Gemalto Talks Mobile Payment and Big Data Security at SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security with North American headquarters in Austin, TX, is participating in South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) to engage with digital doers, partners and other industry leaders on all things mobile, identity, and electronic transactions. Gemalto looks to share big ideas centered around digital security and cutting-edge technologies in the emerging industry eco-systems that are transforming the mobile and payment industries.

Gemalto is hosting the IdeaNEXT Lounge at SXSWi, where innovation merges with security and forward movement. The lounge is open to all registered show attendees, and is located on the sixth floor of the Hilton.

On Saturday, March 10, 2012, Gemalto will sponsor The Future of Big Data session track with expert speakers from Gemalto, Isis – the new mobile payment joint venture of AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile and Verizon, CNET, the ACLU, Rackspace and many others. All sessions (details below) will be held in salon FG inside the Hilton.

Specific Dates, Times and Locations

Gemalto's Mobile IdeaNEXT Lounge

• Hilton Austin Downtown, room 602
• Open Hours:
  • Friday, March 9: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m
  • Saturday, March 10: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, March 11: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Monday, March 12: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 13: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Future of Big Data – Saturday, March 10: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Salon FG, Hilton

• 9:30 a.m. – Can Privacy Firm Up Your Bottom Line?
  • #sxsw #Bootcamp
• 11:00 a.m. – NoSQL Databases: Breaking the Relational Headlock
  • #sxsw #nosql
• 12:30 p.m. – Mobile Payment Takes Lesson from Credit Industry
  • #sxsw #payment101
• 3:30 p.m. – Securing the Cloud: What's Your Cloud Entry Point?
  • #sxsw #vmware
• 5:00 p.m. – The Dark Side of Social Networks: Malware & Fraud
  • #sxsw #snwsec

For More Information

More information can be found on SXSWi at www.sxsw.com. Additional details on Gemalto's Mobile IdeaNEXT Lounge, including complete lists of lounge activities, can be found at www.ideanext-gemalto.com.

For more information on Gemalto, visit www.gemalto.com, www.justaskgemalto.com, blog.gemalto.com, or follow @gemalto on Twitter.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2010 annual revenues of €1.9 billion and over 10,000 employees operating out of 87 offices and 13 Research & Development centers in 45 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. Billions of people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure. Gemalto delivers on the growing demands for personal mobile services, identity protection, payment security, authenticated online services, cloud computing access, modern transportation, e-healthcare and e-government services. Gemalto does this by providing secure software, a wide range of secure personal devices, and managed services to wireless operators, banks, enterprises and government agencies.

Gemalto is a world leader for electronic passports and identity cards, two-factor authentication devices for online protection, smart credit/debit and contactless payment cards, as well as subscriber identification modules (SIM) and universal integrated circuit cards (UICC) in mobile phones. Also, in the emerging machine-to-machine applications Gemalto is a leading supplier of wireless modules and machine identification modules (MIM). To operate these solutions and remotely manage the software and confidential data contained in the secure devices Gemalto also provides server platforms, consulting, training, and managed services to help its customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto's software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the Company is poised to thrive over the coming years.