TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 12, 2021 — Ed Casey, most recently CEO of Idemia‘s identity and security business in North America, has joined the board of directors of Tyto Athene following the government systems integrator's acquisition of AT&T Government Solutions.

Idemia will use one of its smartphone-based products to digitize driver's license and other state-issued identification cards of Arizona residents. The company said Thursday its Mobile ID technology is designed to enable users to store a digital version of these IDs in a smartphone application.

An Idemia-developed algorithm has recorded over 95 percent accuracy during a Department of Homeland Security exercise aimed at assessing the capacity of facial recognition technology in identifying masked individuals. Idemia said Monday its algorithm also achieved a True Identification Rate of over 99.5 percent of subjects not wearing masks as part of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's 2020 Biometric Technology Rally.

The national security solutions affiliate of Idemia and Calabasas, California-based facial and object recognition technology company StereoVision Imaging have partnered to market a biometric recognition tool that uses the former's identity software and the latter's 4D lidar technology.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 20, 2021 “” Idemia National Security Solutions, an affiliate of the identity-related security services company, has been tapped by the U.S. Postal Service and its law enforcement unit to provide USPS locations with identity verification services, including in-person proofing and biometric capture capabilities, in support of the agency's five-year e-government services plan, GovCon Wire reported Jan. 13.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 30, 2020 “” Idemia named Andrew Boyd, formerly an executive at Science Applications International Corp. and Unisys Federal, took the helm of its national security solutions business as president and CEO, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 16.

Idemia has partnered with the government of Oklahoma to field a secure digital U.S. driver's license for smartphone users within the state.

Augmented identity software maker Idemia has unveiled an offering intended to simplify fingerprint-based background checks for financial institutions.

Idemia has launched its new biometrics platform designed to process identity verification at high-traffic sites such as airports and event venues.

Identification technology provider Idemia aims to introduce mobile driver's license programs in 10 states by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Delaware partnered with the company to roll out mDL technology via a pilot program for local residents with Android or iOS devices and began efforts to raise awareness of digital verification features.

Idemia's identity and security business in North America, led by Ed Casey, partners with professional sports teams and music festival organizers to help fans register on-site for the Transportation Security Administration's expedited screening program and get into event venues faster, USA Today reported Friday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 10, 2019 “” Idemia, a France-based developer of augmented identity and biometric systems, will open a new corporate headquarters in Virginia for its North American business on June 20, GovCon Wire reported June 2. The company said the U.S. leadership team — including Ed Casey, CEO …

Idemia has launched a new wireless device designed to help law enforcement officers verify identities via fingerprint biometrics.

Idemia has implemented an asymmetric post-quantum algorithm in a move to strengthen authentication for smart cards.

The results of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Facial Recognition Vendor Test show that IDEMIA's facial recognition algorithm was 30 percent more effective than other platforms in one-to-many image matching scenarios. NIST assessed 127 software algorithms from 39 facial recognition tech developers as part of FRVT, IDEMIA said Tuesday.