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NexID First To Offer “Liveness Detection” Software For Mobile Devices

 

Technology Agnostic, Software Can Enhance Security for Fingerprint Sensors on Mobile Devices

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2014 – As mobile device manufacturers embed fingerprint ID into millions of smartphones, NexID Biometrics today introduces its Mobile Live Finger Detection (LFD) software, the first liveness detection solution designed specifically to exceed the convenience and security needs of mobile users worldwide.  The software provides authentication rates as high as 94-97 percent, offering the highest levels of “spoof-proofing” software available on the market today.   

NexID developed the Mobile LFD software solution specifically for mobile devices.  Due to the variety of fingerprint-scanning solutions on the market, the company designed the software to be technology agnostic so it could work with all fingerprint sensors and mobile devices, while achieving fast execution times and resource efficiency.

The Mobile LFD software resides in a mobile device and detects whether an image captured by the device’s fingerprint sensor is detecting a finger from a living person or if it’s a fake or “spoofed” fingerprint. 

Adding live finger detection enhances the device’s security and helps eliminate unlocking a phone or one of its applications that may contain confidential information.  As evidenced with Apple’s iPhone 5S TouchID, fingerprint sensors are actually highly vulnerable to hacking without some form of liveness detection.

NexID will introduce Mobile LFD here this week in Booth #202 at the Connect: ID Expo, where company executives will discuss and illustrate fingerprint spoofing techniques and fake finger detection.  Additionally, Clarkson University professor and NexID co-owner, Dr. Stephanie Schuckers, will be speaking at the conference at 1:50 p.m. today on the topic of "Fake Fingers and Stolen Templates: Topics in Biometric Security."

“Two of the world’s leading mobile device makers now include fingerprint identification on their devices, so it doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that trend continuing,” said NexID COO Mark Cornett.  “We believe every mobile device will incorporate some type of fingerprint ID functionality in the next couple of years. And with people relying more and more on their devices, the security of personal, financial, health and business information is not just needed, it’s imperative. “   

For example, businesses contemplating adopting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) programs face the need to ensure company information on mobile devices remains private and secure; meanwhile, employees may opt for more convenience to access phone features on the same devices.  Mobile LFD offers a sliding scale of security for fingerprint ID on smartphones, allowing for a simple and flexible solution. 

NexID said its Mobile LFD can immediately enhance the myriad of fingerprint ID solutions being developed by sensor manufacturers, mobile devices companies, and application developers.  Fingerprint sensor companies can embed the software directly onto a sensor’s chip (LFD on chip), and device manufacturers can add it to the main processor (LFD on host), all to provide customers with a convenient alternative to traditional PINs and passwords. NexID’s Mobile LFD solution can also be embedded in “trust zone” or trusted execution environment chip sets.

The Mobile LFD SDK will be distributed free for evaluation, solution integration, and testing purposes.  NexID also offers professional services to assist with the solution integration process.  Licensing and distribution agreements are negotiated separately.

For more information on NexID Mobile LFD, please visit www.nexidbiometrics.com.  A white paper on liveness detection, including examples of how the company researches and tests different “spoofing” techniques, is also available.

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Top CEOs and Innovators in Connected Health Speak at San Diego Summit

 

 

 

March 13^th What’s Next Boomer Business Summit targets Connected Health in the Longevity Economy

 

 

SAN DIEGO, CA – March 4, 2014 – Leading the Longevity Economy, the 11^th Annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit, hosted by Mary Furlong and Associates, is convening international thought leaders in the connected health space to provide insight into the tools that enable consumers to take more responsibility for their own health and health care needs.

Connected Health solves health care dilemma

Trends in the health status of older Americans are reason for alarm. 80% of seniors are managing chronic conditions. The rate of obesity and onset of chronic diseases among minorities age 45+ is rapidly increasing.  If current rates persist, more than half of all Americans will have diabetes or be pre-diabetic by 2020. 

