RegardingID Archive | Cryptomathic gets the gold from Microsoft

Monday, June 2, 2008

Cryptomathic has attained gold certified partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in ISV/Software.

The UK-based company is a provider of security solutions to businesses across a wide range of industry, including finance, smart card, digital rights management and government. The e-security provider delivers systems for e-banking, PKI initiatives, card personalization, e-passport, card issuing, and advanced key management.

As one of the requirements for attaining Gold Certified Partner status, Cryptomathic had to declare a Microsoft Competency. Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution.

Cryptomathic joins OASIS as contributor

Key management system provider Cryptomathic has joined the membership of OASIS (Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) as a contributor.

As a member of OASIS, Cryptomathic will be a part of the Key Management Interoperability Protocol Technical Committee and work toward promoting a single protocol for communication between encryption systems and enterprise applications such as e-mail, databases and storage devices.

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Microsoft mandates NFC mark on Windows 8 devices

Microsoft is requiring that all NFC-enabled PC’s and tablets running on the Windows 8 operating system be marked with a special NFC insignia, according to NFC Times.

Windows 8 will synch passwords

Microsoft’s Windows 8 will include a feature called Live ID that will enable a user to store any password and then sync it across all other trusted Windows 8 machines, according to a report on theverge.com. Since the Live ID is the only password the user will have to remember, other passwords can be set to long, complex, and unique values that would be otherwise difficult to remember.

DigitalPersona's Pro Enterprise enables "mix and match" authentication

DigitalPersona released a new version of its Pro Enterprise authentication device. It now contains the ability to support a number of new authentication credentials, enabling organizations to mix and match the ways in which employees securely identify themselves to Microsoft Windows and other applications.

Microsoft leaves NFC up to phone manufacturers

Windows’ latest 7.5 mobile operating system features support for NFC but it will be up to the equipment manufacturers whether or not to enable the technology, reports SlashGear.

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Cryptomathic gets the gold from Microsoft