Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

ActivIdentity unleashes credentialing solution for BlackBerry users

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

ActivIdentity Corporation will introduce a new mobile security solution at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) 2010 for BlackBerry Users April 27th – 29th in Orlando, Fla.

The new product is specifically designed for the BlackBerry user and features a secure microSD card that enables users to sign secure emails digitally or provide two-factor authentication when accessing protected networks from a remote location.


The solution enables public key infrastructure (PKI) to work naturally at full strength on the smart phone. Whereas before, businesses found it nearly impossible to complete transactions on mobile BlackBerry devices without a way to connect or embed a smart chip and credential to the phone itself, now there is a secure microSD residing in a BlackBerry smart phone’s microSD card slot.

ActivIdentity is working to create smart phone authentication that can promise controlled access to Web-based applications and secure access to data and applications from the local network. Additionally their product can be used for mobile banking, merchant transactions, and e-commerce. [end] 

Research In Motion has officially launched BlackBerry 7.1 OS, the latest upgrade to its smart phone operating system.

Available today on BlackBerry App World, BlackBerry 7.1 offers a new content sharing application for NFC phone users called “BlackBerry Tag.” According to RIM, the app allows users to swap contact info, documents, photos, URLs, and invite friends to BBM by simply tapping their NFC-enabled handsets together.

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With an array of NFC-enabled handsets now on the market, including two with PayPass certification, RIM may be in a good position to integrate NFC payments into its BlackBerry Wallet service, reports BerryReview.

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Visa Europe has announced that NFC-enabled smart phones from Samsung, LG and Research In Motion have been certified for use with Visa payWave, Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale.

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Spanish mobile operator Telefónica and Research in Motion (RIM) have announced the launch of a contacless mobile payments pilot on NFC-enabled BlackBerry smart phones.

With the help of local banks and retailers, Telefónica will roll out BlackBerry smart phones equipped with the company’s “Telefónica Wallet” mobile app to 350 employees at its headquarters in Distrito Telefónica, Madrid, Spain.

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Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, has announced the launch of its Cep-T Cüzdan NFC mobile wallet application on BlackBerry Bold 9900 smart phones.

Turkcell subscribers with NFC-enabled Bold 9900s can now use the mobile wallet service to make contactless payments at any MasterCard PayPass-enabled point of sale across Turkey, as well as abroad.

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Research In Motion (RIM) has partnered with Tapit, a Sydney based NFC marketing company, to launch a campaign in Australia that uses NFC-enabled posters and tokens to share content for BlackBerry users.

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