Enterprise identity enforcement technology company SecureAuth has launched SecureAuth IdP for Android. This Mobile Access Management product is designed to help enterprises with BYOD policies to manage and enforce identity and application access management policies. Android users can download an app to put their own identity and application access on their phone. The app can […]

PhoneFactor Inc., a multi-factor authentication provider acquired by Microsoft, announced the availability of an authentication app for Windows Phone. The PhoneFactor App for Windows Phone extends the PhoneFactor platform to include another option for strong authentication access to both on-premises and cloud applications using the phone a person already carries. It works by prompting the […]

“We want to make the authentication of people over electronic systems convenient and secure,” says Charles Walton, CEO at SecureKey. Founded in 2008, Toronto-based SecureKey is a relative newcomer to the identity market. Its focus is twofold: place secure identity credentials on mobile devices and create identity ecosystems that use credentials consumers already have. One […]

Convergence of physical and logical access credentials on to one card has often been compared to Bigfoot or unicorns. It’s talked about a lot but rarely seen. This had been starting to change in recent years as U.S. government agencies and a number of large corporations launched converged solutions. But the need to enable mobile […]

Institution investigating mobile biometrics The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has lashed out at its banking competitors for their use of NFC trials, calling the efforts “expensive and complicated.” According to a report by ZDNet.com, CBA— one of Australia’s largest banks— trails rival banks ANZ and Westpac who have both deployed NFC payment solutions using […]

Electronic signature solution provider Silanis has updated its Mobile e-Sign module as part of its e-Sign Enterprise platform. The module now supports the Thursby PKard SDK, the Biometric Associates baiMobile SDK and the SIC Biometrics SDK, which give Defense Department Common Access Card and PIV smart card support for mobile devices. The upgrades give government […]

ABI Research expects NFC to come out its “trial phase” in 2013 and as a result the technology is expected to see a surge in both the number of functionalities and devices. ABI research expects the majority of NFC advancements to be made in mobile handset market. However, ABI also predicts a wider trend and […]

Thursby Software Systems Inc. launched the free PKard iPad and iPhone secure app software development kit. The PKard SDK gives iPad and iPhone app developers a way to develop and maintain secure apps, supporting two-factor authentication to Defense Department Common Access Card or federal employee PIV smart cards, leveraging multiple Apple Made for iPad/iPhone approved […]

New Jersey-based Allweb Technologies launched its cloud-based, two-step identity verification and password management system. The new cloud-based system — dubbed AllWebID Premium — will authenticate user identities using either a fingerprint or cell phone. Unlike other password and identity management solutions currently on the market, AllWebID Premium eliminates the need for manual user profile synchronization […]

In an effort to facilitate and streamline the buying experience, Walmart is exploring an option that will enable its customers to find specific in-store items using their smart phones, according to a report by FierceMobileContent.com. The retail giant is planning to test the app — which will also report the customer’s exact location within the […]