29.10.2004

SMARTFilter awarded with Best Software Award by Pocket PC Magazine

Pocket PC Magazine has announced the winners of its Fourth Annual Best Software Awards. Over 80 of the Pocket PC magazine Board of Experts judged 581 Windows Mobile products in different categories to determine finalists and winners. NOVOMOBILE achieved a great success in the awards: SMARTFilter won the Best Software Award in its category "Phone Tools and Synchronization". The tool which allows to block selected callers on a smartphone is very popular among smartphone users since its release in early 2004. On the NOVOMOBILE web site you will find all details on SMARTFilter.

12.10.2004

SMARTFilter selected as finalist by Pocket PC Magazine for Best Software Award

NOVOMOBILE's SMARTFilter has been declared to be among the best in its category "Phone Tools and Synchronization" in Pocket PC Magazine's Fourth Annual Best Software Awards. This means that SMARTFilter is one of the three best software products in this category in 2004. More about SMARTFilter can be found on the NOVOMOBILE web site.

23.08.2004

SMARTFilter nominated by Pocket PC Magazine for Best Software Award

The annual Pocket PC magazine Best Software Awards helps users select software that best suits their Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding software. NOVOMOBILE's SMARTFilter has been selected as a nominee in the Fourth Annual, 2004, Best Software Awards in the "Communication: Phone Tools and Synchronization" category. After the nomination of Pocket Facelift in 2002 this is the second NOVOMOBILE product to be selected as a nominee for the Best Software Awards. You can find detailed information on SMARTFilter here.

19.08.2004

Mobile TAN prevents fraud by phishing

Recently an increasing number of bank customers have been requested by frauds in faked e-mails to enter their passwords, TANs or other confidential data on web sites which look similar to the bank's own web site but are in fact faked. With the access data obtained this way it becomes possible to access the victim's online banking and cause considerable financial loss. The Mobile TAN by NOVOSEC puts an end to this "phishing". With this innovative system the TAN is not printed on paper but sent to the bank customer's mobile phone immediately before his transaction is conducted. Because this TAN is valid only for a limited time span it is nearly impossible for a phisher to obtain a valid Mobile TAN. But even if he succeeds the TAN can't be used to release an unauthorized transaction beause each Mobile TAN is generated from the respective transaction data and can't be used to release any other transactions. In comparison to conventional TANs on paper, this mechanism provides a much better protection against phishing and other misuse. You can read more about the Mobile TAN here.

16.08.2004

RSA Conference Europe 2004 in Barcelona

This year's RSA Conference Europe will be held the 3rd - 5th of November at the Princesa Sofia Hotel in Barcelona. The conference on IT security technology offers tutorials, lectures and demonstrations in the context of an exhibition. It adresses primarily IT managers and security officers in companies. More information can be found at the conference's web site.

06.08.2004

NOVOSEC develops single sign-on solution for major German bank

For a German bank NOVOSEC has developped a single sign-on solution for the current corporate client portal. This project's objective is to establish a central authentication model for existing customer-specific portals as a "single point of entry" for efficient and transparent financial management. With the single sign-on solution developped by NOVOSEC corporate clients can manage their bank transactions easily and efficiently. The integrated personalisation facility enables corporate clients to select the offers which have the most importance for them. Besides designing a single sign-on solution and consolidating the access to products within the portals, the project included an analysis of user and access management. In parallel, the suitability of several authentication mechanisms was evaluated, and a plan for realisation was worked out.

30.07.2004

NOVOSEC integrates solution into the IT infrastructur of large bank

NOVOSEC has successfully integrated an existing mission-critical system into a complex IT infrastructure. In this project systems in several datacentres were connected and made accessible to the company's customers via the internet. High reliability and short response time had top priority in the realisation of the complete system. Moreover, the solution meets the demanding security requirements of a large bank. The positive reaction of the users is evidence for the project's successful realisation.

22.07.2004

NOVOSEC conducts reverse engineering of data warehouse for investment fund company

For one of the leading German investment fund companies, NOVOSEC has reverse-engineered the data warehouse used for the fund management. NOVOSEC imported the existing database scheme into a database modeling tool and divided it into logical sections. The diagrams resulting from this process present the data model in accessible form and make its internal relations easy to understand. Thus, a basis for further development and optimisation has been established and understanding the model has become a lot easier for new developers and users.

15.07.2004

NOVOSEC develops reporting system for German investment company

Over the last few months, NOVOSEC has developped a new fund reporting system for a major German investment company. With this system the company's customers can access information over the internet in a fast and efficient way. The customers can customise the application according to their needs and create reports with self-defined parameters. The investment company enables the investment company to create, manage and distribute information automatically by means of integrated workflows. The customer support is based on a standardised platform and the expensive distribution of documents by postal delivery becomes unnecessary. NOVOSEC has finished this project successfully in July 2004.

12.07.2004

Crypto Day

On December 1st, 2004 the expert group Angewandte Kryptographie (Applied Cryptography) of the Gesellschaft für Informatik will hold its first Crypto Day. The Crypto Day is intended to give young scientists in the area of cryptography an opportunity to establish contacts outside their own universities. Details can be found here.

