August 15, 2007
NETMARKS INC.
NETMARKS Promotes Use of Sony's "FeliCa" Contactless IC Card Technology
in a Mac OS Environment with Release of
"SecureSuite DK for FeliCa on Mac OS X" Development Tool
NETMARKS is to release "SecureSuite DK for FeliCa on Mac OS X", a software development kit for Sony's "FeliCa' contactless IC card technology that supports Mac OS X, in September 2007. The kit, developed by NETMARKS with technical support from Sony, will facilitate software development to allow "FeliCa" to be used with Mac OS X applications. "SecureSuite DK for FeliCa on Mac OS X" retails at \298,000 (excluding tax). NETMARKS expects to sell 100 units in the first year.
"FeliCa" is a contactless IC card technology that is widely used in prepaid IC cards and in electronic money transactions using cellular phones. In recent years, the combination of "FeliCa" technology with Windows PCs has also promoted the use of "FeliCa" among business enterprises and educational institutions in the context of services such as user authentication for a range of Web-based services and Windows log-on authentication in combination with room access control systems. NETMARKS' development of "SecureSuite DK for FeliCa on Mac OS X" makes it possible to offer the "FeliCa" services that, up to now, have been available mainly to Windows users, to Mac users. It will also make it possible to use the same IC card in mixed environments running both Mac and Windows, and to take advantage of a wide range of highly convenient "FeliCa"-based services.
To date, NETMARKS has integrated a large number of systems using "FeliCa" and has extensive experience of integration in mixed environments incorporating both Mac and Windows operating systems. NETMARKS will continue to integrate "FeliCa" applications for Mac OS X and to implement high-security systems using "FeliCa" in mixed Mac/Windows environments. NETMARKS also plans to integrate "FeliCa" technology with "SecureSuite XS" the multi-device authentication software it has developed and markets, and use the product to offer a wide range of solutions.
* FeliCa is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
* FeliCa is a contactless IC card technology developed by Sony Corporation.
* Apple, Mac, Mac OS, and Macintosh are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
*All brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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