An innovative new technology that strengthens PINs and passcodes with one-time grids and Personal Identification Patterns (PIP) is explored. Executive Editor Chris Corum speaks with the technology’s inventors and corporate leaders from GrIDsure on their new pattern-based unique IDs.

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All Qatar residents should have smart card IDs by the end of this year or early 2009. They will then be able to get exit permits for themselves. The QR25m smart ID card project was started in October last year. To date, around 8,000 nationals have been issued the card. Also, the first Qatari biometric passports have been issued. Two fingerprints will have to be given as well as an image of the iris for the new ID. 

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is proposing a new Social Security card that would be based on the same technology the U.S. Department of Defense uses for the Common Access Card.

The new Social Security card would have a photo, magnetic stripe, bar code and microprocessor chip that would contain users biometric. Exactly how individuals would obtain the card and which biometric would be stored on it were not specified. 

L-1 Identity Solutions extends their relationship with the Tribunal Electoral de Panama to upgrade the country’s multi-purpose National ID system which also serves as Panama’s voter registration system and help Panama prepare for the 2009 Presidential elections. Under the terms of the $3.7 million contract, L-1 will deliver a complete multi-biometric solution that includes new enrollment devices, an upgrade of the biometric national registry, and integration services.

The Tribunal Electoral de Panama currently operates a two-finger database system of close to two million records that is used to vet individuals who apply for a new card or renew an existing credential to ensure there are no duplicates in the system. 

Executive Editor Chris Corum welcomes new Editor Zack Martin to the AVISIAN Team. They recap a DHS press conference that Zack attended at Chicago O’Hare International Airport regarding the DHS budget and what that means for federal ID programs such as US VISIT, WHTI, REAL ID, and TWIC. Chris and Zack also talk about the new 10 print mandate for US VISIT as well.

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A program from UKvisas supported by VEGA Group PLC (VEGA) to biometrically enroll all visa applicants to the United Kingdom has won an e-Government award for ‘innovation in strategy’. UKvisas is a joint directorate of the Border and Immigration Agency and Foreign & Commonwealth Office. VEGA’s task includes assuring the integrity of the solution. Additionally, VEGA consultants conducted spot audits in several countries to check whether new procedures were being adhered to. The system roll out was completed in December 2007 and is currently processing 2.5 million applications annually.

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BioLink announces fundamental changes to its official website at http://www.biolinksolutions.com. The updated site contains comprehensive information on the Company’s major activities, products, solutions and the most recent global biometric trends. The “Solutions” section represents the collection of all global experience and expertise in implementing biometrics. The “Products” section comprises detailed information on the Company’s branded software and hardware solutions. There is also a separate section containing comparative analysis of the most popular and widely spread biometric identification technologies, allowing website visitors select the optimum identification technique to be applied in a particular application area.