Morpho chosen to modernize Malaysia’s ID document system
Morpho (Safran group) has signed a contract with the Malaysian National Registration Department to supply its brand-new Morpho Civis™ identity management system.
Designed to ensure the secure issuance of multi-application ID cards, this latest-generation biometric system will replace the government's current system, already supplied by the company in 1997.
Morpho Civis™ is a software-based solution used to register citizens (fingerprints, photo and personal data), and reliably authenticate citizens’ identities when they access the various online services offered by the government (e-government). Incorporating the latest biometric algorithms developed by Morpho, this new Morpho Civis™ version will further improve the speed and accuracy of the current system, while also increasing the capacity of its database (up to 30 million records).
"The Malaysian government is a recognized pioneer in biometric and e-government solutions," said Jean-Paul Jainsky, Chairman and CEO of Morpho.
"After working with us for more than a dozen years, the government has once again placed their trust in Morpho. We are very honored by Malaysia’s selection of our Morpho Civis™ system, which will guarantee top-flight security for the issuance of Malaysian citizens' ID documents.”
Morpho will deliver a turnkey solution for Malaysia, with a central facility in Putrajaya, and more than 200 fully equipped offices around the country.
Sagem Sécurité was renamed Morpho at the end of May 2010.