Jointly Developed Solutions to Provide Consumers with Secure Device-Based Authentication for Online Services; Eliminates Need for Multiple Log-Ins and Passwords

TORONTO & COLOMBES, France - Friday, July 11th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SecureKey, the leading provider of trusted identity networks, and Oberthur Technologies (OT), a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced their collaboration to bring to market a range of solutions compliant with the GSMA-led Mobile Connect initiative which provides secure access and authentication for online services. Based on SecureKey’s briidge.net™ Connect cloud-based digital identity management platform and leveraging OT’s long standing expertise in secure element-based security, these solutions allow mobile operators to provide consumers with secure smartphone-based authentication solutions across the broadest range of devices in the market, eliminating the n ... Read more »

La conférence et l’exposition MWC deviennent désormais les plus grands évènements neutres en termes d’émission de carbone au monde

BARCELONE - Samedi 12 Juillet 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)--La GSMA a annoncé aujourd’hui que le Mobile World Congress (MWC, c.-à-dire le Congrès mondial du mobile) 2014 avait officiellement été certifié carbone neutre ; il ; devient ainsi la conférence et l’exposition neutres en terme d’émissions de carbone les plus vastes au monde à avoir obtenu cette désignation importante. L’Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación (AENOR, c.-à-dire l’Association espagnole de normalisation et de certification) a vérifié que la GSMA avait suivi avec succès le processus de certification, en vertu de la norme internationale PAS 2060, pour avoir un bilan carbone neutre. Le certificat a été présenté à John Hoffman, président-directeur général, GSMA Ltd., par Eva ... Read more »

MWC Becomes World’s Largest Carbon Neutral Conference and Exhibition

BARCELONA - Thursday, July 10th 2014 [ME NewsWire]

Mobile World Congress 2014

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that the 2014 Mobile World Congress has officially been certified as carbon neutral, making it the world’s largest conference and exhibition to have achieved this important designation. AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación) has verified that the GSMA successfully completed the certification process under the PAS 2060 international standard and Mobile World Congress has achieved a zero carbon footprint. The certificate was presented to John Hoffman, CEO, GSMA Ltd. by Eva Subirá, Director of AENOR in Catalunya.

The 2014 Mobile World Congress generated approximately 165,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e); it is estimated that 89 per cent of carbon emissions related to Mobile World Congress resulted from attendees ... Read more »