HID Global has announced a new smart card, designed for use in the ID sector.The company says it is extending the benefits of its Optical Secure Media (OSM) card, and claims the new card – known as the OSM Multitech – is one of the most secure citizen ID cards on the market."Our OSM cards have set the standard for combining visual, digital and physical security while delivering the highest levels of card durability," said Rob Haslam, VP and managing director, Government ID Solutions, HID Global. "There has been no known instance of a successful attempt to compromise OSM technology's digital security, and now we're helping to fuel the future of even more secure citizen identification by including a contactless RFID microcontroller chip into these proven OSM cards."With the new card, issuers can laser-engrave information on its front side, engrave and encode identity information in the OSM stripe on the card's back side, and encode identity information on the microcontroller chip inside the card.The company says: "Integrating the RFID chip into a standard-sized OSM card is a major milestone that was made possible with HID Global's ultra-thin PC ePre-laminate product, which minimises the footprint of the RFID chip and antenna using the company's DBond technology. Unique anti-crack technology also extends the durability of the card, which is initially available with an NXP P60D080 RFID chip. The company plans to offer additional RFID chip options in the future." OSM Multitech cards are designed for applications such as IDs, health benefits, public welfare and social security cards, as well as driver's licenses and gun permits.HID says the new Multitech card's OSM, DBond and other technologies have been proven in numerous high-profile national ID programmes, including the award-winning Irish Passport Card, as well as programmes in Saudi Arabia, Angola and the US.

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