In a move which boosts its positioning as the SA leader in secure electronic payments, JSE-listed Prism Holdings has been appointed to represent Racal Security and Payments in Southern Africa.
Racal is one of the world`s leading suppliers of hardware security products and services to the banking, financial and commercial communities for secure electronic commerce.
This appointment - in conjunction with South African Office Automation - follows hot on the heels of Prism Secure Solutions becoming a Baltimore Technologies "TrustedWorld Business Partner". Baltimore Technologies is a leader in the US$13-billion electronic security market, supplying e-commerce and enterprise security solutions.
"The inclusion of Racal and Baltimore technologies into the Prism product range enables us to provide a wide range of leading-edge cryptographic solutions to all market sectors," explains Moris Halevi, MD of Prism Secure Solutions, Prism Holdings` security technology division.
To mark Prism`s appointment, Racal has invited Halevi to deliver the keynote address at its seminar on "Cryptography and Smart Card Security in Electronic Commerce" in Sandton on March 1. He will discuss the importance and implementation of security in e-commerce applications.
The seminar, held in association with the Smart Card Society of Southern Africa, will address topics ranging from the advantages and disadvantages of the use of hardware and software cryptography and new security architecture for e-commerce, to bank card payments, point-of-sale card payments and payments over the Internet.
Also under discussion is securing Wide Area Networks, security for legacy systems, and the secure personalisation of smart cards.
The seminar takes place at the M"ovenpick Indaba Hotel, Sandton on Wednesday,
March 1 from 08h30 to 18h00. For additional information and reservations, contact Kathy Wickham at Prism on (011) 467 0100
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