The MeT Initiative Together With Its 55 Associate Members To Further Establish a Framework for Secure Mobile Transactions.Business Editors HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2001 The MeT initiative, founded to establish a framework for secure mobile transactions regardless of mobile device and network, is pleased to announce that the number of Associate Members has reached 55. The continuous growth in the number of Associate Members demonstrates the importance of MeT in the development of specifications and deployment of solutions in various sectors of the industry. In addition to the six initiative Sponsors (Ericsson, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Matsushita, Nokia, Siemens, Sony), the list of Associate Members includes the following companies: ActivCard, Aldata Solution, AirWallet, AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Deutschland, AU-System, Baltimore Technologies, BBVA BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (First Bank of Spain) , Blueice Research, Bluesoft, Comverse, CommerceNet, Condat, C-SAM C-SAM C-Mode Scanning Acoustic Microscope C-SAM Commerce for Secure Active Mobile , Discretix Technologies, Diversinet, eFunds International, Entrust Technologies, France Telecom, Gemplus, Hitachi, Huawei Technology, Idex, ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Invia, Infineon Technologies, Interpay Nederland, In2M Corporation, University of Jyvaskyla (ITRI ITRI Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan, ROC) ITRI Information Technology Research Institute ITRI Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute ITRI International Tin Research Institute Ltd ITRI Information Technology Reuse Initiative ), Jinny Software, Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Keyware, MediaQ, Miotec, Modirum, Mobey Forum, mSafe, Netaccount, Oasis Technology, Ontain Corporation, Radiolinja, RSA Security, Schlumberger Systemes, Sonera Smarttrust, Symbian, Systems@Work, STMicroelectronics, Telia, Ticket Anywhere, TietoEnator, Toshiba, Valimo Wireless, Verifone, Verisign, VTT VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus (Finnish: Technical Research Centre of Finland) VTT Vélo Tout Terrain (French: mountain bike; aka ATB or MTB) , Xfera Moviles, Wells Fargo Bank. In less than a year of its existence, the MeT initiative has introduced specification 1.0 on mobile device functionality for mobile e-commerce. The MeT specification work is now continuing with release 1.1, which will provide both mobile terminal manufacturers and service providers with a common platform for developing secure mobile e-commerce services. This new specification specifically addresses consistency and enables interoperability testing with the conformance test suite. The future specifications will include documents in areas such as payment and ticketing. The open standard of the MeT Initiative enables mobile devices to deliver mobile e-commerce for a wide array of services across various networks. MeT leverages existing industry standards such as evolving 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. (Wireless Application Protocol), ECML (1) (Electronic Commerce Modeling Language) A common set of field names for online order forms. Supported by the major Web payment services, ECML is designed to provide a standard way of transferring shipping, billing and payment information from digital (Electronic Commerce Modeling Language), WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security) The security services in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WTLS is based on TLS, the landline version that is widely used on the Internet. (Wireless Transport Layer Security (standard, security) Wireless Transport Layer Security - (WTLS) The WAP standard related to security. WTLS is based upon its TCP/IP counterpart, Secure Sockets Layer. ), TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless (Transport Layer Security), WIM (Wireless Identity Module), PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and local connectivity standards such as Bluetooth to ensure transaction security. MeT is creating a common platform upon which various services can be built from a common set of components. MeT -based services can be accessed both remotely and locally. MeT is addressing the needs of application areas such as identification, authorization, credit and debit card payments, loyalty schemes, and ticketing. More information can be found at www.mobiletransaction.org. The specifications can be downloaded free of charge at www.mobiletransaction.org/documents.html. About Ericsson Ericsson is the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in mobility and Internet in creating the new era of Mobile Internet. Ericsson provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications to mobile phones and other communications tools. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for customers all over the world. For more information about Ericsson, visit the Website at www.ericsson.com/pressroom. About NEC NEC Corporation is a leading provider of Internet solutions, dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its customers in the key computer, network and electron device fields through its three market-focused in-house companies: NEC Solutions, NEC Networks and NEC Electron Devices. NEC Corporation, with its in-house companies, employs more than 150,000 people worldwide and saw net sales of 5,409 billion yen (US$43 billion) in fiscal year 2000-2001. For further information, please visit the NEC home page at www.nec.com. About Nokia Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges. For more information about Nokia, please visit www.nokia.com. About Matsushita Communication Industrial Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand products, is a principal subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd and specializes in mobile communications area. One of the world's first 3G handset manufacturers for commercial services in Japan, the company recorded consolidated sales of 1.060 billion yen (US$8.56 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. For more information, visit www.mci.panasonic.co.jp/english. About Siemens IC Mobile The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group (26,000 employees, sales of 6 billion EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. in first 9 months of FY 2000) offers a complete range of mobile telephone products including devices, infrastructure and applications. Devices include mobile phones, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. phones, mobile organizers, cordless and corded phones. The infrastructure portfolio includes the complete range of network technologies from base stations and switching systems to applications and intelligent networks. For more information about Siemens, please visit www.siemens.de/ic/mobile. About Sony Corporation Sony Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, game, communications and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. With its music, pictures, computer entertainment and on-line businesses, Sony is uniquely positioned to be a leading personal broadband entertainment company in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of nearly US$ 60 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Sony's Home Page URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.world.sony.com |
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