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CSC to relocate headquarters

Thursday, September 18, 2008

CSC Identity Labs, a developer of biometric and other technology solutions, has announced the relocation of their headquarters in October from Camp Hill, Pa. to Fairmont, W.Va. The move will see CSC close to the High Technology Corridor an area well known for biometric development with a heavy U.S. government presence.


In addition to the move, CSC has taken measures to dedicate the organization to identity management in government by naming former FBI agent and CSC executive program manager of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Biometric Fusion Center, Steve Hooks, the director of labs. These changes have CSC’s leadership hoping they are proving their dedication to furthering government and business biometric identity management solutions. [end] 

SK C&C, a mobile commerce systems provider from Korea, has announced that it will open its new m-Commerce Center of Excellence headquarters in Atlanta.

From its new headquarters, SK C&C says it will work closely with major mobile network operators, financial institutions, merchants and payment processors in the U.S. and around the world to deliver mobile commerce services.

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The Palos Heights School District 128 in Chicago is using GPS technology to track its students allowing the district to keep up with the student–when he or she first entered the school bus and when the student exited the district’s care.

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Digital Identification Solutions Group, through its UAE distributor Emirates Photo Marketing, has been awarded a seven-figured Euro contract for the supply of personalization systems and consumables to the Abu Dhabi Federal Government.

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SmartMetric, a developer of portable biometric solutions, has announced that its biometric activated data card can now be used to contain full medical history and health records on the individual. The card, called the SmartMetric Data Card, is a standard sized card that has the capability of holding multiple pages of data as well as being inaccessible without the holder first scanning his fingerprint on the card itself.

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Dates: November 1 - 4, 2010

Location: Montréal, Canada

Venue: ICAO Headquarters

URL: http://www2.icao.int/en/MRTD2/Pages/SixthMRTDSymposium.aspx

Description: Information about the event will be posted as soon as available.  

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Ghana’s major electronic clearing and payment system could provide enough space and communication capabilities to enable adding new purposes for removing ghost payrollers, according to a Peace FM Online article.

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