About a year ago, Rambus Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Jerome Nadel was meeting with representatives from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, which licensed some of his company’s technology.
Rambus general counsel Kim on negotiating, not litigating
The nature of Rambus General Counsel Jae Kim’s job has shifted since he started overseeing the company’s legal issues back in 2010.
Once, Rambus’ stock fluctuated with the fortunes of its patent lawsuits. CEO Ronald Black came aboard in 2012 and adopted a less litigious, more cooperative approach with potential partners.
Top Canadian Bank Selects Bell ID for Cloud-Based Mobile Payments
The Secure Element in the Cloud solution from token management software provider, Bell ID, has been selected by a top Canadian bank to support the delivery of its mobile payments service. The solution is the first of its kind in Canada, allowing customers to securely purchase goods and services with debit or credit by simply using their smartphones.
The bank is using the Bell ID hybrid Secure Element in the Cloud software to support the execution of mobile payments. The hybrid solution combines the advanced storage and processing power of the cloud with the strong authentication offered by the existing physical SIM card in the customer’s smartphone.
Using the cloud, the bank can continue to store sensitive customer account data on-site before encrypting and transmitting it to the customer’s mobile device to be decoded locally on the SIM. As the SIM does not host the payment application – its role is to exclusively authenticate the customer – there is no requirement for re-certification and re-issue of SIM cards.
The platform solution will initially focus on near-field-communication (NFC) technology but can also support new payment methods such as quick reference (QR) codes and barcodes. It also allows offline transactions through the process of tokenization.
Pat Curran, Executive Chairman of Bell ID, adds: “Innovation is a trademark of our activity in Canada and we are delighted to work with this partner to support its industry-leading transition from trial to full-scale commercial deployment. We believe that the cloud will be an important factor in driving mass adoption of NFC payments and that this is an important advancement for the industry. We predict more mass market mobile payment implementations in 2014.”
Bell ID has worked with the bank for a number of years and has previously implemented the Bell ID Trusted Service Manager which manages the deployment and lifecycle of mobile payment applications. The Secure Element in the Cloud solution will be integrated by Bell ID into its existing software and legacy IT architecture. The ‘open wallet’ framework will enable the bank to support non-payment activity, such as loyalty and couponing.
Bell ID announced the launch of its Secure Element in the Cloud solution in June 2013.
Rambus Ecebs Showcases Award Nominated Technology
January 2014
Rambus Ecebs Showcases Award Nominated Technology at Transport Ticketing Event
Rambus Ecebs will be demonstrating its card and software innovations to industry experts at the Transport Ticketing Exhibition & Conference on 27-29th January. The exhibition, Europe’s largest ticketing and passenger information event, will be held in the Business Design Centre, London with Ecebs located on stand 26.
Rambus Ecebs has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Ticketing Technology of the Year’ award for its Pearl & Diamond smart cards, which are being used by SPT as their Glasgow Subway smart card.
The cards show how transport and payment can exist side by side, on one card, to the benefit of the travelling public. They are fully compliant with the UK interoperable open standard known as ITSO, and are intended to serve not only Glasgows’ Subway passengers, but are truly multi-modal enabling smarter travel on rail, bus, ferry and underground. Rambus Ecebs cards provide EMV compatable payment, allowing transport operators to launch not only travel products, but also a recognised payment platform, without re-issuing cards.
Russell McCullagh, Managing Director of Rambus Ecebs said: “We are delighted to be shortlisted for such a prestigious award. Not only is this a huge pat on the back for everyone at Rambus Ecebs, but it demonstrates our expertise and position within the industry. By exhibiting at the event, operators will have an opportunity to learn more about our services, understand our expertise in smart customer media and how these can transform their operations.”
Rambus Ecebs has been shortlisted alongside other notable international organisations, which reflect both the competition for the award and the level of flexibility the Pearl & Diamond cards provide.
