LASERCARD FILLS COSTA RICA ORDER
MOUNTAIN VIEW - 03/16/06 - The LaserCard Corp. recently completed the shipment of highly secure optical memory-based Permanent Resident Cards to be issued by Costa Rica to its legal non-citizen residents.
The card, which features custom artwork and security features, follows the layout of the so-called US "Green Card" and the "Border Crossing Card (BCC) and is designed to be "interoperable" with the optical memory-based border inspections systems implemented by the US and Canadian governments.
Costa Rica is reportedly the first Latin American country to implement such an electronic ID card program, and, according to local press reports, the card will replace various documents that identify different types of immigration status granted by the government in San Jose.
The card will have a five-year validity with annual renewals.
The order - valued at more than $500,000 - was placed by an unidentified value-added reseller of the Mountain View-headquartered company.
LaserCard has sold more than 29 million "Green Cards" and BCCs since 1997 to customers in Canada, Italy, India, and the US.
In addition to its optical memory card technology, the company also develops and manufactures optical card read/write drives and card system software, card-related data systems and peripherals.
LaserCard also operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany - Challenge Card Design Plastikkarten GmbH, which manufactures advanced-technology cards; and Cards & More GmbH, which markets cards, system solutions, and card personalization printers.
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