Viscount Systems gets new federal government contracts for access control deployments
Viscount Systems has announced a new batch of contracts to deploy its Freedom access control technology, as well as its VeriCert…
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News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
South African smart ID card applications to start soon
South African pensioners born in January will be the first able to sign up and register for smart ID cards,…
Vision-Box gets Latvian contract for national biometric enrollment station deployment
Vision-Box has been awarded a contract for the delivery of automated biometric enrollment solutions to the Office of Citizenship and Migration…
Nigeria nixes plans for biometric election
The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission in Nigera has announced that the country will not use biometric technology for…
MorphoTrust USA nabs TSA contracts for enrollment services
The TSA has contracted MorphoTrust USA to provide enrollment services for the TSA Pre-Check program, including at its most recent location in…
Global spending on government biometrics to increase: report
According to a new report, global spending on government biometrics systems is set to grow substantially through to 2024. The…
Biometrics market in South East Asia and ANZ to grow at double-digit CAGR: report
New research has found that the biometrics market in South East Asia and ANZ will grow at a CAGR of…
DigitalPersona sensors certified for China Resident Identity Card
DigitalPersona has announced that its TouchChip TCS1 sensor is being used for the China Resident Identity Card program, as well as…
Viscount lands new U.S government orders for access control system
Viscount Systems has announced a new batch of orders for its biometric Freedom access control system at unnamed U.S. Federal Government…
The top 10 most-read stories on BiometricUpdate.com in 2013
2013 was a pretty big year for biometrics. If not just for the products that launched, this year has certainly…
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