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Security and products; Gemalto powers online security.


Online consumers wary of phishing, keyboard logging, bots bots

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 and identity theft can now take control of their own network security with the Gemalto Network Identity Manager (NIM nim 1  
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[Middle English nimen, to take, from Old English niman; see
). This self-contained, portable, network security solution plugs into a USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. , works with a standard browser, runs on any PC and does not require any software installations or downloads. An onboard network computer and Internet software create a PIN-protected digital safety zone, impervious to malware lurking See lurk.

(messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly.
 in the PC or on the Internet. Yet, it is simple and intuitive for anyone to use. In addition, the NIM supports the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Network, so consumers can use Gemalto's latest innovation with many different online businesses such as Northern Trust, Charles Schwab Charles Schwab can refer to:
  • Charles M. Schwab, founder of Bethlehem Steel.
  • Charles R. Schwab, founder of the brokerage.
  • Charles Schwab Corporation, the brokerage.
, PayPal, eBay and Yahoo!

The smart card-class security can be deployed to mass consumer markets without significant support costs and complexity.

It claims a number of industry firsts. The first 'zero-infrastructure' smart card type of device -no special readers, drivers, downloads or software installation are requiredso it can be used easily on any PC. The NIM is also the claims to be the first portable online security solution that is completely self-contained with its own Internet software and hardware. It only uses the host PC as a launching pad, so Trojans and other hostile software hiding in wait are made irrelevant.

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Title Annotation:SOFTWARE WORLD DIGEST
Publication:Software World
Date:Mar 1, 2007
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