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LaserCard Corporation Announces First Order for High Durability Laser Engravable Passport Data Page |
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05.07.2007 - LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading supplier of secure ID credentials used in biometric identification, today announced receipt by its German subsidiary, Challenge Card Design GmbH, of a purchase order for secure laser engravable passport data pages. This $100,000 order is the first order received for this new product.
The passport data page manufactured by Challenge Card Design features a unique hinge system designed to maximize durability when polycarbonate pages are incorporated into a passport. The passport issuer will laser engrave state-of-the-art security features well as the passport holder’s photo, demographics and ICAO-compliant machine readable zone data onto the data page. The Company is also bidding the data page including an ICAO standard 72KB IC chip for e-passport applications.
"We are excited about this new business line that leverages our industry-recognized expertise in manufacturing many types of specialty plastic cards using various materials for customer-specific solutions," said Werner Janssen, Managing Director of Challenge Card Design located in Rastede, Germany. "We expect this product line to grow over the coming year and become a significant source of revenue augmenting our specialty cards and printers operations," continued Mr. Janssen. |
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