LaserCard Showcases Innovative Multi-Purpose ID Cards at 9th Annual Smart Card in Government: Identity, Security & Healthcare Co

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Nov. 16,2010– LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD;www.lasercard.com), a leading provider ofsecure ID solutions, will highlight its multi-technology smart card solutionsat the 9th Annual Smart Cardin Government: Identity, Security & Healthcare Conference to be held Nov. 16-19, 2010 in Washington, DC.  The Company will showcase its innovativeapproach to integrating multiple ID technologies on a single ID card, addressingthe expanding security and functional needs of government ID programs aroundthe world.  LaserCard Corporation’sbooth is #207.

The rapid expansion of government identity and securityinitiatives, including expanded government efforts to improve and implementsecure electronic medical records, is driving innovation in identity applicationsranging from Patient ID to e-government to border crossing.  One example is the trend toward multi-technology ID cards, which governments worldwideare embracing as they seek to combine multi-functionality with the best attributesof today’s ID credentials: high security, durability, and ease ofauthentication in a single ID card.

LaserCard’s new U.S. Green Card and the Carabinieri (ItalianPolice Force) ID Card are models of the effective layering of ID technologiesin the highest security applications. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department ofHomeland Security began issuing the new Green Cards, which feature LaserCard’s advancedoptical security media, and for the first time, RFID tags for compliance withthe Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

 The United StatesCitizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) and USCIS official Sandra SchatzLandis were recently honored by GSN for the effectiveness of the new U.S. GreenCard program.

“Bycombining our advanced optical security media with other standards-based smartcard technologies supplied by our partners, our multi-layered ID credentials areraising the barriers against counterfeiting while advancing overall functionalityand effectiveness,” said Robert DeVincenzi, president and CEO of LaserCard.

AboutLaserCard Corporation

LaserCard Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is aleading provider of secure ID solutions to governments and commercial clientsworldwide. It develops, manufactures, and integrates LaserCard® optical securitymedia cards, multi-technology cards, encoders, peripherals, smart and specialty cards,biometrics, and modular software.  TheCompany’s cards and systems are used in various applications, including citizenidentification, border security, government service delivery and facilityaccess.

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