schengen
Polish Police Force: Gaining Seamless Access to Data Throughout the EU
White Paper To meet EU free-travel Schengen Zone requirements, Poland needed an infrastructure that could provide police with mobile access to border crossing and visa systems, as well as government databases. For the Polish Police... [01 Oct 2009]
Border Security Systems: The Hungarian Case Study
White Paper Hungary plans to operate future external and internal borders pursuant to the Schengen and Amsterdam requirements. The Hungarian Republic is making significant efforts in trying to comply with European Union requirements. [31 Jul 2009]
Europe's biggest IT schemes get new overlord
News Under a legislative package adopted this week, an agency will be set up to control the management of the Schengen Information System; Visa Information System; Eurodac and other large-scale IT systems in the area of... [25 Jun 2009]
EU border checks go biometric
News The measures would apply to the 24 nations within the EU's Schengen zone for passport-free travel. Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission, international travellers would... [14 Feb 2008]
Microsoft and Unisys take the SIS
News Microsoft and Unisys have secured a deal to build a tech platform for the implementation of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and Visa Information System (VIS), which will allow law... [28 Jun 2006]
HP scoops €37.5m EC pay-day
News The deal breaks down across the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and the Visa Information System (VIS). The SIS represents the largest border control and police information network in the... [29 Apr 2005]
EU demands biometrics by 2005
News The information will be kept on a Schengen (SIS II) information system which officials from across the Union will be able to consult. Facial biometric data is set to be included on visas and residency permits for non-EU... [03 Oct 2003]