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Gemalto Demo Turns NFC Phones into Convenient Identification Devices for the Workplace
BARCELONA, Spain --(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:
Mobile World Congress (News - Alert) - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the
world leader in digital security, is demonstrating innovative
NFC applications at Mobile
World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain (Hall 5 Stand 5G120). This
proof of concept for enterprise applications transform mobile phones
into secure and convenient identification and authentication devices for
the workplace. Utilizing the company's proven UpTeq NFC SIM,
Gemalto's (News - Alert) experimentation enables secure and fast entry to buildings as
well as provide strong authentication on PCs, laptops, IT networks and
other company services with nothing more than a tap of the phone.
With the user's unique credentials protected by state-of-the-art smart
card security, the mobile phone becomes the key to greater flexibility
and efficiency in many everyday tasks. Gemalto's UpTeq NFC SIM
and embedded software support numerous industry standards for
contactless access, but these applications extend the benefits of NFC
technology far beyond building access control.
Downloadable apps that are showcased at MWC 2013 include Gemalto's
Password Companion, a secure password management applicationsecurely
embedded in the SIM that replaces low privacy and time-consuming log-in
procedures for computing devices and networks with contactless
confirmation using the mobile phone for authentication. NFC phones can
also be used for booking meeting rooms, controlling access to secure
office printers, and making payments at vending machines and canteens.
"Smart phones and contactless cards are some of the most widely used
technologies in the enterprise today," said Fr�d�ric Vasnier, Senior
Vice President of Telecommunications at Gemalto. "In addition, the
workplace requires a high level of security for physical and logical
access. Combining expertise in all these areas, Gemalto is committed to
innovation in domains where security, speed and convenience are crucial
and "Enterprise" is a perfect use case for new NFC applications."
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital
security with 2011 annual revenues of �2 billion and more than
10,000 employees operating out of 74 offices and 14 Research &
Development centers, located in 43 countries.
We are at the heart of the rapidly evolving digital society. Billions of
people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel,
shop, bank, entertain and work - anytime, everywhere - in ways that are
enjoyable and safe. Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for
personal mobile services, payment security, authenticated cloud access,
identity and privacy protection, eHealthcare and eGovernment efficiency,
convenient ticketing and dependable machine-to-machine (M2M)
applications.
Gemalto develops secure embedded software and secure products which we
design and personalize. Our platforms and services manage these secure
products, the confidential data they contain and the trusted end-user
services they enable. Our innovations enable our clients to offer
trusted and convenient digital services to billions of individuals.
Gemalto thrives with the growing number of people using its solutions to
interact with the digital and wireless world.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com,
www.justaskgemalto.com,
blog.gemalto.com,
or follow @gemalto
on Twitter (News - Alert).
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