Interview

OMTP: “Standardisation introduces innovation”
Formed in 2004 by a group of operators*, the Open Mobile Team Platform (OMTP) defines itself as “the place to discuss and agree device recommendations with Terminal and Terminal component Vendors”. Driven by the aim of improving the usability of mobile services, OMTP’s key priority is securing the handset. In this regard, OMTP will soon raise the bar with the upcoming “Advanced Trusted Environment recommendations”**. Tim Haysom, Chief Marketing Officer, along with David Rogers, Industry Relation Manager, develop the OMTP role and its focus on security... [more]

News

Inside Contactless’ latest processor family certified by Visa and MasterCard
The new MicroPass contactless payment card microprocessor 4003 is ready for deployment in Visa payWave and MasterCard PayPass systems. [more]

Precise Biometrics technology selected by US administration
50,000 Precise Match-on-Card licenses will be delivered for an employee ID card program to one of the largest Police Departments in the USA. [more]

Microsoft teams with Sirit to implement NFC support in Windows mobile
Microsoft collaborates with the RFID technologies specialist Sirit Inc. to speed the adoption of NFC and contactless technology in smartphones. [more]

Europe promotes standardisation to boost innovation
Through a recent communication, “Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe”, the European Commission expects standardisation to help a more efficient and effective use of ICT tools. [more]

Heathrow Airport forced to stop finger biometrics roll out
The Airport operator BAA has delayed the use of fingerprinting system for passengers to conform to privacy protection measures. [more]

EU project PrimeLife to manage Privacy and Identity
PrimeLife, a three-year project coordinated by IBM’s Zurich Research Lab, plans to develop an open source privacy toolbox. [more]

Open source software companies more and more valuable
Sign of the times, some 30 open source software companies were purchased for more than $1 billion in 2007 according to 451 Group. [more]

Innovators' Profile

LEGIC card-in-card solutions
Smart card micro-controllers are widely used for applications including logical access to PC and networks (PKI), mobile phones (SIM cards), banking and public transport. However, most of the time these applications are performed on different (...) [more]

Trends Smartphone sales to reach 500 millions units in five years The market for smartphones will grow from around 10% of the total handset market in 2007 to 31% of the market in 2013 according to ABI Research. [more] Mobile broadband subscribers: GSMA announces a 850% increase The worldwide number of mobile broadband subscribers using HSPA has increased by 850 percent over the past year, according to the GSM Association. [more]

Agenda • Security Document World and Identity Loop 2008 - Covent Garden, London, 22-23 April 2008 • Wireless World Research Forum Meeting - Ottawa, Canada, 22-24 April 2008 • Infosecurity Europe 2008 - Olympia, London, UK 22 to 24 Apr 2008 • All the events of the agenda: >>> www.strategiestm.com/-Agenda-Events-.html