In order to share information about various deployments and uses of PIV credentials there will be an information sharing day for federal officials on Aug. 4. The purpose of the ICAM Information Sharing Day is to provide an forum for agencies to understand and share information related to implementation activities being taken by early adopters of ICAM programs.

Daon, a developer of identity assurance software, has announced that it has been chosen to provide software to help power the Government of Mexico’s National Service of Personal Identification program. Daon was choosen by biometrics developer Unisys who had been contracted for the program.

The July meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).

AOptix Technologies, a developer of iris-based biometric solutions, has announced it has joined the DaonAdvantage Program. The DaonAdvantage program is a partnership that will enable AOptix’s InSight iris recognition system to be integrated into Daon’s identity assurance platform following testing and certification.