LaserCard to supply additional optical security cards for Italy's Carta d'Identita Elettronica
The optical security media cards from Mountain View, California-based LaserCard are already used in the U.S. Green Card, the Saudi Arabian and Angolan National ID Cards, the Costa Rica Foreign Resident Card, the Hungarian Professional Driver License, and vehicle registration programs for three state authorities in India; Italy used them in its Carta d’Identita Elettronica, and it orders more of them
Mountain View, California-based LaserCard Corporation has received a purchase order to supply additional optical security media cards for Italy’s Citizen ID Card program, known as the Carta d’Identita Elettronica or CIE, to be delivered by November 2010. The secure, counterfeit-resistant ID cards are used by citizens for identification and travel.
The company says that the digital security of Italy’s Citizen ID Card has never been compromised. In addition to this program, LaserCard’s multi-technology ID cards are also used by two Italian government agencies — the Ministry of Justice and the Carabinieri, Italy’s National Police — to help protect their employees and provide secure access to government facilities.
“We are pleased to continue working with our partners and the Italian government to support the ongoing demand for this important national program,” said Robert DeVincenzi, president and CEO of LaserCard Corporation. “Italy’s continuing investment in secure ID credentials based on optical security media underscores the country’s commitment to protecting its internal security and the security of its borders through the valid identification of citizens.”
Note that LaserCard’s advanced ID credentials are also used in the U.S. Green Card, the Saudi Arabian and Angolan National ID Cards, the Costa Rica Foreign Resident Card, the Hungarian Professional Driver License, and vehicle registration programs for three state authorities in India.
