Appearances of Masabi in the news. http://www.masabi.com/news.html en-uk 08 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT News http://www.consumingexperience.com/2009/06/carnival-of-mobilists-177.html http://www.consumingexperience.com/2009/06/carnival-of-mobilists-177.html "Tom Godber of Masabi, who I happened to meet recently when helping Helen Keegan with the shortlisting of Vodafone Mobile Clicks compo entries, offers some thoughts on the new Sony-Ericsson handset announcements - the implications for mobile apps, notably usability improvements (and annoying permissions dialogues!), and views on Sony-Ericsson's smartphones strategy." 08 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists Sony-Ericsson http://blog.masabi.com/2009/06/its-transport-standards-seminar-summary.html http://blog.masabi.com/2009/06/its-transport-standards-seminar-summary.html Ben gave the opening talk at the Seminar, discussing Standards in UK Ticketing. 27 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT Events http://www.masabi.com/news/eurailmag19.pdf http://www.masabi.com/news/eurailmag19.pdf Click to read Ben's 6 page article in Eurail Magazine on the capex and market size advantages of mobile barcode ticketing in the rail industry. 03 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tickets Transport http://digitaldebateblogs.typepad.com/digital_identity/2009/03/ben-whitaker-masabi.html http://digitaldebateblogs.typepad.com/digital_identity/2009/03/ben-whitaker-masabi.html In this podcast, Ben talks about bar code ticketing for mobiles, and what it might mean for identity systems. 02 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT Tickets Transport http://www.lemobile20.com/2009/schedule/selection-zapping-startup-le-mobile-20/ http://www.lemobile20.com/2009/schedule/selection-zapping-startup-le-mobile-20/ In total we had 101 entries from 24 different countries, 28 are selected Startup for 12 countries including Masabi. 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT Events http://blog.masabi.com/2009/02/mwc-2009-talk-challenges-building.html http://blog.masabi.com/2009/02/mwc-2009-talk-challenges-building.html Ben and Tom delivered a talk on 'Challenges Building Secure Mobile Applications' at MWC 2009 in Barcelona. Follow the link to see the slides. 16 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT Events MWC http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/02/mir_developers_masabi_part_2_.html http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/02/mir_developers_masabi_part_2_.html This demonstration by Masabi had the MIR Show team stopped in their tracks. It’s all about secure mobile ticketing. That’s Masabi's bag. 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://blog.radvision.com/voipsurvivor/2009/01/26/the-carnival-is-back-in-town-carnival-of-the-mobilists-158/ http://blog.radvision.com/voipsurvivor/2009/01/26/the-carnival-is-back-in-town-carnival-of-the-mobilists-158/ "Tom Godber explains how mobile transcoders work, in light of HTTPs. It can't get any worse than that (not the post - the reality - the post is important for all mobile web users)." 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists HTTPS Transcoder http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/19923/20947/train-tickets-to-go-mobile.phtml http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/19923/20947/train-tickets-to-go-mobile.phtml Train tickets to go mobile - pay by text on your phone with new barcode system. That dreaded moment of choosing to jump on the train without a ticket or buy one and wait for the next train will be soon a thing of the past thanks to a new system rolling out next year. 18 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/3797974/Train-passengers-to-use-mobile-phones-as-tickets.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/3797974/Train-passengers-to-use-mobile-phones-as-tickets.html Passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones as a train ticket. The new technology is thanks to the Association of Train Operating Companies adopting a nationwide standard for rail ticketing meaning all franchises will be able to use the same system. 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23603276-details/Tickets+by+text+for+all+train+travellers/article.do http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23603276-details/Tickets+by+text+for+all+train+travellers/article.do TRAIN passengers will soon be able to buy tickets by text message. The Association of Train Operating Companies plan will let travellers on all franchises order and receive tickets on their mobile phone - even if there are seconds to spare before departure. 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5355418.ece http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5355418.ece Passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones to buy a ticket as they hop on board the train. Masabi, the mobile phone applications company that developed the standard with the Rail Settlement Plan, part of the association, is running trials of the new system with Chiltern Railway, National Express and the Heathrow Express. The association hopes that more rail operators will now adopt the standard. 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/12/17/barcode-train-tickets-now-available-your-phone/ http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/12/17/barcode-train-tickets-now-available-your-phone/ The Association of Train Operating Companies has announced that all its franchisees will be able to take orders from train travellers straight from their phone and receive their tickets literally seconds before trains depart. 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/085/1050085/buy-your-train-tickets-using-your-mobile-phone http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/085/1050085/buy-your-train-tickets-using-your-mobile-phone RUN FOR THE TRAIN with laptop and briefcase in tow no longer, as purchasing and displaying your ticket has just been made a whole lot easier with a little help from all commuters’ friend, the mobile phone. Masabi, the mobile apps company and the Rail Settlement Plan (RSP) announced yesterday that they will be joining UK train companies and operators in bringing us a new standard for secure barcode rail ticketing. 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/17/train_bar_codes/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/17/train_bar_codes/ The UK's rail operators have agreed to adopt a national standard for electronic tickets with bar-codes, opening the way for train tickets on mobile phones to be accepted everywhere. Following successful trails with various train companies Masabi has worked with the Rail Settlement plan - the body that cross charges networks for ticketing to create an open standard for train tickets carrying bar codes to be accepted across rail franchises - enabling tickets to be printed out at home, or even displayed on mobile-phone screens, and used on journeys between network operators. 