HELSINKI, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile signatures are a success,
concludes a new report from Forrester Research. Tapping in to a growing
trend, Forrester conducted research exclusively covering mobile signatures
and has just published their findings, titled Extending Mobile Identity
Beyond Authentication, which is now available free of charge through the
Valimo Wireless website - http://www.valimo.com.
IT security and identity expert Bill Nagel, the author of this
groundbreaking report, recognizes that "mobile authentication has taken
hold in lots more countries - mobile signatures are a logical extension."
Nagel states that, "nearly all of the banks and operators we spoke with
report that the technology operates flawlessly and that the experiences of
customers who use the system are very good."
Mobile signatures transform any mobile phone into an identity card and
signature pen for online and mobile services. A user-chosen numerical
password, or signing PIN, tells the SIM card to generate a digital
signature. The digital signature is then sent via encrypted SMS; the
password remains inside the secure SIM and is not exposed over any network.
Beyond secure online banking and eCommerce, mobile signatures enable,
"a wide range of other new value-added consumer and corporate services, all
based on the concept that a mobile phone and SIM card are the smart card
and reader you always have with you," says Nagel.
"Consumers receive a clear benefit from mobile signature services: the
ability to access online and mobile banking services without having to
carry a separate token, as well as take advantage of previously "immobile"
services like signing documents on the fly, verifying someone's age,
accessing government services, and topping up their phones."
During their research, Forrester interviewed 15 vendor and user
companies.
Valimo Wireless, one of multiple vendors featured in this report, is
the market leader in providing a complete mobile signature solution, with
all the necessary components productized and commercially proven. Valimo
CEO Matti Rusi adds, "We appreciate that various industry analysts,
including Forrester and other organizations, have been actively researching
Valimo and mobile signatures. As an un-biased source, this latest report
highlights the benefits of mobile signatures and identity, but also sheds
light on some of the challenges we face."
This independent report effectively clarifies the various strengths and
obstacles of mobile signatures from both a business and a technological
perspective. Nagel summarizes that, "While easy to use, setting up a mobile
signature service is complex and has yet to gain truly solid footing in
many markets, but holds substantial promise for the future." The report
goes more in detail about the potential implementation set-ups for various
market types.
Read more by downloading the entire report, Extending Mobile Identity
Beyond Authentication, from the Valimo website - http://www.valimo.com.
About Valimo Wireless
Helsinki-based Valimo Wireless is the leading provider of mobile
signature solutions for mobile operator, bank and corporate customers.
Valimo's solutions are used by more than 40 European and Middle Eastern
customers to date, assuring protection against security attacks like
phishing, saving costs thanks to digitalization of various currently
paper-based processes and introducing new business cases enabled by the
convenient mobile signing capability.
Valimo is growing strongly with offices in Finland, France, Germany,
Sweden and Turkey.
For more information about Valimo, please visit http://www.valimo.com
"Valimo" is a registered trademark of Valimo Wireless Ltd in Finland
and other countries.
Copyright (c) 2008 Valimo Wireless Ltd. All rights reserved.
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