Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

CTIA Wireless 2006

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Dates: April 5-7, 2006
Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
URL: http://www.ctiawireless.com/
Contact: Not available, Not available

Description: This is THE Global Event for the Wireless, Mobile Computing & Internet Industries. With nearly 900 exhibitors and a dozen technology and international pavilions, this is the must-attend event for anyone who’s serious about Wireless. [end] 

Market research firm Deloitte has released its predictions for the telecoms sector in 2012, which include a few caveats regarding NFC payments.

According to Deloitte, many people are still uncomfortable with the idea of paying with their phones due to concerns over security and the battery draining aspects of NFC – a perception service providers are going to have to overcome before widespread adoption can happen.

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U-blox will demo Iota’s not-yet-released contactless payment device Tapp at the CTIA Wireless 2011 trade show in Orlando, Florida.

All this week u-blox will be demonstrating Tapp, a device that holds personal and financial identity information, i.e. credit and debit card data, and enables secure connection and selective sharing with endpoints including contactless payment readers.

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Verizon Wireless is working with two ASSA ABLOY companies – HID Global and Yale Locks & Hardware – to demonstrate the benefits of smart phones carrying mobile keys.

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East Coast Diversified Corporation announced delivery of its EarthSearch Communications wireless communication products to Russia telecommunications provider, Komtelekom.

The integrated system provides real-time data about the state of cargo and the truck, including monitoring pickup and drop-off times, verifying accuracy of shipments and alerting as to whether trucks or cargo have been tampered with or stolen.

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AuthenTec has introduced a solution that brings fingerprint security to virtual private network authentication on Android-powered smartphones and tablets.

AuthenTec touts the new solution, called QuickSec Mobile VPN Client 2.0, as being an upgrade over the native VPN Client the Android operating system provides as it’s more secure, faster, interoperable and less expensive to maintain.

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VingCard Elsafe, provider of hospitality security and part of ASSA ABLOY Group, has been selected by Grand Hyatt San Francisco to provide a complete package of VingCard Elsafe solutions for installation as part of the renovation of its 659 guestrooms.

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