Founded by leading mobile operators, the OMTP group aims to define platform requirements for mobile devices to deliver open, standardized application interfaces providing subscribers with a consistent and improved user experience. The OMTP group intends to achieve its goals by identifying common mobile operators� requirements, with the aim of establishing an open framework for mobile device manufacturers and associated software and hardware suppliers.
Security is a central component of the application framework, ensuring application integrity, device security and a trusted execution environment. Discretix will take an active role in defining requirements and bring its vast experience to bear in the definition process. Discretix�s CryptoCell security platform, the industry�s leading embedded security solution for mobile devices, will comply with the OMTP requirements as they become available.
Commenting on the announcement, Mats Nilsson, Managing Director of the OMTP group said, �Security forms and important part of our requirements in the development of the application framework. Discretix � a recognized leader in this field � has a large contribution to make in the definition and implementation of these standards�.
�Discretix is committed to open standards and broad industry participation, and we have always believed that the operators play a pivotal role in defining security requirements. Discretix will continue to meet operators requirements and deliver innovative, robust embedded security solution to the market�, said Gal Salomon CEO of Discretix Inc.