Digimarc Secure ID Industry Milestones

 

Digimarc has more than 50 years of experience in the delivery and operation of secure ID issuance systems, has produced more than 2 billion issued IDs, and has guided customers through numerous major upgrades and technology migrations in ID security, including the following transitions:

  • 2007: 50 million U.S. driver licenses secured with Digimarc© IDMarc™
  • 2006: First use of laser perforation high-security feature (Utah)
  • 2006: First pilot of driver license Document Authentication (Massachusetts)
  • 2006: First fully tamper evident and tamper resistant ExianEvident 3D driver license card
  • 2005: Operational pilot of digital watermarking reading for driver license authentication and traffic enforcement support (Nebraska)
  • 2004: First digitally watermarked foreign driver license (Latvia)
  • 2003: First issuance of digitally watermarked U.S. driver license (Michigan)
  • 2001: Digimarc acquires the government ID systems business of Polaroid Corporation
  • 1999: First driver license renewal via Internet application (Virginia)
  • 1997: First biometrically secured ID (Connecticut Dept. of Social Services)
  • 1996: First finger image-secured Voter ID (Honduras)
  • 1995: First facial image-secured driver license (West Virginia)
  • 1990: First finger image capture driver license (California)
  • 1988: First digital ID system by Polaroid
  • 1952: Polaroid creates photo ID market

 

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Government ID Solutions

For over 50 years, Digimarc has provided comprehensive secure ID solutions, producing high-volume, high-security identification documents such as driver licenses, national IDs, voter IDs, entitlement documents and other government-issued credentials.

 
About Digimarc Corporation

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC), based in Beaverton, Oregon, is a leading supplier of secure identity and media management solutions. Digimarc provides products and services that enable the production of more than 60 million personal identification documents, including two-thirds of U.S. driver licenses and IDs for more than 25 countries. Digimarc digital watermarking technology provides a persistent digital identity for various media content and is used to enhance the security of financial documents, identity documents and digital images, and support other media rights management applications.

 
Commercial Solutions

Using our patented digital watermarking technology, Digimarc provides security and brand enhancing solutions for corporations and individuals. Digimarc-inspired solutions can be found in hundreds of millions of images, media files, and printed materials around the world.

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