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With Digipass for Mobile VASCO Data Security Expands Its Authentication Software Offering
Monday, October 13, 2008
The new version of Digipass for Mobile comes with a dedicated Software Development Kit (SDK) to enable the transparent embedding of Digipass for Mobile functionality in e-banking and m-banking applications
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 13
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VASCO Data Security International, Inc.
(Nasdaq: VDSI) (www.vasco.com), a leading software security company
specializing in authentication products, today expands its Digipass for Mobile
offering. Digipass for Mobile is the first strong authentication solution for
mobile devices using time and event-based response. Thanks to Digipass for
Java & C API VASCO is enabling mobile devices to be used for full secure
m-banking.
With 3.65 billion mobile subscribers worldwide, mobile phones are
omnipresent. Banks are aware of the worldwide spread of mobile devices and
want to take advantage of this to offer new services to their customers. As a
result mobile banking applications are becoming more and more visible as
solutions for retail banking. With the deployment of mobile banking
applications a number of challenges need to be faced: the application needs to
be secure, user-friendly to obtain customer acceptance and generate revenue
for the bank.
With Digipass for Mobile and Digipass for Java & C API, VASCO provides
answers to the security and user acceptance challenges of mobile banking.
Digipass for Mobile provides two authentication applications, first of all a
response only authentication code. The second application can either be a
challenge/response authentication code or e-signature. VASCO is the first to
offer complete and automatic time management within mobile authentication.
Digipass for Mobile synchronizes itself with server time, offering more secure
authentication than event-based solutions. Digipass for Mobile also offers
daylight saving time changes, and automatic synchronization, facilitating the
use of strong authentication for frequent travelers.
Ease-of-use is key in the user acceptance of the mobile banking
application. VASCO has developed over the years extensive experience in large-
scale deployments to end-users. This experience is translated into best-of-
breed provisioning solutions. The installation (provisioning) is fast (less
than 2 minutes), secure (fully-encrypted) and can be done in online (using
HTTP or SMS) or offline (manual) mode.
Banks can fully customize the Digipass for Mobile & Digipass for Java & C
API to their corporate branding. Logo's, colors, icons, features and menus can
be changed to have increased brand recognition by the end user. Furthermore
Digipass for Mobile and Digipass for Java & C API support all languages. The
customization which is offered provides the end-user with a rich and
convenient mobile experience.
Digipass for Mobile provides two factor authentication and e-signature
functionalities for Java-enabled, Palm and Blackberry handsets, and supports
more than 400 different types of mobile devices. The use of Digipass for
Mobile requires no further deployment of additional hardware to the end user
and can be used in combination with other Digipass solutions to best fit the
customer's needs.
Digipass for Java & C API has been developed for banks and integrators. It
offers the capability to embed the renowned Digipass technology into virtually
any environment. Digipass for Java & C API transparently embeds strong
authentication and e-signature into mobile banking applications while relying
upon and maintaining the existing backend infrastructure.
Digipass for Mobile and Digipass for Java & C API are based on the proven
VASCO VACMAN Controller server technology. The use of Digipass for Mobile will
require small to no server update.
According to Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO, "Almost everyone has a
mobile device in his pockets nowadays. Banks have recognized the strength of
the mobile platform to offer additional services and generate revenue. It is
VASCO's role to offer the best-of-breed authentication solutions for this
growing market trend."
Digipass for Mobile demo: http://dp4mobile.demo.vasco.com
For more information about Digipass for Mobile: www.vasco.com
About VASCO:
VASCO is the number one supplier of strong authentication and e-signature
solutions and services. VASCO has established itself as the world's leading
software company specialized in Internet Security, with a customer base of
over 7,600 companies in more than 100 countries, including more than 1,150
international financial institutions. VASCO's prime markets are the financial
sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events
or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words
such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is
forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are
based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ
materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking
statements.
Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities
and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its
operations.
For more information contact:
Jochem Binst, +32 2 609 97 00, jbinst@vasco.com
SOURCE VASCO Data Security International, Inc.
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