Church security measures should be stepped up after deadly church blast in Egypt. I was few days before on an Egyptian Coptic Church in Sharm celebra

Church security measures should be stepped up after deadly church blast in Egypt.

I was few days before on an Egyptian Coptic Church in Sharm celebrating Christmas with my family. Few days later an explosion outside a Coptic church in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria killed at least 21 people and injured 80, in an attack on an unprecedented scale that marks a serious escalation in sectarian tensions in the country. During my visit to the Coptic Church I had the opportunity to see strong security at the entrance of the Coptic church with armed security guards with bomb-sniffing dogs with increased screening at the door and using the same techniques we already use in airports.

I am sure after this new attack Church security measures will be stepped up in Egypt and many other countries facing terrorism threats. These latest attacks in Iraq and Egypt together to the two recent attacks against churches in the Central Java province of Indonesia has prompted national authorities to open investigations and step up their security measures in fear of further attacks to Churches.

Securing Churches is a serious work than needs professional expertise, as it is the case with securing airports our public places. The problem is that churches do not have the financial resources of airports and will become easy targets. This is going to be a problem for the years to come and Churches should be protected by the governments hosting them.

WISEKEY SA REPORTS RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

WISEKEY SA REPORTS RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

WISeKey celebrated its annual shareholders´ meeting on the 28th of June at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Geneva which was attended by a substantial majority of the company´s shareholders. The issues put to the shareholders were analyzed and debated with enthusiasm and all were approved by an almost unanimous majority.
Among the issues discussed were the financial statements of 2009 (approved by 98 % of the shares represented) as well as a review of the results of the first 6 months for 2010. The Board of Directors also presented WISeKey´s ongoing strategy to expand geographically into the BRIC countries as well as the USA and EU, and to expand into new markets related to eSecurity such as Mobile Security and Trusted Cloud Computing. This expansion strategy was backed by a series of resolutions adopted by the same overwhelming majority, empowering the Board of Directors with substantial resources to work towards its execution.
As an indication of their backing to the current Board of Directors and management, the shareholders re-elected the current board in full for a new 3 year term and approved the election of 2 new board members, namely, Maryla Shingler and Thomas J. Egger.

The Board of Directors closed the meeting thanking the shareholders for their ongoing support to continue making WISeKey a unique offering globally in the secure electronic identity market and the company from which the global privacy and security problems that plague the Internet today can be managed substantially better for the good of consumers, enterprises and governments.

WISekey Releases WISePhone+

WISekey Releases WISePhone+ a secure GSM Phone developed by WISekey to provide end-to-end secure communication across the GSM network

http://www.wisephoneplus.com/?page_id=16

WISePhone+ brings Swiss trustworthiness to the world of Mobile communications

WISePhone+ is a secure GSM Phone developed by WISekey supporting Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, IPhone and Android using strong military grade encryption to provide end-to-end secure communication across the GSM network. The WISePhone+ technology and management system is designed to be secure and flexible. Digital keys and delivers X.509 certificates are created for all entities in the solution, each WISePhone+ secured Smartphone and the WISePhone+ Gateways are strongly identified using Public Key Infrastructure technology provided by WISeKey SA, a global innovative leader in this domain.
•Secures your mobile phone communications (Voice, SMS’s, E-mails)
•Secures all the information stored on mobile devices (contacts, e-mails and attachments)
•Provides a strong level of end-to-end encryption (typically used by governments to exchange top secret/classified information) to all customers
•Installs easily on commonly available mobile devices (Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Android, IPhone)
•Fully compatible with existing mobile infrastructures, and does not require altering the mobile device

