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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. / ABUJA, Nigeria Sept. 15, 2009 -- CellTrust Corporation, a US based provider of
leading-edge secure
mobile messaging and applications,
announced its expansion into Australia and New Zealand, and continues on
a global expansion course with the opening of operations in Africa. The
new CellTrust franchise will operate from its headquarters in Abuja,
Nigeria, led by Managing Director Samuel Ucheaga, founder of Mavis
Computel, a leading provider of wireless network solutions with a
well established sales and distribution network in the region.
CellTrust of Africa’s customer base will benefit from CellTrust's
award winning SecureSMS™ Gateway, enabling businesses to exchange
critical information with customers using mobile devices in a trusted
environment. SecureSMS™ provides end-to-end privacy on the mobile device
via a highly encrypted, tamper-proof process. A remote wipe
functionality that ensures users can wipe the handset if it is lost or
stolen adds another critical layer of security. Additional features that
will soon be available on CellTrust SecureSMS™ include 2D barcodes,
client-less SecureSMS™, and a dynamic menu system for mobile banking and
mobile payments.
“The market for secure mobile applications in Africa is multi-faceted
and very promising,” according to Samuel Ucheaga, managing director,
CellTrust of Africa. “Key industries include mobile
healthcare, mobile
government and mobile
financial services with a special emphasis on mobile money transfer,
and mobile micro-credit applications, already evoking tremendous change
across the continent.”
CellTrust of Africa has already begun discussions with municipalities in
the region, as well as with enterprises in the healthcare, financial
services/banking, education and governmental sectors. Prospective
SecureSMS users will now be able to optimize the ubiquitous nature of
SMS in a secure, reliable and highly confidential environment.
“With Africa becoming the fastest growing mobile market in the world and
mobile penetration in the region ranging from 30 to 100 percent, we
needed a strong presence there,” said CellTrust CEO, Sean Moshir. “We
look forward to working with the experienced CellTrust of Africa team to
bring secure mobile applications to more than 300 million diverse users
across the continent.”
The SecureSMS Gateway manages and exchanges messages via CellTrust's
highly Secure Mobile Information Management platform to:
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Meet security, privacy and compliance requirements without costly
development
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Set aside concern that carriers, tower operators, infrastructure
providers, and aggregators can intercept and read text messages
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Confirm that text message recipients have received and opened SMS
messages
- Use
the same set of APIs to send both secure and standard SMS or text
messages
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Remotely “wipe” the handset if lost or stolen
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Definitively measure the Return-on-Investment of the mobile channel
via SSMS
CellTrust’s SecureSMS has recently received the 2008
Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award and was voted Best
Messaging Security Solution by the Info Security Products Guide’s
Tomorrow Technology Today Award. SecureSMS was accredited as a finalist
for the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technology Award, and was named the
winner of three Mobile
Star Awards, and the prestigious Mobile
Marketing Association 2008 Global Relationship Building Award.
About CellTrust Corporation
CellTrust is a leading provider of secure mobile messaging and
applications. CellTrust's patent pending Secure SMS Gateway™ featuring
Secure SMS and a suite of mobile applications provide advanced secure
mobile messaging and information management across 190+ countries and
over 700 carriers. CellTrust ensures the secure and trusted exchange of
information on mobile devices to the financial services, healthcare,
government, education, energy, information technology, marketing, and
travel, among other global industries.
Information Source: Business Wire
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