New research from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that nearly two-thirds of tech experts believe that smart phones will overtake credit cards as the dominant form of payment by 2020. Pew Internet’s survey asked more than 1,000 tech insiders and stakeholders to agree or disagree with a statement that “smart […]
18 Apr, 2012Report: Experts predict smart phones will take over credit cards by 2020
18 Apr, 2012Survey shows the challenges of mobile device management
With the influx of mobile device usage proliferating corporate networks and IT departments, Network World and SolarWinds teamed up to survey 400 IT professionals to understand the challenges of mobile device management and how corporations faced them. While the majority of survey respondents work for companies that issue mobile devices to their employees, a little […]
18 Apr, 2012Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group joins GlobalPlatform
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 […]
17 Apr, 2012Video: HID unveils mobile strategy
HID Global announced the company’s mobile access strategy briefing at ISC West 2012 is available for viewing online. During the event, HID and its parent company ASSA ABLOY examined the growing market opportunities as access control goes mobile to deliver new ways for the industry to create, use and manage secure identity. In addition to […]
17 Apr, 2012Boeing develops its own smart phone
The Boeing Company has said it plans to develop its own smart phone this year, writes Redorbit.com. The Android phone is expected to have high-security features including encryption, biometrics and physical locks that make it ideal for military and government use in defense and intelligence. Boeing believes the phone could be targeted toward commercial users […]
17 Apr, 2012Nokia pilots NFC payments app in Brazil
Nokia is launching a commercial trial of its PagSeguro NFC payments app in Brazil, the company announced via its official blog. Starting in May, owners of Nokia C7, N9 and 701 handsets will be able to use PagSeguro to pay for items at NFC-enabled points of sale, as well as transfer funds between users. The […]
17 Apr, 2012HID receives additional Green Card order
HID Global has received a follow-on order for the manufacture and supply of U.S. government Permanent Resident Cards, also known as “Green Cards,” issued to all legal foreign residents of the United States under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) border security program. More than three million multi-technology HID Global eID cards have been […]