WISePhone+ Secure Mobile Phone
WIsePhone+ is a secure mobile solution which provides swiss privacy to your mobile communications.
It globally secures your communications, providing security and comfort that your mobile communications are secure wherever in the world you may be; especially in territories where eavesdropping is quite common.
WISePhone+ works with most PDAs and mobile Smartphones, is easy to use, and only requires a GSM network to operate.
It safely protects your mobile data (email, contacts) and communications (voice, SMS) using strong military grade encryption, and provides additional features such as secure data storage and restore (Swiss high security data center, or on-premise server), and secure emergency remote deletion of data.
How it works
• The roaming mobile user establishes a secure GPRS/UMTS connection usnig the WISePhone+ software to the WISePhone+ Gateway hosted in neutral Switzerland.
• WISePhone+ Gateway relays an encrypted connection to another WISePhone+ unit (if relay is being done to a normal phone via the corporate PSTN connection then this portion of the conversation is relayed unencrypted)
• WISePhone+ users are protected against interception attempts of their mobile communications

WISePhone+ User Benefits

Data Loss Prevention

•Prevent the loss or exposure of data as a result of a phone is stolen or lost. Sensitive information is encrypted on the device, and only the WISePhone+ user can access this information with his PIN.
Travellers Visa Pass

•One button erases all your sensitive related information on your phone before travelling, and one code reloads it at your destination. Safely cross border points.
Intercept Prevention

•Secure your phone conversations, SMS’s, conference calls and emails against any kind of interception.
Prevention of Phone Hacking

•A firewall protects the phone against hacking attempts (malware, Trojan horses…)
WISePhone+ Platform Benefits

Low Cost of Ownership

•Fast deployment using a smart (thin) client architecture and consolidated fleet management,
•Very good ratio between cost of the solution and “value” of the protected data

High Scalability

•Scales from 10 to several million of users
Flexibility & Interoperability

•The WISePhone+ solution functions in the regular mobile environment and with off the shelf mobile phones
Resiliency

•WISePhone+ offers multiple ways to propose your encryption continuity.
•Applications on end-users devices can be upgraded remotely

Green

•WISePhone+’s encryption solutions consume significantly lower battery power that other encryption solutions


For more information please contact sales@wisekey.com and site http://www.wisephoneplus.com/?page_id=16

WISekey reaches an agreement with the Liaoning Government to establish a WISekey Anti Counterfeiting Center at the Liaoning Watch Factory

WISekey reaches an agreement with the Liaoning Government to establish a WISekey Anti Counterfeiting Center at the Liaoning Watch Factory, located in Dandong City.

Liaoning Province, is one of China's biggest watch movement manufacturers with over 50 years experience. The range of movements made by the factory include hand-winding tourbillons, automatic chronographs and several variants of the Chinese Standard movement including skeleton and open-heart. Liaoning Watch Factory is a major supplier of movements to Million Smart Enterprises and other OEM companies.

The agreement will allow WISekey unique breakthrough solution to help reduce counterfeiting among the luxury watch industry and to protect the 3 million watches produced at the Liaoning Watch Factory. This solution arrives during a period on which the watch industry is also impacted by the crisis and needs to reassure its clients.

The Liaoning Watch Factory will use WISekey technology WISeAuthentic®, a certification system of authenticity through a smartcard.to secure their local production.

"Counterfeiting represents approximately five to seven percent of all world trade," said Carlos Moreira, CEO of WISeKey. "Therefore, with the luxury brand industries estimated to reach one trillion dollars (US) by 2010, these companies need a solution that will prove authenticity. We are pleased that WISeKey technology can be used in the fight against counterfeiting."

XIII Annual MIT Latin American Conference:

XIII Annual MIT Latin American Conference: Latin America’s top business leaders to gather at MIT to explore building a solid financial base for a sustainable future
Conference open free of charge to the public

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the wake of the Great Recession, Latin American countries face the challenge of building a solid financial base while providing quality education for all, developing clean and diversified sources of energy, and using natural resources in a sustainable way.

On April 24, top business leaders, government figures, and academics will gather under MIT’s iconic dome in Cambridge, Massachusetts to explore the fundamentals of shaping a new development cycle during the XIII Annual MIT Latin Conference. This year’s them, “Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future”, will address the unique opportunities these countries have to implement pending reforms, leverage natural resources, and initiate an era of integration and development across the region.

