of the U.S. Department of State’s initiative to simplify and streamline customer service interactions and processes, the Office of Passport Services has started a 90-day pilot program for online passport card applications.

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The Nepalese Election Commission (EC) has completed nearly all its biometric voter registration as all but one district and just shy of 10 million citizens have been enrolled, according to a My Republica article.

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