Sales of connected health and wellness devices (just one aspect of connected health) will increase from about $3.3 billion in 2013 to more than $8 billion by 2018, according to a report from the Consumer Electronics Association.  Connected health represents a new model of care delivery that leverages the latest technology and outcome data to support patient care in their own homes. Health care providers teach patients to manage their health, track and communicate progress, and live a healthier lifestyle. Consumers easily interact with providers and their personal support networks without delays, with more care coordination, and lower out of pocket costs than the traditional healthcare system. 

“The sheer number of baby boomers will overwhelm America’s healthcare, senior housing and social services unless both demand curves are changed and the healthcare system gets better at what it does,” said Rob McCray, CEO of the Wireless Life-Science Alliance (WLSA).  “Connected Health offers tools to enable seniors to remain independent longer, and hospitals, doctors and other providers to improve the quality and efficiency of their services.”

What’s Next Boomer Business Summit focuses on connected health with these sessions: 

KEYNOTE: The Exploding Consumer Health Market… how big companies and entrepreneurs are engaging consumers and challenging established healthcare models

Rob McCray, President & CEO, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance

Don Jones, VP of Global Strategy & Market Development, Qualcomm Life

David Inns, President & CEO, GreatCall

CEO SESSION: Consumerism and Connected Health

MODERATOR:  Rob McCray, President & CEO, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance

David Inns, President & CEO, GreatCall

Gad Shaanan, CEO, YofiMeter

Naser Partovi, CEO, Wellaho

Walter DeBrouwer, CEO, Scanadu

Ravi Komatireddy, Founder, Reflexion Health

INVITATION ONLY CO-LAB: UnitedHealth and AARP sponsored workshop to identify innovative approaches to help prevent diabetes in high-risk multiple-cultural populations

In addition, Analyst Panels report on the emerging healthcare big data and analytics industry, as well as the mHealth revolution. The Summit provides opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors and corporate strategists to connect and explore the opportunities afforded by Connected Health.

The promise and future of Connected Health

The goal of connected health is improvement of consumer health at a lower institutional cost. This is achieved by making healthcare providers smarter about their patients, and by empowering patients with information about preventive tests, early intervention about health risk factors, and support to manage chronic conditions to prevent complications. Technology provides efficient and effective ways to perform work that is time and labor intensive, like patient outreach, care coordination, patient data collection, coaching and education.  New technology is needed to advance the goal, and is the basis for innovation and investment in the private sector.  CB Insights reports investments in healthcare big data companies is expected to eclipse the $460 million already made since 2012.

What’s Next Boomer Business Summit

This annual Summit focuses on the convergence of the demographic phenomenon of a burgeoning boomer and senior market with consumer and business trends in health informatics, fitness technology, mobile commerce, retail, housing, social media, e-books, wellness, and entrepreneurship. Sessions also provide insight into lifestages and niches like caregiving , veterans, grandparenting and hobbies. 

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About Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA)

The Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) is a special purpose trade organization dedicated to creating value and improving global health by accelerating and promoting the adoption of innovative healthcare technologies that empower consumers and innovative health systems.  WLSA members include CEOs, senior level executives, entrepreneurs, companies of all sizes, foundations, educational institutions, scientists, physicians, and policy makers.   WLSA global partners and companies use wireless and connected health innovations to better manage chronic conditions, preempt disease and improve the lives of the elderly and under-served populations around the world.

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About Mary Furlong and Associates

Founded in 2003, Mary Furlong & Associates (MFA) is headquartered in San Francisco. The firm's strategy, business development, marketing and public relations services are uniquely geared to drive new opportunities for clients in the baby boomer and senior markets. MFA has secured more than $130 million for longevity marketplace investments, and more than $15 million for non-profits.

