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

iDcentrix unveils technology to Asian market

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

iDcentrix announced it will introduce the company’s state-of-the art banknote paper and polycarbonate identification card technology to the Asian market at the 7th Annual Asian High Security Printing Conference to be held November 11-13 at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.


iDcentrix’s use of banknote paper, which can include complex watermarks, a security feature found in most world currencies and passports, is unique in the identification card industry.

The company’s patented identification card utilizes this high-security paper and fuses it together with clear polycarbonate. Personal data and most security features are therefore permanently melted IN the card, not merely applied on it – offering customers a tamper-resistant identification product to address the global issue of identity fraud and related security matters. [end] 

Asian countries will be the biggest consumer’s of electronic credentials, according to IMS Research’s electronic government and health care card Opportunity Matrix.

IMS Research’s provides a ranking for the opportunity offered for suppliers of electronic government and healthcare ID cards for the leading 15 countries. The scores are calculated using a formula that is based on the projected number of smart cards/credentials shipped into national ID, passports, driver licenses and health care cards in 2016. The formula also takes into account the level of risk of cancellation/delay associated with each project.

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Barnes International released its updated personalization test module in compliance with the Visa’s latest global personalization requirements (GPR).

Incorporating its card personalization validation tools (CPT 2000v3 and CAT 3000v3), the test scripts offer comprehensive evaluation of a chip product to ensure it will meet industry and payment scheme certification standards.

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Major growth in developing markets over the last two years has allowed smaller Asian vendors, such as Eastcompeace, Watchdata, Datang, and Wuhan Tianyu, to increase their market share to 16% in 2010, up from just 12.4% in 2009.

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Global Industry Analysts Inc. released a report forecasting the outlook on the global smart card market to reach 10.9 billion units by 2015.

GIA credits the growth driven largely by major initiatives in the financial, government and security sectors, with the telecom sector at the way ahead of the pack as the largest end-user. Increasing usage of contactless technology, newer applications and mandatory EMV migration across countries are also major drivers boosting the global market for smart cards.

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Infineon Technologies has released the first samples of its 65 nanometer embedded flash (eFlash) microcontrollers for chip card and security applications.

Co-developed by TSMC, the microcontroller features a 65 nm footprint that provides greater efficiency over former IC technologies, according to Infineon. The partners have also announced the development of new 300 mm wafers as a more efficient alternative to 200 mm models.

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A new report on the market for biometric technology in India forecasted a 42.4% compound annual growth rate for the industry in the four year span. TechNavio, a market intelligence reporting company, reviews and forecasts the period of 2010 through 2014 from

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