Rambus Ecebs and Payzone Revolutionise Smart Travel Ticketing Across the UK
March 2013
Rambus Ecebs are delighted to announce a deal between Payzone, one of the UK’s largest independent network of in-store payment processing terminals, and Rambus Ecebs signalling the beginning of a new evolution in the widespread retailing of smart transport tickets in local outlets for the public.
The project will see the installation of Rambus Ecebs ‘Remote Ticket Download’ software in all 20,000 Payzone outlets across the UK, enabling Payzone to sell commercial smart tickets to the public in conjunction with a number of transport authorities across the UK.
Members of the public will be able to buy their travel tickets online and collect them via smart cards at any retail outlet with a Payzone terminal. They will also be able to use those terminals to top up their pay-as-you-go travel cards.
Russell McCullagh, Managing Director of Rambus Ecebs, said: “This agreement is a watershed moment for travellers and transport providers across the UK. This deal will change public travel habits by opening up a widespread localised network of access points to enable ticket collection and top up.
“We are strong advocates of open standards and believe this approach makes our smart technology solutions scalable and cost effective to deploy. As the only company with a solution that can be ITSO enabled using existing online infrastructure, we are uniquely positioned to expand the reach of smart ticketing across the UK and are delighted to be working in partnership with Payzone to achieve this.”
Rambus Ecebs unique Remote Ticket Download solution is certified by ITSO, the body which sets the UK technical standard for interoperable smart ticketing. Currently ITSO transport-related smart cards are linked to physical terminals such as gates or payment machines at stations that require physical upgrades and ITSO certification which is costly.
The solution utilises the idea of cloud technology, by creating software that can be remotely added to any online terminal thus enabling ITSO travel tickets to be delivered anywhere in the UK without the need to replace or add new terminals. By contrast, customers can benefit from easy access to transport tickets as Payzone terminals are typically located at convenience stores, newsagents and off-licences.
As many as 1.5 billion smart transport transactions will take place every year by 2014 with huge growth in new commercial ticketing schemes. Rambus Ecebs Remote Ticket Download technology will form the future of transport ticketing in the UK as the massive expansion in the use of smart media for everyday activities continues.
There are as many as 35 different smartcard travel schemes in the UK covering transport authorities across the country and the Payzone/Rambus Ecebs partnership will support multi-modal ticketing, enabling commuters who use more than one form of public transport to quickly download all their tickets to their smart card at convenient locations when it suits them.
The process of installing the Rambus Ecebs technology will begin immediately and is expected to take 18 months to complete. The first transport authority to benefit from a live service is thought to be Centro in the West Midlands, with more to follow.
Gary Jennison, Managing Director at Payzone, said: “We are hugely excited by the prospect of integrating transport solutions into our terminals across the country. Soon customers will be able to top up their travel smart card, pay their electricity bill and top up their mobile phone all at the same store. Smart technology makes this process easy and accessible, and is the future of transport ticketing for us all.”
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Rambus Unveils Binary Pixel Technology that Dramatically Improves Photo Quality in Mobile Devices
Breakthrough technology Provides Single-Shot High Dynamic Range and Improved Low-Light Sensitivity in a Single Exposure
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES and BARCELONA, SPAIN – 02/25/2013 – Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market, today unveiled breakthrough binary pixel technology that dramatically improves the quality of photos taken from mobile devices. The Rambus binary pixel technology includes image sensor and image processing architectures with single-shot high dynamic range (HDR) and improved low-light sensitivity for better videos and photos in any lighting condition.
“Today’s compact mainstream sensors are only able to capture a fraction of what the human eye can see,” said Dr. Martin Scott, chief technology officer at Rambus. “Our breakthrough binary pixel technology enables a tremendous performance improvement for compact imagers capable of ultra high-quality photos and videos from mobile devices.”
As improvements are made in resolution and responsiveness, more and more consumers are using the camera functionality on their smart phone as the primary method for taking photos and capturing memories. However, high contrast scenes typical in daily life, such as bright landscapes, sunset portraits, and scenes with both sunlight and shadow, are difficult to capture with today’s compact mobile sensors – the range of bright and dark details in these scenes simply exceeds the limited dynamic range of mainstream CMOS imagers.
This binary pixel technology is optimized at the pixel level to sense light similar to the human eye while maintaining comparable form factor, cost and power of today’s mobile and consumer imagers. The results are professional-quality images and videos from mobile devices that capture the full gamut of details in dark and bright intensities.
