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CARDigence joins GlobalPlatform

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

GlobalPlatform announced that CARDigence has joined as its newest consultant member. The consultancy, which specializes in providing strategic and technical consulting and implementation services for smart card projects, joins GlobalPlatform within the mobile and ID card sectors.

As a consultant member, CARDigence will be able to monitor developments in GlobalPlatform’s card, device and systems technology and debate the organization’s business and technical priorities by participating in the advisory council; a forum attended by GlobalPlatform’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The company will also have the opportunity to engage in GlobalPlatform’s government and mobile task force initiatives. [end] 

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group has joined GlobalPlatform as the organization’s latest Observer Member.

The Chinese chip design company focuses on the development and manufacture of application-specific secure chips across multiple sectors, including automotive, mobile/telecoms and payment. In joining GlobalPlatform, Shanghai Fudan will bring a its knowledge and experience in the manufacture of secure chips for specific functions, further strengthening the organization’s membership base of chip manufacturers.  

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GlobalPlatform has launched its second in a series of online guides explaining the association’s current projects and technologies.

This new guide addresses the role of secure elements (SE) in mobile devices and GlobalPlatform’s involvement in this area of mobile security. The FAQ-style guide is free to view on the organization’s website.

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GlobalPlatform published an implementation guideline for smart card-based government identity services. This document, called Card ID Configuration v. 1.0, is the first part in GlobalPlatform’s plan to become the trusted source for government issuing authorities in this segment.

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NFC software provider Sequent Software has joined GlobalPlatform as an Observer Member.

Sequent’s membership enables it to contribute to specifications that ensure the interoperability of secure contactless services. The company, which provides a neutral software and services platform for the developing NFC market, plans to participate in the formation of business requirements and the development of best practices in different industry sectors, according to GP.

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GlobalPlatform launched its latest specifications for the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).

The organization has released two new specifications primarily for use by software developers working within the TEE space. The “TEE Systems Architecture v1.0” explains the hardware and software architectures behind the TEE, while the “TEE Internal API Specification v1.0” specifies how to develop trusted applications.

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GlobalPlatform is hosting two one-day seminars in Beijing and Tokyo on how the mobile industry is coming together to standardize secure application execution in mobile handsets.

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