Mobiles hope to be 'smart wallet'
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Mobile phones could be used as concert tickets, money and car keys using new wireless technologies.
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What will tomorrow's mobile devices look like? asks Bill Thompson
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Motorola and MasterCard want to prove that reducing the fumble factor can save merchants money. Phones equipped with PayPass, MasterCard&#39;s contactless payment service, are expected to go through rigorous testing
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The task of securing smart phones and other mobile devices can be a thorn in the side of IT managers. Aventail's Connect Mobile can solve those problems.
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Nokia has launched its first product that supports Near Field Communication (NFC), an emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) technology that could have significant implications for mobile commerce.
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(InfoWorld) - At next week's RSA Conference in San Francisco smart card vendor GemaltoÂ will introduce new technology designed to give online shoppers an easy way to log on to their accounts using a smart card device that plugs into any PC. Gemalto, based in Amsterdam, is already a major provider of smart cards to government and the enterprise, but the company hopes that its new system, called the Network Identity Manager, will be easy enough to use that it will appeal to consumers. The USB devices will not require any specialized software and will work with standard browsers and use the same Transport Layer Security (TLS) mechanisms already used by Web sites. Network Identity Manager will also use a "token management system" that will sort out which credentials need to be supplied to different Web sites, and will support Verisign's VIP Network Identity federation framework, according to Gemalto's Web site. Because the user has to have the smart card device plugged into the PC before logging onto an online bank or e-commerce site, the device willÂ thwart many common identity theft tacticsÂ including phishing or keylogging, according to Amol Deshmukh, a marketing manager with Gemalto. "It can create a much stronger link with whatever back-end you're trying to connect with," he said. Gemalto may face a tough sell, according to Avivah Litan, a GartnerÂ analyst. While, products like the Network Identity Manager will provide protection from many types of attacks, but so far U.S. banks have not been clamoring for this kind of USB device, she said. Still, as phishing losses continue to rise, U.S. financial institutions have been offering their customersÂ more secure ways to log onÂ to their Web portals. In 2005 ETrade Financial began giving customers RSA Security's SecurID tokens, which generate a random numerical identification number that users must enter in order to log onto the ETrade network. EBay's PayPal plans to introduce a similar system to its customers in the coming months. But the USB device vendors said that consumers will not be willing to lug around too many of these devices. "It seems very complicated," said Ron LaPedis, a product manager with Sandisk. "Users don't want a plethora of tokens." Like Gemalto, Sandisk will be promoting USB products that can be used to simplify key management at next week's show, but the Sandisk products will have more of an enterprise focus. "We're going to be introducing a product that can centrally manage and secure Sandisk USB flash drives and enable secure remote access to the enterprise," LaPedis said. Sandisk already sells a USB smart card product called the mToken, but unlike Gemalto's Network Identity Manager, the Sandisk device uses flash memory to store applications on the USB device. Sandisk acquired the mToken technology as part of its November purchase of Msystems and the RSA Conference will give the flash memory maker its first opportunity to discuss what it plans to do following the $1.5 billion acquisition. Â
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Samsung mobile phones look set to double as m-wallets as the mobile phone manufacturer signs a Near Field Communication chip deal with Philips.
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Tuesday's release of the Mobile Trusted Module (MTM) specification promises to provide a set of standards for mobile phone manufacturers and software developers to store data securely in mobile devices.
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Motorola has teamed up with Mastercard to conduct US trials of technology that allows mobile phones to act as &quot;digital wallets&quot;.
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Samsung has ordered a chunk of Near Field Communication chips from Philips. Like DoCoMo&#39;s FeliCa, these chips are primarily expected to be used in mobile banking applications, but can be used for tickets, electronic locks and more.
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The Western Union Co. said Thursday it is teaming up with cell phone service providers to develop a system that would allow consumers to transfer money from country to country via their mobile phones.
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Wireless transmissions that travel only a few centimeters may be just the ticket for embedding cell phones with smart-card technology.
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Smart card vendor Gemalto will unveil a USB device at next week's RSA Conference that lets shoppers increase the safety of their online purchases.
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A smarter Internet and a host of cheap, Web-enabled mobile devices will allow users to access a whole range of services on the move, research group Gartner Dataquest said on Sunday, ahead of its ITXpo symposium.
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Technology will allow the addition of biometric security to cell phones, PDAs.
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The growing functionality of mobile phones is driving demand for new and stronger security products.
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Looking to turn its mobile phones into an electronic wallet, Samsung has inked a deal to use Philips Electronics&#39; Near Field Communication (NFC) contactless chip solutions in future devices.