Identity and Security Round Up 29/06/05
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Brief snapshots on patents, security and implementations. McAfee's 150th Patent McAfee has been awarded it's 150th patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. 53 of the patents have come in the last year alone. The 150th patent is US Patent 6,898,712 titled "Test Driver Ordering". The technology involved covers various programs and products for testing computer files for viruses using a library of test drivers. Aladdin Knowledge Systems has secured a settlement as part of a campaign to enforce rights on patents for USB devices that store personal identification credentials. Recently, a distributor of China-based Feitian Technologies Co., Ltd. signed a settlement agreement with Aladdin agreeing not to import, distribute, sell, or offer infringing products. Aladdin eToken provides cost-effective strong user authentication and password management solutions. It provides enhanced security and ensures safe information access; improved password and ID management; and secure mobility of digital credentials/certificates and keys. "College Students Think OK to Download at School Two-thirds of college and university students surveyed see nothing unethical about swapping or downloading digital copyrighted files (software, music and movies) without paying for them and more than half (52 percent) think it is also acceptable behavior in the workplace, according to a new survey released today by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The findings come in the wake of the Grokster decision which has been seen as a bonus for the entertainment business. " "AsiaInfo Market Breakthrough AsiaInfo, a softare vendor to Chinese telecoms operators has signed contracts with Jilin Netcom, a major subsidiary of China Netcom, to provide AsiaInfo's AIOBS billing software solution and AIMC online messaging software. AsiaInfo's solutions were chosen to replace Jilin Netcom's existing system supplied by major international software companies. "RSA Security Certification Reactivity has completed certification for its Gateway products. The award covers interoperability with the line of identity and access management solutions from RSA Security. Previously, the company's Federated Identity Manager has received the same certification, for interoperability RSA Security's Web access management software Snap-On Credit Licenses CIC eSignature Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) has licensed its SignatureOne(TM) eSignature Platform including Sign-it(R) and its companion Biometric eSignature Verification Server technology to Snap-on Credit. Snap-on Credit is a joint venture between Snap-on incorporated and CIT Group Inc. Hudson, MA has VirtualCop BIO-key International, Inc. a vendor of finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, has successfully deployed its VirtualCOP and PocketCOP technology in the Hudson, Massachusetts, Police Department as part of a system upgrade. Hudson is a long time BIO-key Packetcluster(R) customer and the first department in Massachusetts to take advantage of the combination of features that VirtualCOP, Packetcluster and PocketCOP offer.
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