Magor Extends Flexibility of Aerus Service Delivery Platform (SDP) with Desktop Visual Collaboration Client for Windows, New Suite of OnDemand Services

 

 

 

 

Aerus SDP Redefines Flexibility for Users’ Desktop-Video Interactions

New OnDemand Service Suite Offers Additional Value-added Capabilities for Individual Users and for Specific Industry Vertical Applications

OTTAWA, Ont. – March 4, 2014 – Magor Corporation (TSX Venture: MCC) today announced two key developments to the Aerus™ Service Delivery Platform (SDP) that bring greater reach and service options to end users:

1. Support for a desktop visual collaboration client for Windows
2. Three new Aerus OnDemand services:

• Aerus Invite – A personalized virtual meeting room service offering
• Aerus OnScene – A vertical solution for public safety applications
• Aerus WebCollab – A WebRTC-based webinar-style collaboration service offering

The software-based Aerus SDP has been designed to deliver a new level of flexibility for enterprise-grade visual collaboration by combining cloud computing, peer-to-peer networking and media stream switching to enable:

• Concurrent sharing of multi-sourced collaborative media, including desktop screens, iPad screens, static and interactive whiteboards, wearable camera views, live and recorded video, photos and any other content that may be useful
• Real-time adaptability of media-stream quality via scalable video coding
• Native interoperability with SIP, H.323 and WebRTC solutions without the need of additional gateway for media processing
• A distributed server architecture with application layer multicasting for media streams to support large-scale deployments
• Support for both private and public cloud deployment

“Our ongoing strategy with Aerus is to elevate the use of video interactions to support new collaborative teamwork that goes far beyond the current video conferencing approach.” said Ken Davison, Chief Marketing Officer for Magor. “Today, we push further in this direction by extending our visual collaboration experience to the desktop, delivering a new standard for video interactions on multi-purpose PCs for Windows. In addition, the new suite of OnDemand services offers flexibility to end users with access to fully integrated capabilities that would otherwise be offered as entirely separate solutions.”

A key component to the end user flexibility enabled by the Aerus SDP is the Aerus Media Engine (AME), which is built into every Aerus client. The AME is comprised of two key innovations:

• An adaptive, scalable video-coding framework that manages the quality of multiple video streams at once and adapts in real time to preserve high quality.
• A robust interoperability library that contains standard protocols and a significant number of media codecs available for use throughout any session for seamless on-the-fly interoperability.

“The AME enables us to take the visual collaboration experience we’ve delivered in dedicated appliances for meeting rooms and now extend it to the Windows desktop and to other operating systems and devices in the future,” said Davison.

The Aerus desktop visual collaboration client is designed to meet the needs of knowledge workers who require access to people and resources in real time wherever, whenever and however they can get access to them. Current desktop clients constrain users to an inflexible workflow model at a time when flexibility is paramount for increasing productivity.

The Aerus SDP OnDemand service layer enables the abstraction of value-added services from the underlying visual collaboration clients, adding the flexibility to extend reach, choice and access to the services end users need at the time they need them.

Magor is announcing three new additions to the OnDemand service layer:

• Aerus Invite is a virtual meeting room (VMR) service that changes the rules on multi-point video sessions by personalizing the service to the user rather than designing the service around capacity of ports. VMRs can be assigned to individual users or public rooms for both private and public cloud deployments. VMRs offer customers scalability and interoperability with minimal scheduling overhead.
• Aerus OnScene is a set of services focused on public safety to enable intelligence-led policing. For example, one such service provides front-line officers, supervising officers and dispatchers with street-level visibility during major events when seconds count or to preserve valuable resources. Aerus OnScene transforms Aerus users located in operations and crime centers into an operations-command-management terminal by providing access to real-time, geo-tagged video streams from IP surveillance systems, smartphones and officer-based cameras in multiple locations.
• Aerus WebCollab is a flexible, WebRTC-based service that enables up to 25 participants to securely attend an Aerus session via audio and/or video with complete views of other participants and shared information. Aerus WebCollab uses the open WebRTC standard, which enables real-time communication for standard web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Aerus WebCollab is ideal for:
• Holding training sessions for clients, partners or customers
• Delivering lessons for distance education
• Attending lectures by professors in remote locations
• Conducting sessions that include travelling employees
• Delivering distant sales presentations

“This evolution of the Aerus SDP solves several long-standing limitations of traditional video conferencing regarding flexibility of deployment, media-stream quality, sharing collaborative material, scalability to reach large numbers of users and interoperability,” said Davison.  “Aerus frees customers to collaborate on their own terms and discover innovative new ways to improve workflow productivity by using video throughout their organizations.”

