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IP: Hongkong Post To Sell Wireless Digital Certificates
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:01:45 -0700
And greetings from Sydney!!! djf
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:42:30 -0400 From: "L. Leon Campbell" <campbell () UDel Edu> Dave: FYI. Note that "Hong Kong has a mobile phone penetration rate of 76 percent, one of the highest in the world. " Leon. _____________________________________________________________________ L. Leon Campbell AAUP Contract Maintenance Officer The Hugh M. Morris Research Professor of Molecular Biosciences University of Delaware 400 Morris Library Newark, DE 19717-5267 Voice: (302) 831-6767 EMail Internet: campbell () udel edu "Information Without Access Is Not Information" _____________________________________________________________________ Wednesday August 22, 6:38 PM Hongkong Post To Sell Wireless Digital Certificates HONG KONG, CHINA, 2001 AUG 22 (NB) -- By Adam Creed, Newsbytes. Hong Kong's national postal service Hongkong Post is planning to offer wireless digital certificates that mobile data phone subscribers can use to conduct secure wireless transactions. Hongkong Post's interest in mobile certification services is also in line with Hong Kong government plans to develop wireless access to public services. As Hong Kong's first public certification authority, the Hongkong Post Certification Authority has been issuing digital certificates for over 18 months now under the name "Hongkong Post e-Cert." In partnership with U.S.-based mobile security company Diversinet, Hongkong Post said it will operate wireless certification authority services and issue "Hongkong Post Mobile e-Certs." As a certification authority, Hongkong Post will authenticate and vouch for digital certificates presented by parties to wireless transactions. The commercial launch is slated for the end of this year, the company said. The organization says the Hongkong Post Mobile e-Cert will be recognized by the Hong Kong government. The Hong Kong government said in May - having launched an Internet portal to government services earlier this year - it would provide wireless access to public services. Hong Kong's electronic service delivery (ESD) scheme provides a wide range of public services electronically and via the Net. For citizen-government transactions that require the use of digital certificates to confirm identity, these have been available from post offices for well over a year. Hong Kong has a mobile phone penetration rate of 76 percent, one of the highest in the world. 05:13 CST Reposted 05:14 CST Copyright (c) 2001 Post-Newsweek Business Information, Inc. All rights reserved. NewsBytes content may not be duplicated or distributed without express permission. Copyright (c) 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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