March 8, 2008 3:18 PM
3 Israel-related technology news briefs from the week of March 2, 2008
New Mobile Phone Technology from Secure Identity Systems Stops Card Fraud Cold
Israel-based Secure Identity Systems has announced that its new technology, mConfirm, "thwarts credit and debit card fraud, and potentially stops ID
thieves in the act," by using "any mobile phone to match
the location of a consumer and their payment card," analyzing it and acting on unusual results. IT professionals dealing with risk management should look into using mConfirm software as an additional preventative method against customer fraud. The service is also offered to individuals interested in taking preventative steps for their personal accounts.
XFONE, Inc, Successfully Closes Acquisition of NTS Communications
In a letter to company shareholders, XFONE, Inc., announced that it has successfully closed its acquisition of NTS Communications. XFONE, INC., which has operations in Israel,
Connect One, a device networking solutions provider, has made available "two new affordable
external devices servers for secure machine-to-machine (M2M) IP
connectivity." The two devices, the Secure iLAN and Secure iWiFi, remove the need to have technicians work on-site to monitor devices. Instead, devices can be "remotely monitored and configured over
IP networks in a completely secure manner from a home, office or on the
road."
About the author: Lisa Damast is the Membership Manager of ebizQ.net and currently resides in Israel. Any questions or inquiries regarding this blog or ebizQ membership services can be directed to her via email at ldamast (at) ebizq (dot) net. She can also be followed on Twitter, where she covers additional Israeli technology companies and Israel-related headlines and topics.
Israel-based Secure Identity Systems has announced that its new technology, mConfirm, "thwarts credit and debit card fraud, and potentially stops ID
thieves in the act," by using "any mobile phone to match
the location of a consumer and their payment card," analyzing it and acting on unusual results. IT professionals dealing with risk management should look into using mConfirm software as an additional preventative method against customer fraud. The service is also offered to individuals interested in taking preventative steps for their personal accounts.XFONE, Inc, Successfully Closes Acquisition of NTS Communications
In a letter to company shareholders, XFONE, Inc., announced that it has successfully closed its acquisition of NTS Communications. XFONE, INC., which has operations in Israel, Offers a wide range of services, including: local, long distance and international telephony services; prepaid and postpaid calling cards; cellular services; Internet services; messaging services (Email/Fax Broadcast, Email2Fax and Cyber-Number); and reselling opportunities.New Connect One Solutions Internet-Enable Machine-to-Machine Connectivity for Legacy Devices
Connect One, a device networking solutions provider, has made available "two new affordable
external devices servers for secure machine-to-machine (M2M) IP
connectivity." The two devices, the Secure iLAN and Secure iWiFi, remove the need to have technicians work on-site to monitor devices. Instead, devices can be "remotely monitored and configured over
IP networks in a completely secure manner from a home, office or on the
road." About the author: Lisa Damast is the Membership Manager of ebizQ.net and currently resides in Israel. Any questions or inquiries regarding this blog or ebizQ membership services can be directed to her via email at ldamast (at) ebizq (dot) net. She can also be followed on Twitter, where she covers additional Israeli technology companies and Israel-related headlines and topics.
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