Evolis currently ranks as a market leader in terms of card printers sold and boasted sales of more than 75 million euros in 2015. With more than 300 employees and distributors in 140 countries around the globe, Evolis has quickly progressed from a spinoff to a major player.

SecureAuth released SecureAuth Cloud Access delivering adaptive and multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, and automated account management; Evolis launched its lamination module for plastic cards compatible with its desktop card printer Primacy; AMAG Technology announced the release of two new software features.

PVC is the standby for most card issuers. It’s cheap, readily available and easy to work with. But those same reasons make it insecure and not very durable and that’s why issuers should start to look at advanced card materials for their credentials.

GET Group announced that its CP500 card printer has been FIPS 201 certified; Gemalto is supplying its security solutions for the Internet of Things to Dai Nippon Printing; ImageWare announced the availability of GoVerifyID integrated with CA Technologies Single Sign-On and Identity Management products; Route1 Inc. announced the launch of MobiENCRYPT, a hardware solution delivering remote and local full disk encryption access.

HID acquired DemoTeller, a provider of instant issuance solutions for the financial market; Tascent announced the availability of the M6,
Oberthur signed a contract with the Government of the Republic of Mali to supply ePassports; ImageWare and RunMyProcess are working together to secure the enterprise; Entrust Datacard partnered with HARMAN International to secure the IoT.

Evolis introduced a new touch screen color option for its range of desktop card printers: Primacy, Zenius and Elypso; Sensory announced the release of its face and voice biometric fusion app called AppLock on the Google Play store; DLRS Group and HID Global announced that the new Irish Passport Card has won the Regional Best ID Document of the Year Award 2016 from Reconnaissance International.

Exostar announced its risk management solution can help defense contractors with the capabilities they need to manage Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement; VASCO Data Security announced DIGIPASS SecureClick, a hardware authenticator that enables users to complete access to common online applications with the single click of a button; SecuEra Technologies has earned FIPS 201 certification and is now on the GSA Approved Products List.

Incidences of fake driver’s licenses in the U.S. and reports by China’s state run Xinhua news agency that 40% of items sold online in China are either counterfeit or of bad quality, reiterate that the battle to beat the criminals, particular those involved in ID counterfeiting, remains to be won. Holograms continue to be a tried and true method to protect passports, driver licenses and national ID cards.

Creating a new credential can be a challenge for issuers. The most educated organizations, such as government issuers have challenges, but they also bring the most resources to bear. At the mid-level, organizations such as financial issuers are beginning to consider more durable card materials, but the vast majority of small to mid-volume issuers lack even basic education on material options.

eBay announced its membership in the FIDO Alliance and deployment of a FIDO Certified open source authentication server; Gemalto is offering private sector enterprises, such as banks and mobile operators, a new ID verification solution; NEC Corporation of America and Government Acquisitions Inc. announced delivery of the NeoScan45 mobile identification technology to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; HID Global announced the availability of its latest Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoder.