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Major U.S. mobile carrier to begin selling Precise Biometrics Tactivo, places initial order

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An unnamed mobile operator, one of the largest in the United States, will begin selling the Precise Biometrics Tactivo in Q1. According to the company, the operator has placed an initial order of 5,000 Tactivo units for delivery this month. The operator, with a significant base of U.S. government and corporate customers, plans to launch and make their Tactivo imitative announcement later in March. “We consider the agreement with this leading Operator, soon to be named, a breakthrough milestone and

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Prime Minister directs Nadra to issue CNICs to unregistered population before 2013 elections

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Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) to issue Computerized national identity cards (CNICs) to the unregistered population and to ensure that no eligible voters are disenfranchised in the country’s upcoming elections, set to take place in May. During a briefing with the Prime Minister, Nadra’s Chairman, Tariq Malik claimed that Nadra has issusued 93.4 million CNICs so far, including 52 million males and 41 million females. Malik also said in the briefing that

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Colombian government to implement new Datacard Group passport issuance system

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Datacard Group has announced that the Colombian government will implement an additional Datacard passport issuance system. Working closely with Identificación Plástica S. A. — an Enterprise Solutions Provider (ESP) for Datacard Group and leader in providing identification solutions and high technology services to customers in Colombia and Venezuela — the two companies have been working with the Colombian government since 2009. Established in 1969, Datacard Group is one of the largest global providers of secure identification and card issuance solutions.

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Aadhaar enrolment reaches 282.66 million

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Aadhaar enrolment has now reached 286.66 million, representing a significant jump, owed widely to the launch of the Unique Identity Authority of India’s (UIDAI) direct transfer scheme launched at the beginning of this year. This increase is good news to stakeholders in the Aadhaar program, as in May 2012, enrollment stood at only 4.76 million whereas enrolment for this month already sits at 9.01 million and enrolment in January stood at 24.79 million. Reported in Business Standard, UIDAI officials suggest

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ABI Research anticipates massive growth in smart card shipments this year

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New research from ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards to be shipped worldwide in 2013; a combined number spanning all smart card markets. Of the total forecasted shipments, 16 percent are expected to use a contactless interface. ABI attributes most of this growth to the increase in adoption of Government ID, transportation and ticketing and payment card systems. In 2013, ABI forecasts 59% of all contactless deployments will utilize a pure contactless interface, reducing to 38% in 2018. According

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MHADA to use biometrics to prevent property lottery fraud

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The Maharashtra and Area Development Authority (Mhada) is considering deploying a biometric iris and finger scanning system to curb fraud regarding its annual lottery system for homes in the state. Under the new system, lottery winners will submit biometrics to ensure that they can’t have already won and re-sell flats at an inflated price. Reported in Mid-day.com, once flats are sold, owners cannot sell or rent it out for the next ten years. There have been several instances where agents,

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AOptix and CACI land $3 million research contract from DoD

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AOptix has just landed a research contract from the U.S Defence Department (DoD) to examine its Smart Mobile Identity biometrics identification package and to eventually provide the department with a smartphone solution for scanning someone’s eyes, face, thumbs and voice. The contract, first reported in Wired.com’s Danger Room, is worth $3 million and AOptix will be working with CACI International on the project, which said to entail a hardware peripheral and an accompanying app. According to the company, its Smart

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Interview: Finis Conner, Founder and CEO, BluStor

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In today’s mobile world, size and capacity are important considerations — two things serial entrepreneur Finis Conner is used to keeping in mind. Conner is a hardware veteran, having founded Seagate in 1979 and having created the first 5.25-inch hard drive used in the Macintosh. He later started a company called Conner Peripherals and developed the now common 3.5-inch drive for personal computers. In 1990, Conner Peripherals set a record by reaching $1.337 billion in sales in four years, without

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Biometric ID system for foreigners in the works in Taiwan

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The National Immigration Agency (NIA) in Taiwan wants to establish a biometric identification system for foreigners in the country. The agency’s plans have come as a result of a recent story in which a British man fled Taiwan using someone else’s passport. According to the Taiwan Solidarity Union, this was allowed to happen as the immigration agency botched the usual screening process. Reported in Focus Taiwan, Taiwan Solidary Union caucus whip Huang Wen-ling said the agency spent US$1.2 million in

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U.S. should adopt biometrics IDs for Social Security

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Comprehensive immigration reform in the United States might spur the implementation of nationwide biometric identification. BiometricUpdate.com reported last week that both John McCain and Chuck Schumer have indicated that their bipartisan approach to immigration reform in the U.S. Senate could require biometric information, such as a fingerprint, to be included in the Social Security system. The senators indicated during a media roundtable with Politico that biometrics should be used to ensure that employers only hire U.S. citizens and legal permanent

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