Diversinet
Diversinet is a company which provides mobile authentication services and device security solutions for the data eco-system of mobiles. Using the services and products of Diversinet, users can protect their data, device and identity for commercial as well as personal transactions.[3] The company was established in the year 1997. Diversinet is based in Toronto and Dallas and has invested $80 million in the creation of its own core technology platform. The company has also built up its own patent portfolio.
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| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Mobil Healthcare Communications |
| Founded: | Canada, 1997 |
| Headquarters: | Toronto |
| Country: | Canada |
| Employees: | 16-50[1] |
| Revenue: | $444,000 (First quarter 2011)[2] |
| Website: | diversinet.com |
| Facebook: | Diversinet Facebook |
| LinkedIn: | Diversinet LinkedIn |
| Twitter: |  @diversinet
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| Key People | |
| Albert E. Wahbe, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer David Hackett, CFO, Corporate Secretary | |
Services
Security and protection
Diversinet offers a proven and patented secure application platform which allows the healthcare organizations in the deployment of mHealth i.e. HIPAA-compliant mobile healthcare applications rapidly to anyone, anywhere and anytime on the mobile phone devices ensuring that everything remains Connected and Protected.[4]
The company also provides mobile applications powered by end-to-end MobiSecure® platform which ensures easy and secure connection among the users for keeping them updated with payers, providers and healthcare information. The platform has enabled the healthcare sector in rapidly meeting the demands for convenient, on-the-move storage, safe and personal health data sharing. The application is supported by all major operating systems.[5]
The MobiSecure platform is compliant with the authentication standards of Open AuTHentication (OATH) and was mainly targeted to prevent confidential data infringement. The company has its own encryption architecture, using which the platform securely connects the users with the critical healthcare information protecting against identity fraud or theft.
Authentication
The company also has authentication solutions for securing transactions and identities which also include certificate and one-time-passwords management services.
One Time Passwords
The MobiSecure® Authentication solutions of Diversinet allows the customers of PCs, mobile phones and USB flash to benefit from the strong One Time Password authentication (One Time Password) tokens during online transactions.[6]
Lockbox
This application allows the users to access personal and critical information anytime and from anywhere securely and easily. The feature also gives secure storage facility for banking information, insurance, usernames/passwords, medical records, wills etc with updated balances, monitoring financial alerts and balances. The built in fax and e-mail capability allows the users to send on-demand information which are exchanged in secure way and can be accessed from mobile device/PDA or PC. For enterprises, Diversinet offer MobiSecure SoftToken technology solutions to ensure secure personal financial transactions, identity management and data access.
Mobile Lockbox
This is another security platform meant for mobile devices for storing passwords and usernames, personal and banking information, wills and insurance documents and photographs. It also built in faxing and email facilities with encrypted, secured financial transaction alerts.
OEM and Professional Services
Diversinet Professional Services offers customized authentication services and support with access solutions available on different platforms like memory cards, PC and mobile. MobiSecure Publisher was used for PHR solution development for the healthcare sector allowing access of critical health information to the users from their mobile devices. The same concept also enables secure mobile banking, payment transactions, soft token solutions and authentication. The OEM solutions enable MobiSecure software support on USB and MobiSecure Provisioning Server implementation.
Awards
The company has received following awards for its excellent work in the field of Mobile Healthcare Communications-
- Diversinet is a finalist for the Innovations in Healthcare Award[7] for the year 2010.
- 4G Ecosystem Award Finalist[8]
- In Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500, Diversinet is ranked 164[9]
- It is also in the list of 2010 Canadian Technology Fast 50 ranking.[10]
References
External links
- [ttp://www.diversinet.com/ Diversinet]