Benefits of binary pixel technology:
- Improved image quality optimized at the pixel level
- Single-shot HDR photo and video capture operates at high-speed frame-rates
- Improved signal-to-noise performance in low-light conditions
- Extended dynamic range through variable temporal and spatial oversampling
- Silicon-proven technology for mobile form factors
- Easily integratable into existing SoC architectures
- Compatible with current CMOS image sensor process technology
The Rambus binary pixel has been demonstrated in a proof-of-concept test-chip and the technology is currently available for integration into future mobile and consumer image sensors. For additional information visit www.rambus.com/binarypixel.
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market. Unleashing the intellectual power of our world-class engineers and scientists in a collaborative and synergistic way, Rambus invents, licenses and develops solutions that challenge and enable our customers to create the future. While best known for creating unsurpassed semiconductor memory architectures, Rambus is also developing world-changing products and services in security, advanced LED lighting and displays, and immersive mobile media.
Marvell Selects Cryptography Research’s CryptoFirewall Anti-Counterfeiting Technology for Use in Consumable Security Chip
CryptoFirewall provides secure authentication and reduces counterfeiting business risks for mass-market consumables and peripherals
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 02/25/2013 – – Cryptography Research (CRI), a division of Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), today announced that Marvell has chosen its anti-counterfeiting technology, the CryptoFirewall™ core, for inclusion in the Marvell PA800 Consumable Security chip. The CRI Consumable CryptoFirewall (CCF) technology will be incorporated into the PA800 solution, providing advanced levels of security, authentication and/or secure usage tracking to verify system integrity. The PA800 is a very low-cost, low pin-count chip that enables devices to cryptographically verify both authenticity and usage across their lifecycle.
“CRI is the leader in security solutions across multiple markets. Their CryptoFirewall solution offers our customers the most robust security solution for connected products. Marvell’s PA800 with CryptoFirewall enables customers to authenticate and track usage for consumable parts or accessories with ease and confidence,” said Greg Allen, vice president, Printer Business Unit, Marvell. “Now manufacturers building systems have a cost-effective and secure method to protect the integrity of their systems.”
“Marvell is a global leader in providing complete silicon solutions enabling the digital connected lifestyle. Whenever devices are digitally connected, security becomes a critical need and Marvell clearly understands the need to ensure devices are secure,” said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist at Cryptography Research. “We are delighted to be working with Marvell to provide customers with effective solutions for protecting their consumable items and peripherals.”
The Cryptography Research CCF solution uses field-proven, integrated anti-tamper security technologies and provides consumers and manufacturers with the assurance of authenticity. CCF technology authenticates devices at risk for counterfeiting through a silicon core that provides cryptographic confirmation of validity. The Verifier CryptoFirewall (VCF)-CCF core authentication on the system side provides the flexibility to implement the solution in either software or hardware on the device System on Chip (SoC).
For additional information on Cryptography Research or on the CryptoFirewall product, visit www.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 www.cryptography.com.
Rambus to Demonstrate the Imerz™ Multi-Media Platform at Mobile World Congress 2013
Semantic web meets interactive TV
BARCELONA, SPAIN – 02/25/2013
| Who: | Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS) | |
| Where: | Mobile World Congress Fira Gran Via Barcelona, Spain 5MR132/5MR134 |
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| When: | February 25 – March 1, 2013 | |
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013, Rambus will be demonstrating the Imerz™ multi-media platform. This unique multi-media solution allows consumers to interact with and access “over the top” video in a personalized, immersive experience. The Imerz universal platform allows for integrated multi-screen viewing, social interaction, access to metadata and ecommerce in a simple and compelling way.
The Imerz multi-media platform enables:
- Personally relevant video search – sophisticated search engine with intuitive program selection
- Content shifting – simple and powerful multi-screen switching with smartphone or tablet as an augmented remote
- Social sharing and social feeds – sharing video clips with social networks, side-by-side viewing of content-provider social feeds
- Hotspot content immersion – data embedded in video objects to power learning, sharing, and transacting on dynamic visual content
The Imerz media platform allows content rights owners and distributors to integrate against a single point in the cloud to distribute their content over multiple heterogeneous devices and take advantage of the full interactivity.
For additional information, please visit rambus.com/imerz
About Rambus Inc.
Rambus is the innovative technology solutions company that brings invention to market. Unleashing the intellectual power of our world-class engineers and scientists in a collaborative and synergistic way, Rambus invents, licenses and develops solutions that challenge and enable our customers to create the future. While best known for creating unsurpassed semiconductor memory architectures, Rambus is also developing world-changing products and services in security, advanced LED lighting and displays, and immersive mobile media.