Panel topics will include:

•The Founder’s Perspective: Entrepreneurship in Latin America
•The Wall Street Perspective on Latin America
•The Integration of the Americas: The Next 1 Billion People Market?
•Land of Resources: Energy and Food as Tools for Growth
•Growth of the Consumer Base
•The Leader’s Perspective on Latin America
Slated key note and panel speakers will include, among others:

•Pratini de Moraes, Chairman, Brazilian Beef Export Industries Association (ABIEC); He has held several positions in the Brazilian federal government;
•Natalisio Almeida, COO, Banco Itau, the largest bank in Latin America;
•Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO, Wisekey, world leader in solutions for secure electronic transactions and digital identity management.;
•Helio Rottenberg, CEO, Positivo Informatica, the largest PC Manufacutuer in Brazil and largest educational conglomerate in Latin America;
•Jose Carlos Grubisich, CEO, ETH, bio-energy arm of Odebrecht, the largest infrastructure conglomerate of Latin America; and
•Mario Garnero, Chairman, Brasilinvest, Brazil´s foremost merchant bank, known as the “Father of the Ethanol.”
Academics from MIT Sloan will include, among others, Dean David Schmittlein, Deputy Dean Richard Locke, and Bill Aulet, managing director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center.

For more information and to register, please visit: www.mitlac.com

The MIT Latin Conference is held in partnership with by Jornal do Brasil, widely known as JB, one of Brazil´s most traditional and influential news dailies.

The MIT Latin American Conference is a student-organized event held once a year that gathers influential leaders from business, government, academia, and society in Latin America. In this context, speakers share their views and debate about opportunities and challenges for the region. Last year more than 500 people attended including business leaders, students and professors from MIT and other leading institutions.

Le potentiel technologique de Valence

Le potentiel technologique de Valence
Posted By Le Courrier d´Espagne On 11 mars 2010 @ 9 h 40 min In Affaires | No Comments

Valence se veut premier port espagnol méditerranéen, pôle logistique du sud de l’Europe, porte d’entrée du commerce vers l’Amérique du Sud et centre technologique capable d’attirer les grandes firmes technologiques. Aujourd’hui, elle est plébiscitée par Microsoft, Google ou l’Agence Spatiale Européenne qui y implantent leurs activités.


L'Agence Spatiale Européenne qui avait inauguré en 2008 l'European Space Astronomy Center à Villanueva de la Cañada, à Madrid (photo) devrait inauguré en juin son laboratoire de détection des pannes à Valence. Photo ESA.