Magor will showcase the Windows Aerus Client, Aerus Invite, Aerus OnScene, and Aerus WebCollab at the Enterprise Connect 2014 Conference & Expo March 17 – 20 in Orlando, Fla.  The company will demonstrate the new capabilities during the conference at Booth #536. 

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About Magor

Magor develops and markets visual collaboration software for a world that increasingly rewards those who can bring together the right people and information at the right time. Magor’s Aerus service delivery platform removes the limitations of traditional video conferencing and collaboration tools to provide entirely new ways of interacting with video with the goal of creating new ways to be productive.

 

Truphone Moves U.S. Headquarters to Larger Offices in RTP Anticipating Growth in Global Mobile Communications

Company operates global mobile communications network without country borders

DURHAM, N.C. – Feb. 20, 2014 – Truphone said today it has taken on larger office space for its United States headquarters in the Research Triangle Park region.  The new office in Imperial Center is part of a continued expansion of operations throughout the U.S. over the past year. 

The new 7,000 square foot office in Winchester Place at 4309 Emperor Blvd. is the base of operations for executive management of Truphone Americas and also serves as a new regional sales hub for the southeastern U.S.  The southeastern location is the fourth regional sales office Truphone has opened in recent months, following New York, Houston and San Francisco.

In all, Truphone anticipates having close to 100 employees in the US by the end of 2014, with an estimated 40 based here.

“Truphone’s history of innovation and unmatched patented technology in mobile communications makes the RTP area a perfect place for a company with our heritage.  We’re proud to be surrounded by like-minded technology leaders,” said Tim Raby, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Truphone Americas. “Truphone makes the world smaller for businesses that need to communicate globally. We’re the first mobile operator that built a seamless mobile network without country borders, giving our customers local mobile communications in a growing number of countries.  Truphone was truly built for global business.”

“Our move to larger office space is in line with our growth plans, as we see mobility and the need to stay connected easily and affordably as key IT strategic priorities for today’s global companies,” Raby added.

Truphone’s patented technology lets users have multiple international numbers on a single SIM card, making them local in seven countries and Hong Kong called the Truphone Zone.  In those countries – the U.S., U.K., Australia, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Spain - all calls, texts and downloads are treated as local and are charged at local rates.  Outside the Zone, users still experience seamless communication because the Truphone network routes calls to the nearest Truphone country, improving call quality at lower rates.

The company declared its commitment to RTP in 2012 when it first occupied offices at Imperial Center. Truphone obtained its new RTP space in a lease arrangement with TriProperties, Inc.

Truphone’s research and engineering center is attached to the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J., and its U.S. operations center is in Cleveland.

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ABOUT TRUPHONE

Truphone, Inc. is a member of the Truphone group of companies. 

Truphone is the first mobile operator in the world without country borders. This brings people closer to their international contacts, makes them more productive, and gives them the international quality of service they deserve.

One of the ways that Truphone achieves this, is by providing people with multiple international mobile numbers on a single patented SIM card, so international contacts can always reach them by making high quality local calls, at a local rate.

Headquartered in London, with U.S. headquarters near Research Triangle Park in Durham, N.C., Truphone has offices in thirteen countries across four continents and continues to expand globally. Clients include FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies across multiple industry sectors.  

To learn more, visit www.truphone.com

Media Contact:

Adrianne Buchta for Truphone

(760) 517-6034

abuchta@comunicano.com    

Voxeet 2.0 Audio Conferencing Immerses Mobile Users in Unmatched 3DHD Sound, Offers Easy Meeting-Management Features

- Lifelike audio on iOS, Android and PCs eliminates conferencing fatigue, increases caller engagement

- Maximizes productivity

- Seamless call transfers between PCs, smartphones and tablets let users start and finish conferences on their device of choice 

SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 19, 2014) – Each year, people spend a total of more than 100 billion minutes on audio conference calls. That’s impressive, considering all of the complaints about poor audio quality and confusion about who’s talking, which can make each minute on some calls seem like a lifetime.