Rambus Ecebs full suite of Paragon transport products are currently deployed across the UK, this includes the latest upgrade of the Paragon remote post software, which has been integrated into a variety of platforms including, kiosks, terminals, NFC tablets and mobile devices. Full demonstrations will be available at the event including Rambus Ecebs wide range of complementary ‘Apps‘.
Entropic Completes Integration of Cryptography Research CryptoFirewall Security Cores
CryptoFirewall™ cores now available in Entropic set-top box system-on-chips to help secure digital content
SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 8, 2013 — Entropic (NASDAQ: ENTR), a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home and Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), today announced Entropic has completed the integration of the Cryptography Research CryptoFirewall security core technology into its advanced line of multimedia set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) products. By incorporating CRI’s technology into its SoCs, Entropic can help ensure its products protect against signal theft and content piracy.
Entropic’s ARM®-based advanced STB SoC solutions are designed for hybrid broadcast/IP pay TV networks to provide security, best-in-class integration, features, and ecosystem support required by leading global pay TV operators. By natively embedding the CryptoFirewall core into its silicon hardware, Entropic adds a hardened security implementation with silicon-based key management, a private bus for key delivery, and extra logic for specific conditional access and digital rights management (DRM) systems.
“Entropic is committed to enabling the secure distribution of premium programming via cable, satellite, broadband, IPTV, and OTT platforms,” said Roger Gregory, vice president, Marketing at Entropic. “By working with the engineering team at Cryptography Research, we were able to design and integrate the CryptoFirewall security cores into our advanced security architecture for a higher level of content protection.”
The CryptoFirewall core is a self-contained ASIC security core which provides a secure hardware foundation for signal security applications. The core is designed to protect cryptographic keys and computations within a chip even if surrounding components are compromised. The CryptoFirewall core is integrated directly into video decoding SoCs. It provides a robust and cost-effective solution that is complementary with hardware and software-based conditional access solutions, protecting against piracy of content and services.
“Entropic has taken an important step in integrating our CryptoFirewall core into its multimedia STB chipsets,” said Benjamin Jun, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Cryptography Research. “Through the implementation of a secure hardware core, Entropic has illustrated its responsiveness to the evolving security requirements of the pay TV industry.”
Availability
Entropic SoC products embedded with the CRI CryptoFirewall technology include the advanced single-core STB SoC family, EN753x/EN754x/EN755x, and the powerful dual-core STB SoC line, EN757x/EN758x.
For additional information on CryptoFirewall technology or on Cryptography Research visit cryptography.com.
About Cryptography Research, Inc.
Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), a division of Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), is a leader in semiconductor security research and development. Established by internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, CRI develops and licenses innovative technologies in areas including tamper resistance, content protection, anti-counterfeiting, network security, and financial services. Over seven billion security products are made each year under license from CRI. Security systems designed by CRI scientists and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce annually. Additional information is available at cryptography.com.
About Entropic
Entropic™ (Nasdaq: ENTR) is a world leader in semiconductor solutions for the connected home. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV broadcast and IP-based streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout the home. Entropic’s next-generation Set-top Box (STB) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and Connectivity solutions enable Pay-TV operators to offer consumers more captivating whole-home entertainment experiences by transforming the way digital entertainment is delivered, connected and consumed – in the home and on the go. For more information, visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Entropic’s SoC technologies, its related prospects and its role in the future of connected home entertainment. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause Entropic’s actual results to be materially different from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, competition, risks associated with Entropic dependence on a limited number of customers and suppliers, technology risks, the risk that the market for HD video and multimedia content delivery solutions may not develop as Entropic anticipates and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Entropic’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 8, 2013. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Entropic is providing this information as of the date of this release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Samsung & Rambus Agree to 10-Year License
Samsung Electronics and Rambus announced Monday that they have signed a comprehensive 10-year license agreement extending their relationship and providing Samsung with access to Rambus technology to place within its ICs.
