Published: 07:00 08.11.2006 GMT /HUGIN /Source: Ulticom, Inc. /LSE: ULCM /ISIN: US9038441088
SIM Strong Authentication Wins SESAMES Award at CARTES 2006
Winner of Best Application in IT Security Category
PARIS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/08/06 -- CARTES Exhibition -- The SIM
Strong Authentication Task Force, a consortium of leading technology
firms, today announced it has been awarded a SESAMES Awards at this
year's CARTES 2006 show. The SESAMES Awards are awarded at the annual
smart card industry event, and recognize innovation in 10 categories,
including hardware, software and several application categories. SIM
Strong Task Force member organizations include Gemalto (Euronext
NL0000400653 GTO), Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), Telenor and
Ulticom (NASDAQ: ULCM).
SIM Strong Authentication, winner of the SESAMES IT Security
category, leverages the ubiquity of SIM-equipped mobile devices to
provide secure access to online content and services. A user with a
valid Identity Provider account and SIM-enabled mobile phone can
easily and securely log on to a host of online services such as
e-commerce, online banking, corporate network access, or IP
Telephony. The service can also provide SIM authentication via SMS
messages, simplifying the end user experience and broadening the
potential market.
The architecture is based on a multi-vendor environment featuring
SMS-enabled SIM cards from Gemalto. Authentication is performed
through a Telenor Identity Provider (IDP) server based on Sun
Microsystems Access Manager in collaboration with a Lucent
Technologies VitalAAA server communicating with a Home Location
Register (HLR) via an Ulticom Signalware SS7/IP MAP Authentication
Gateway.
The SIM strong authentication is both user-friendly and cost
efficient, with a low deployment threshold. This generic architecture
has universal applicability to support any Internet service but is
ideal for services that require stronger authentication.
The SIM Strong Authentication application is being featured in the
Gemalto booth (Stand 3E002) at the CARTES 2006 exhibition in Paris,
7-9 November.
About Strong SIM Authentication Task Force
Founded to promote the use of SIM card technology for user
authentication, Strong SIM is dedicated to providing a viable, easy to
use and implement alternative for secure access to Internet services.
Member organizations include Gemalto, Linus, Lucent Technologies,
Oslo University College, Telenor and Ulticom. For more information,
visit www.strongsim.org. The following companies are founding members
of the task force:
Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is a leader in digital security.
The company's solutions make personal digital interactions secure and
easy in a world where everything of value -- from money to identities
-- is represented as information communicated over networks. Gemalto
thrives on creating and deploying secure platforms, portable and
secure forms of software in highly personal objects like smart cards,
SIMs, e-passports, readers and tokens. More than a billion people
worldwide use the company's products and services for
telecommunications, banking, e-government, identity management,
multimedia digital rights management, IT security and other
applications. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of
Axalto and Gemplus International S.A. For more information please
visit www.gemalto.com.
Linus
Linus develops user-friendly, secure, reliable and cost-efficient
tools for application integration, data processing and 3rd party
distribution and interconnection. For more information, visit
http://www.linus.no.
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and
software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by
Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in
mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies,
as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities
for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better
manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications
service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more
information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray
Hill, N.J., USA, visit www.lucent.com.
Oslo University College
Oslo University College (OUC) offers Norway's widest range of
professional higher education programmes. Offering around 50 study
programmes and a wide range of subject courses, OUC has approximately
11,000 students, and is conveniently located in the centre of Oslo,
the capital of Norway. Visit http://www.hio.no for more information.
Telenor
Telenor is one of the largest mobile operators worldwide with
ownership interests in 12 mobile operators across Europe and Asia,
constituting a total subscriber base of 82.7 million at year-end
2005.Telenor is Norway's largest telecommunications company and one
of the fastest growing providers of mobile communications services
worldwide. Telenor is also the largest provider of TV services in the
Nordic region. In 2005, 57% of the Group's revenues were derived from
the mobile operations. Telenor has mobile operations in some of the
world's fastest growing markets, and the home market, Norway, is one
of the most advanced in the world today. Visit http://www.telenor.com
for more information.
Ulticom, Inc.
Ulticom provides service essential signaling solutions for wireless,
wireline, and Internet communications. Ulticom's products are used by
leading telecommunication equipment and service providers worldwide
to deploy mobility, location, payment, switching, and messaging
services. Traded on NASDAQ as ULCM, Ulticom is headquartered in Mount
Laurel, NJ with additional offices in the United States, Europe, and
Asia. For more information, visit http://www.ulticom.com.
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Contact:
Ulticom, Inc.
Debby Stefaniak
(856) 787-2718
debby.stefaniak@ulticom.com
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