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The digital security company Gemalto is joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) to bring its expertise along with accompanying secure elements (UICC, SIM, etc.) to the Android platform.
According to the official release, this combined effort of industry leaders will “provide operators with a unique set of tools to customize and bring new services and applications for Android devices making the user experience more secure and enjoyable.”
The company’s CEO, Sebastien Cano, commented: “As the market leader, Gemalto continues to drive innovation, producing technology to enhance and secure the mobile experience. Leveraging our long history of secure elements and applications development, and our constant participation in the industry progress efforts, Gemalto will be an active contributor to the open source mobile platform movement.”
And for the record, Gemalto is also a member of the Symbian Foundation and a partner in the “Trust in Digital Life” initiative that was formed by Microsoft, Nokia, Philips and (yes) Gemalto.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