28.06.2004

NOVOSEC sailing event at Kieler Woche

Perfect teamwork and superior tactics secure the success - in business as in sailing. At Kieler Woche 2004 NOVOSEC arranged attending tours to the regattas. Thus, it was possible to look over the competitor's shoulder very closely. For the many of the participant crews it was the dress rehearsal for the Olympic Games in Athens.

14.06.2004

NOVOSEC develops vCard extension for Microsoft smartphones

NOVOSEC introduces a new extension for Microsoft smartphones. It enables the user to send and receive vCards by using SMS messages. The extension was designed to be compatible to the highest possible number of devices by other manufacturers.

24.05.2004

German major bank assigns NOVOSEC with the selection of a web analysing tool

Project tasks are defining customer requirements and evaluation criteria. Afterwards, several products are examined, compared and evaluated based on the requirements. Using the web analysing tool the web pages' strengths and weaknesses as well as the optimisation potentials can be identified.

10.05.2004

NOVOSEC and ACE-Hellas adapt smartphones for Greek market

NOVOSEC and ACE-Hellas have joined forces for the translation and adaption of Microsoft smartphones for the Greek market. Besides the translation, additional applications and special settings for the respective network operators were installed on the devices. This enables the customers to make full use of his device after purchase without tedious configuration (GPRS, WAP, MMS etc.)

19.04.2004

SMS entertainment and product marketing solution

NOVOSEC is realising an SMS chat system for large-scale events. The users can send SMS messages (optionally value SMS messages) to a special number. The message is processed automatically using keywords such as "CHAT" or "VOTE". Incoming chat messages are first presented to a chat master who can release them for projection (e.g. on a video projector). In addition, direct product marketing is made possible by automatically inserted projections.

05.04.2004

NOVOSEC implements internal PKI for large German bank

NOVOSEC has been commissioned by a large German bank to implement the certificate management of an internal PKI. This system manages the processes for issuing, suspending, unsuspending and revoking certificates for the bank's internal and external employees. NOVOSEC did not only carry out the design and implementation of the entire system but also the definition of workflows and interfaces as well as the integration in the bank's datacentre. After approval by the customer, the system has now gone into production.

16.02.2004

SMARTFilter released

With SMARTFilter, NOVOMOBILE presents an application many smartphone users have been waiting for. SMARTFilter enables them to block incoming calls from users and forward them to the mailbox. User-defined profiles allow blocking selected callers in different situations and at different times of day. Details on SMARTFilter can be found on the NOVOMOBILE pages.

01.01.2004

NOVOMOBILE launched

Today NOVOMOBILE introduces itself to the market as a new solution provider for Windows smartphones and Pocket PCs. NOVOMOBILE creates software for both industrial and private customers. Its service portfolio comprises the development of software for handsets and the realisation of services for over the air (OTA) solutions as well as device ROM customizations and customized UI and GUI designs. Visit the NOVOMOBILE web site to learn more about NOVOMOBILE's products and services.

30.09.2003

Lecture "Die Bürgerkarte"

On Tuesday, 30th September 2003, Robert Nitschke (NOVOSEC AG) gave a lecture "Die Bürgerkarte - der digitale Personalausweis wird Realität in Europa" ("The national ID card becomes reality in Europe") within the GI-Workshop "Security" at the INFORMATIK 2003 in Frankfurt/Main.

28.03.2003

New whitepaper "Biometry" available for download

After September 11, 2001 the interest in biometric methods has increased rapidly worldwide. Smaller countries like Brunei, where most of the ca. 350.000 citizens have a national ID card with biometric characteristics, are far developed in this area. In Germany an area-wide usage of biometric methods is not foreseeable yet but the call for fast and secure identification methods is getting louder. Whether a national ID card with biometric methods will prevail or not is not decided yet. Crucial will be finally how much convenience and security gain are really possible.

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06.03.2003

New whitepaper "Mobile TAN" available for download

In Germany most bank transactions are released with a so-called TAN (Transaction Number). Because of the fact that the issuance and administration of the TANs are normally the most expensive part of a transaction, the financial industry searches a cheap alternative for a long time. It has to be considered that a high security standard is applied for bank transactions which also have been fulfilled absolutely by new methods. Solution: The Mobile TAN, an innovation from NOVOSEC AG, uses the processes which are well known by the customer and strongly reduces the online banking costs at the same time. Before processing the customer's order, the bank sends a TAN directly via SMS to the customer's mobile phone. By the usage of a standard mobile phone bank transactions can be conducted cheaper, faster and more convenient than ever.

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04.03.2003

New whitepaper "Digital Identity" available for download

In order to access different systems within a company, employees often have to use different access codes. By using a unique, digitally stored employee ID for all systems, the corresponding administration processes are extensively harmonised. This results in significant cost saving potentials, providing advantages for the company and for its employees as well. In addition, the company's security is improved. The following document describes the basic technology and gives an overview on possible applications and benefits.

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