The new generation of Voxeet’s award-winning mobile apps for iOS, Android and updated desktop softphones eliminates those and other major conference-calling headaches, freeing participants to focus on the actual discussion. As the first conferencing service designed for the mobile generation, Voxeet is ideal for today’s mobile work styles, as well as for the growing number of enterprises using smartphones, tablets and softphones to eliminate deskphones and the expenses that come with them. 

Voxeet maximizes productivity by making it easier for callers to understand one another and identify who’s speaking, all of which can shorten conference calls and minimize mistakes. Voxeet gets the audio right the first time, every time, by removing talk-over and delays while eliminating the annoyance and wasted time of having to dial back in.

“Voxeet is the first service that I have used that actually emulates many of the attributes of being in a meeting, while on an audio conference call,” said David Coleman, senior analyst at Collaborative Strategies, Inc. and GigaOM Research. “It is a mobile-first application, and the sound quality and stereo separation show their technology leadership in this area.”

Lauded by Forbes, InformationWeek, PC Magazine and others, Voxeet 1.0 provided the key performance indicators and other real-world information used to develop an enhanced audio engine and other major new features in Voxeet 2.0. Available immediately for Android, iOS and Windows, Voxeet 2.0 provides:

• 3DHD audio, which minimizes call fatigue by eliminating annoyances such as asking people to repeat themselves, while making it easier to understand callers with accents. The advanced audio engine also eliminates background noise, echo, talk over and differences in each participant’s audio level.

• A roomlike experience, where acoustic and visual cues eliminate guesswork about who’s speaking, even when multiple people are talking simultaneously. By putting each participant’s audio in its own stream, Voxeet replicates the experience of being able to tell who’s speaking simply by the direction each voice is coming from, leveraging the way the brain works when there are multiple speakers in a room. Each user’s avatar and other visual cues provide additional information about each speaker’s participation status and position in the virtual room.

• Whisper mode for private, one-on-one conversations during conference calls. Users simply click on another participant’s avatar, eliminating the need to use a separate chat app as a backchannel. During the Whisper chat, users can still hear the rest of the conference, so they don’t miss important points.

• Seamless, single-click call transfer between mobiles and computers so users can start a call on one device and finish it on another. Transfers are inaudible to other participants, so there are no strange sounds to interrupt the conversation.

• WebRTC, which has matured enough to serve as the foundation for Voxeet’s proprietary 3DHD technology, noise suppression and other industry-first features. Voxeet’s new WebRTC-based audio stack replaces the 1.0 app’s multi-vendor solution to provide greater reliability and consistency across different types of devices and networks.

• An intuitive user interface that enables on-demand conferencing and simplifies common tasks such as call transfers. With Google Calendar, iCal, Outlook and other platforms, Voxeet users simply include meet@voxeet.me as a participant to instantly schedule a conference. Voxeet then calls each participant and the host as the conference is about to begin, eliminating the need for PINs and dial-in numbers. 

• Integration with contact lists and Facebook to streamline tasks such as creating a Voxeet account, sending invitations and organizing contacts into frequently conferenced groups.

“By bringing immersive 3DHD audio to desktops, tablets and smartphones while eliminating the hassle of PINs and dial-in numbers, Voxeet transforms the conference call experience from a fatiguing chore into a simple, lifelike way to collaborate effectively,” said Voxeet Founder and CEO Stephane Giraudie. “With Voxeet 2.0’s new audio engine and other enhanced features, we’ve raised the bar again for what’s possible in conferencing and created an experience that people don’t want to give up once they’ve tried it.”

The new Voxeet 2.0 mobile apps and PC softphones, and the HD conferencing service, are available now for free from www.voxeet.com/download.

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About Voxeet
Built from the ground up for mobile users, Voxeet is an international company that is redefining conference calling with exceptionally clear 3DHD audio, an intuitive interface and one-click transfers between devices. With Voxeet, users hear every word and always know who’s talking -- all without dial-in numbers or PINs. With its straightforward setup and unparalleled sound quality, Voxeet makes it easy to connect through conferencing on any device, anywhere. Voxeet was founded in 2009 and launched at DEMO Spring 2012, where it won the DEMO God award.  The company is incorporated in California with teams in both Silicon Valley and Bordeaux, France.