BEIJING, Dec. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- International standards body,
GlobalPlatform, announces that e-security solutions provider, Watchdata, has
become the latest company to join its expanding member base which aims to
develop and promote interoperable standards for the entire smart card
infrastructure.
Watchdata joins the consortium as an Observer Member. In this capacity,
Watchdata will be able to closely monitor the discussions and output of all
GlobalPlatform technical committees and will join other member organizations
by participating in GlobalPlatform’s Advisory Council. The Council proposes
work tasks and initiatives for the association and serves as a consultant
body to the GlobalPlatform Executive Director and Board of Directors with
regard to business and implementation issues.
Li Yong, General Manager of Product Management from Watchdata, comments:
“As an e-security solution provider, Watchdata expects to closely cooperate
with the GlobalPlatform organization, and believes that our products and
services based on GlobalPlatform Specifications will be of great benefit to
both our customers and the industry as a whole.” Bob Beer, GlobalPlatform
Chairman, adds: “I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Watchdata on behalf
of GlobalPlatform. As a truly global organization, GlobalPlatform works
closely with its members to drive the implementation of its specifications in
all geographies of the world. Watchdata’s significant presence in China and
the Far East, amongst other markets, will help GlobalPlatform to extend its
reach even further into a number of rapidly growing smart card markets. This
will enable a wider audience to learn about the benefits of standardization
and take advantage of the GlobalPlatform Specifications which are freely
available today.”
About Watchdata
Watchdata is headquartered in Beijing, with local subsidiaries and
technical support teams in Singapore, Mexico, New York and Munich. Since its
establishment in 1994, Watchdata has taken the lead in the provision of
security enabling solutions for electronic transactions and data critical
e-commerce activities. From mobile phone cards, financial credit cards to
national IDs and passports, smart card technology has emerged as a prominent
security feature among businesses and governments today. Used to provide
enhanced security through multi-layered authentication processes, smart cards
can perform cryptographic algorithms to prevent exposing details of an
individual when it is used. Not only are smart cards used with confidence by
the business community but by consumers as well -- confidence in the product
is crucial to e-commerce. Watchdata is proud to be at the forefront of
security technology and the preferred choice.
With over a decade’s experience working with global companies and
governments, Watchdata understands the importance of data security and data
integrity. This is why financial institutions have chosen Watchdata’s smart
cards for their payment cards and governments rely on Watchdata’s smart card
chips to protect information on electronic passports and ID cards.
http://www.watchdata.com.cn .
About GlobalPlatform
GlobalPlatform is a member driven organization with world-wide cross-
industry representation. GlobalPlatform is the leading, international
association, focused on establishing and maintaining interoperable
specifications for single and multi-application smart cards, acceptance
devices and systems infrastructure that deliver benefits to issuers, service
providers and technology suppliers.
These specifications are known as the standard for smart card
infrastructure, thanks to their balance of technical superiority and business
justification.
GlobalPlatform specifications are freely available and have been adopted
in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas by many public and private
bodies. Currently, there are over 40 GlobalPlatform-based smart card
implementations world-wide and approximately 100 million GlobalPlatform smart
cards and more than 1 billion GSM implementations worldwide.
GlobalPlatform is an independent, not-for-profit organization and its
strategy is defined and prioritized by a Board of Directors. GlobalPlatform
is currently chaired by Robert E. Beer, Vice President Business Development,
Datacard Group, and vice-chaired by Marc Kekicheff, Vice President Product
Technology, Visa International. Didier Begay, Prospective Manager, Corporate
Directorate for Security at France Telecom is GlobalPlatform’s Treasurer and
Kevin Gillick serves the membership on a full-time basis as its Executive
Director.
http://www.globalplatform.org
For further information, please contact:
GlobalPlatform
Lee’ann Connell
iseepr
Tel: +44-113-274-5252
Email: leeann@iseepr.co.uk
Watchdata
Zhou Bo
Tel: +86-10-6472-2288 x6607
Email: Bo.zhou@watchdata.com
