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At ITU Telecom World 2009, WISeKey Launches Security Service to Help Companies and Governments
Protect Their Customers From Identity Theft and Mobile Transactions
GENEVA, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
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Today, at ITU Telecom World 2009, WISeKey introduced a new
suite of identity authentication programs centered around the new eKey+, a
biometrically encrypted USB key worthy of James Bonds for the global
telecommunications market.
Designed to help increase trust between users and network and
e-commerce service providers, WISeKey said the security software suite will
offer corporations, small business owners, and government agencies the
ability to give their customers and colleagues access to their sensitive data
to perform transactions from unsecured access points.
"The eKey+ is an innovative devise and service we developed
after years of observing customer behavior patterns in e-banking and
e-commerce for better consumer goods and government services," said Carlos
Moreira, WISeKey's chairman and CEO.
The potential for fraud is a major hurdle for the evolution
and growth of online commerce, according to the Organization for Economic
Co-Operation and Development (OECD). Identity theft is defined as the process
of using someone else's personal information for your own personal gain. In
2008, identity theft worldwide increased by 22 percent from 2007. The
Aberdeen Group has estimated that $221 billion a year is lost by businesses
worldwide due to identity theft.
WISeKey's market research shows the eKey+ product line is
guaranteed to drive up average revenue per user for telecommunications and
others companies and governments. The eKey+ is based on a biometrics-based
multifactor authentication using embedded WISeKey PKI and Digital
Identification technology.
At the Telecom World 2009 conference, Carlos Moreira
reaffirmed WISeKey's longtime commitment to facilitating better electronic
transactions between businesses, governments, and citizens in a speech
titled: "Tackling cyberthreats: towards effective global partnerships," which
was attended by two dozen government ministers and business leaders.
Founded and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1999,
WISeKey is a world leading software and services company for greater security
against counterfeiting, identity theft, and corruption in data management on
PCs, mobiles, servers, storage, networks, and cloud-computing operations.
With offices in the USA, France, Spain, the Middle East, and India, WISeKey
customers are located on six continents, in developed and emerging markets.
Current and past clients include Microsoft, Telefonica, and the state of
Geneva.
Kontakt:
Dimitry Léger
Corporate Communications
Director WISeKey SA
Tel.: +41-22-594-30-00
E-Mail: dleger@wisekey.com
SOURCE: WISeKey SA
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