New biometric controls at Jamaican airports
Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) has announced that new Automated Border Control (ABC) kiosks will use biometric checks to process passengers arriving at Kingston and Montego Bay airports. According to air transport and government IT solutions provider SITA, which is providing the technology, passenger throughput is expected to increase by close to 60%.
Zurich airport to be equipped with high speed system
German IT security firm secunet has equipped police control stations at Zurich Airport with integrated border control technology that the firm says can process travel documents with and without biometric features at speed. The new control stations are equipped with the latest generation of fingerprint and electronic passport readers and meets the requirements of the VIS II Regulation for external Schengen borders. Secunet says it has also developed a bespoke border control application for workstations which company says will gives police officers instant access to all important data regarding document and identity checks at a glance.
MorphoTrust launches mobile enrolment for airport screening
Organizations whose employees or members are frequent travellers can now offer onsite enrolment in TSA Pre?, which provides faster, more efficient screening at participating US airport checkpoints for domestic and international travel. MorphoTrust USA (Safran), has introduced the mobile enrolment service to support the Transportation Security Administration (TSA’s) goal of expanding the number of travelers served by the TSA Pre? program. MorphoTrust already provides enrolment services for travellers at more than 300 locations, including at major airports and at off-airport IdentoGO Centers by MorphoTrust. MorphoTrust is making the new mobile enrolment programme available to a wide range of organizations, including universities, trade associations, sports teams and travel companies.
Gemalto secures three ways for ID documents
Gemalto has launched Sealys Secure Surface, a new family of security features for polycarbonate identity documents that combines three different effects: light reflection, movement and tactile elements. According to the company, Sealys Secure Surface can be applied on the polycarbonate bodies of documents such as passport data pages, ID cards, healthcare cards, driver licenses, vehicle registrations, and resident permits. It offers visual and tactile effects that allow fast and efficient document authenticity checks, while legitimate document holders benefit from greater security and swift identification procedures.