Tag: mobile security

Mobile commerce partnership formed between Opera and Neomobile

| February 3, 2013

Mobile Commerce Partnership Opera and NeomobileNeomobile mobile commerce platform to be integrated into Opera Payment Exchange

Opera Software, a leading software and technology company, has announced that it has formed a new partnership with Neomobile, a mobile payment service provider. Together, the two companies will work to improve the Opera Payment Exchange service, which is used to facilitate mobile commerce in a variety of industries. The deal was made through Opera Commerce, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Opera Software. Opera Commerce has been seeing major growth in the field of mobile commerce recently, and Neomobile may be able to help translate that growth into future success.

Opera Mini sees more than 208 million users last month

Last year, Opera Commerce launched the Opera Payment Exchange as part of the Opera Mini browser, which is a web browsing tool designed for mobile devices. The Opera Mini application has since become a breakout success among mobile consumers. According to Opera Commerce, more than 208 million people around the world used the application last month, with a significant portion of these people participating in the mobile commerce elements of the application.

Mobile commerce to be made simpler

Opera Commerce is looking to make mobile commerce a much simpler process for Opera Mini users. The company will be making use of the one-click operator billing platform designed by Neomobile. This allows consumers to make purchases through their mobile devices in one simple step. Opera believes that this will cut down on the time it takes for consumers to make payments, creating a faster and more efficient process that consumers may favor.

Neomobile platform may have promising future with Opera

Though the platform from Neomobile expedites the mobile commerce process, it does not diminish the security measures that are in place to protect a consumer’s financial information. Through the platform, consumers will be able to purchase mobile games, music, video, and various other forms of digital content with a simple “click.” The partnership currently only operates within the realm of mobile commerce through Opera Commerce. The platform developed by Neomobile may see expansion into other sectors of Opera in the future.

Mobile security platform introduced by Fujitsu

| January 29, 2013

Mobile Security TechnologyFujitsu takes on the growing problem of mobile security

Mobile security has become a major issue for consumers all over the world. As more people engage in things like mobile commerce and mobile marketing, they are becoming prime targets for hackers and malicious groups bent on exploiting financial and personal information. To combat the growing concerns that are emerging in the mobile security world, new solutions are being developed and released at a rapid pace. Fujitsu Laboratories, a leading developer of IT products and services, is one of the companies responsible for a new generation of mobile security solutions.

New security platform in development

Fujitsu has announced the development of a new security platform for smart phones, called the Mobile Enterprise Application Platform. The platform is being designed specifically to protect corporate data, but may eventually become a widely used tool throughout the mobile market. One of the things that has garnered Fujitsu’s new platform a great deal of attention is the fact that it is HTML 5-based. The platform also incorporates cloud computing, creating what Fujitsu believes to be a highly secure system.

Platform provides access to HTML 5 applications

The platform connects a  smart phone to a cloud-based computer server, which provides users with access to a wide variety of corporate applications, such as email, sales databases, and customer information, all as HTML 5 applications. These applications are available for all smart phones because they are based on HTML 5 rather than the programming languages exclusive to the iOS and Android platforms. The cloud network encrypts the information that users access, thereby creating an extra layer of security.

Cloud network protected by strict security features

The platform also imposes a variety of security measures on a mobile device while it is connected to the cloud network. When a device makes the connection, for example, the platform will deactivate the device’s camera and prohibit a user from taking pictures of the screen through their device’s internal services. The platform also restricts Internet access to avoid the possibility of visiting malicious websites or downloading malware. Once the connection with the cloud network is severed, however, the device  becomes from off these restrictions.