China Forges Own Wireless Security Path, New Evans Data Survey.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004 The new Spring 2004 Chinese Chinese, subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages (see Sino-Tibetan languages), which is also sometimes grouped with the Tai, or Thai, languages in a Sinitic subfamily of the Sino-Tibetan language stock. Wireless Development Survey from market researcher, Evans Ev·ans , Herbert McLean 1882-1971. American anatomist who isolated four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1922). Data Corporation, reveals the unique measures taken by Chinese wireless developers to secure wireless systems. The survey found that Chinese developers were most likely to use Digital signatures, 14%, WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. 2.0 security, 13%, and User authentication/Password protection, 11%, for security mechanisms. (http://www.evansdata.com/cgi/relocate.php?key=chwireless2004_1_5) Contrast those findings with the most likely security mechanisms to be used by developers in Evans' Spring 2004 Worldwide Wireless Development Survey,: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. connections, 14%, Public Key Infrastructure, 13% and Virtual Private Networks, 11%. "Wireless development in China is following its own lead and this shows most clearly on the security front. As observed in our other studies of the region, security intrusions are more of a problem in China than any other area in the world. Chinese developers are coming up with their own standards, mechanisms and approaches to counter these attacks," said Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Cooper, Director of Research at Evans Data Corporation. "Chinese wireless developer's expectations for end user mobilizations are much higher compared to other wireless developers. With the largest wireless market in the world, Chinese developers are going to be very busy providing services to new users." Other findings from the March 2004 survey of more than 600 developers in China working on wireless development: -- Chinese Wireless developers are almost 3 times more likely to have already released RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. technology than developers in Evans' Spring 2004 Worldwide Wireless Development Survey and 56% of Chinese wireless developers expect to deploy RFID within the next two years compared to 36%. (www.evansdata.com/cgi/relocate.php?key=chwireless2004_1_1) -- Developers in China working on wireless applications expect to mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. more users sooner with almost 40% expecting to mobilize 1-10 end users in the next six months, compared to 20% of global wireless development. Further, 10% of Chinese wireless developers expect to mobilize more than 10,000 users within the next six months compared to 6% in the Wireless Development Survey. (www.evansdata.com/cgi/relocate.php?key=chwireless2004_1_4) About Evans Data Corporation Evans Data Corporation (www.evansdata.com) provides regularly updated IT industry market intelligence based on in-depth surveys of the global developer population. Evans' syndicated research includes surveys focused on developers in a wide variety of subjects. |
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