Alors que le départ de la première régate de la 33e Coupe de l’America prenait du retard pour cause de vent, des entrepreneurs suisses, américains et espagnols refaisaient le monde, et surtout le futur de Valence dans les salons du Palau de la Generalitat. Objectif : réfléchir à la manière de transformer la région en nouveau centre technologique de la Méditerranée.
Cette table ronde informelle, modérée par l’entrepreneur suisse d’origine espagnole, Carlos Moreira, président de l’entreprise de sécurité informatique Wisekey, sponsor de l’équipe d’Alinghi et impulseur du hub technologique de la Méditerranée, a souligné le potentiel de la ville. Bien sûr, les entrepreneurs valenciens ont vanté la qualité de l’innovation menée dans divers secteurs traditionnels. Mais pour les intervenants internationaux la question du développement de Valence va plus loin. Selon eux, il est maintenant nécessaire de trouver des idées neuves, fraîches, et de mettre l’innovation au service des secteurs du futur.
Que faut-il de plus pour transformer Valence en ce grand pôle méditerranéen, en la Seattle de l’Europe? La Silicon Valley du Vieux Continent ?
Elle compte certes un atout de poids : son port. Pour Claude Beglé, ex-président du service postal suisse et expert en logistique internationale, son développement est tel qu’il pourrait remplir les fonctions de «porte d’entrée» de toute l’Amérique latine en Europe. «Les pays émergents vont croître plus que l’Union Européenne dans les prochaines années, c’est la conquête à l’envers.» Or, selon Rafael Aznar, président de l’Autorité portuaire, Valence, premier port de la Méditerranée, dispose déjà de très bonnes connexions avec Shanghai et facilite les formalités douanières aux cargos au travers de plateformes technologiques.
Mais les atouts logistiques sont une chose. Ils ne remplacent pas le capital humain. Pour Claude Beglé, cité dans le journal El País, la région doit et peut attirer les élites intellectuelles. «Vous avez des universités, le soleil, la mer, vous pouvez dupliquer le style de vie de la Côte Ouest des Etats-Unis. »
Un laboratoire de détection des pannes sur satellites
L’homme d’affaires ne pensait pas si bien dire. Car à peine quelques jours plus tard, l’Agence spatiale européenne annonçait le choix de la ville pour accueillir le laboratoire de détection des pannes sur satellites et navettes spatiales. Et côté cerveaux, cette nouvelle implique la venue de 25 chercheurs et, selon les estimations de la ville, la création de 800 emplois à haute qualification au travers de l´implantation d´entreprises de pointe dans la zone technologique.
Selon la maire de la ville, Rita Barbera, Valence était en compétition avec des établissements français, anglais et allemands ainsi qu´avec l´institut espagnol de technique aérospatiale, l’INTA. Mais c’est elle qui finalement a été choisie pour abriter ce deuxième centre espagnol de l´Agence Spatiale Européenne. Sa mission ? Mesurer et contrôler les effets des radiations provoquées par les satellites, établir les normes de référence de la télécommunication spatiale, surveiller la bonne application de celles-ci, et donner une réponse rapide aux incidents survenant sur les satellites en orbite.
Et pour mener à bien cet objectif, l’investissement est de taille : 15 millions d´euros financés par l´Université polytechnique de Valence, l’Université de Valence, la Generalitat et la municipalité. Mais en échange, Valence peut prétendre à une réputation technologique et scientifique internationale. Pôle de recherche, siège de colloques scientifiques et de congrès internationaux sur les techniques aérospatiales, elle en aura toute la légitimité.
Microsoft s’installe à Torrevieja
Une légitimité que confirment encore d’autres annonces. Comme celle du géant de l’informatique créé par Bill Gates, Microsoft, qui vient d’annoncer qu’il installera à Torrevieja (Alicante) le premier Centre de Développement Technologique Sanitaire du groupe. Le choix de la ville n’est pas anodin puisque Microsoft équipe déjà l’Hôpital de Torrevieja, un centre hospitalier ultra moderne inauguré en 2006 (voir encadré). Sans oublier que la Province d’Alicante concentre un grand nombre de résidents retraités.
Ce centre d’innovation lié aux applications technologiques pour la santé et les services destinés au troisième âge emploierait une dizaine de professionnels sur une surface de 300 m2. L’investissement initial serait couvert par la Generalitat valencienne qui pourrait débourser 800 000 euros durant les deux premières années, selon le quotidien El Pais.
Google Transit commence par Valence
L’autre géant américain, Google, a pour sa part choisi Valence pour lancer en Espagne son Google Transit, sa plus ambitieuse plateforme virtuelle de mobilité urbaine. Le système intégre dans l’application Google Maps tous les moyens de transport locaux et interurbains. Un outil innovant qui permet de planifier les trajets métropolitains en transport public.

S.M.

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WISekey is organizing an executive roundtable the 9th February in Valencia, hosted by the Generalitat (Government of Valencia).

WISekey is organizing an executive roundtable the 9th February in Valencia, hosted by the Generalitat (Government of Valencia).

This round table will include speakers from both Valencia entrepreneurs and visitors attending the Americas Cup.

After the roundtable a secure platform developed by WISekey will be
activated http://valencia.wisekey.com allowing the Valencia citizen to
access securely all government services together with the distribution of a
cryptographic eKey.

The project will operate as a PPP and will be mainly financed by the
private sector, which will include a state of the art technology hub. The
Hub will become both a super-platform for optimising commercial,
technological and cultural links and also meeting-point and a place for
research and study. We will include the mobility aspects to this project as
a one of the conclusions of the meeting.