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

CTIA Wireless 2007

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Dates: March 27-29, 2007
Venue: Orange County Convention Center
Location: Orlando, FL
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] 

Mobile and network security provider AuthenTec has released the AuthenTec AE2750, a fingerprint sensor designed for use in mobile commerce applications.

The AE2750 contains many features found in smart sensor designs, such as a 192 pixel by 8 pixel fingerprint sensor array. It also offers hybrid fingerprint matching on a sensor match and host match, AES, RSA and SHA encryption block and One Time Password generation. The device can mount on smart phones, tablest and touchscreen-enabled mobile devices.

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CardSmith and wireless transactions provider Apriva, Scottsdale, Ariz., have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver a secure, mobile payment system integrated with CardSmith’s campus card platform.

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Barclays Bank PLC announced that the Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 is to be fully contactless enabled, giving attendees the ability to enjoy the experience without having to carry cash.

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NFC payment solutions provider DeviceFidelity has expanded its management team with the hiring of Fabrice Jogand-Coulomb as vice president of Product Management and Philippe Martineau as vice president of Business Development.

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Cubic Transportation Systems and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have entered into a collaborative partnership to research the next generation of intelligent travel technologies for cities.

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NFC-enabled mobile payments may not have the kind of immediate impact the likes of Google and Isis are hoping for, according to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow Jack Winters.

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