17 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.juniperresearch.com/shop/viewreport.php?id=155 http://www.juniperresearch.com/shop/viewreport.php?id=155 Ben talking about Masabi's collaboration with MIT/Stanford on Frontline SMS. Note - last minute addition so we're not on the official agenda! 03 Dec 2008 09:00:00 GMT Frontline http://www.juniperresearch.com/shop/viewreport.php?id=155 http://www.juniperresearch.com/shop/viewreport.php?id=155 Masabi is a featured Vendor in Juniper's 2008-2013 report on Mobile Ticketing for Transport, Sport, Entertainment and Events. 21 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/carnival-of-the-mobilists-146-at-london-calling/ http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/carnival-of-the-mobilists-146-at-london-calling/ Tom Godber has sent in his view on near field communications (NFC) from a recent Mobile Monday in London where the panel talked about NFC going mainstream in 2012. 20 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists NFC http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto100720080505234723&page=2 http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto100720080505234723&page=2 Masabi, a secure mobile applications developer, has appointed Fred Metzgen as its chief executive. Mr Metzgen has worked as CEO of France Telecom Network Services, director for BT's international business development, and European sales manager at IBM. The move is designed to secure expansion capital as the company rolls out more mobile ticketing services. 07 Oct 2008 03:55:00 GMT Appointments http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/sshow/carnival.html http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/sshow/carnival.html Tom Godber gets my 'post of the week', with his excellent look at fragmentation in the Mobile web - how should sites and developers handle the variations in users, equipment and expectations? 01 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists Fragmentation http://www.servicesmobiles.fr/services_mobiles/2008/09/here-are-4-qu-1.html http://www.servicesmobiles.fr/services_mobiles/2008/09/here-are-4-qu-1.html Can you tell us more about your service? What is your business model? What are the projects, additional features you're preparing? What are the current users' feedback, your learnings on the service's usage? 22 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT Interview http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33671.php http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33671.php Masabi has developed a way of using encrypted SMS to transfer data when GPRS or 3G is unavailable. It believes the breakthrough could transform the mobile commerce/content sector by opening it up to the 40 to 50 per cent of users who cannot connect over the air - or have incorrect mobile data settings. It also solves issues of poor signal strength, fast moving vehicles and international roaming. 17 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT Encryption http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33671.php http://www.cellular-news.com/story/33671.php Cellular News: Mobile applications developer, Masabi says that it has overcome an obstacle to m-commerce application uptake by using encrypted SMS to transfer data. Following a range of commercial and pilot launches the company found that providing SMS as a data option solves connection issues for the (claimed) 40-50% of java application users who cannot connect through GPRS or 3G. 17 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT Encryption http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=635662 http://www.telecompaper.com/news/article.aspx?cid=635662 Masabi appoints Fred Metzgen as chief executive officer. 12 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT Appointments http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/carnival121.htm http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/carnival121.htm On the money front, Tom Godber has been writing a lot of sense in his article on when mobile payments do and don't make sense - for some operations, cash and/or cards are still king. 28 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists mPayments http://www.security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/04/23/mobile-phone-authentication-light-dawns/ http://www.security.itproportal.com/articles/2008/04/23/mobile-phone-authentication-light-dawns/ Steve Gold enthuses about the potential for using mobile phones as authentication channels. 23 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT 2FA http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~damithch/df/device-fragmentation.htm http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~damithch/df/device-fragmentation.htm Damith C. Rajapakse's paper includes quotes from Tom on the fragmentation of mobile handsets. 05 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT Porting http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=316 http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=316 One way Dan's prediction might come true is through the creeping use of applications that make sense for business. One example comes from Masabi that has developed a mobile ticketing system for rail travel. The app works for the 90 per cent of people who don't have leading edge mobile devices and has broad appeal. It wouldn't be a stretch to extend the concept to flight ticketing. 14 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT Ticketing http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/features/113603/Applications_Development_-_Making_sense_out_of_fragmentation_.html http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/features/113603/Applications_Development_-_Making_sense_out_of_fragmentation_.html Consequently those aiming to develop a mobile application for the mass market have followed another direction - Java. According to Tom Godber, founder of specialist Mobile apps developer, Masabi, "Native OS apps were stillborn; AJAX is fundamentally wrong for mobile, so - despite its flaws - Java is the only viable option for advanced clients in the next three to five years." Bill Weinberg agrees. 07 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT Fragmentation Porting http://www.internet-poker.co.uk/Poker-News/Online-Casino/Casino-Tropez-Receives-Honors~2093.html http://www.internet-poker.co.uk/Poker-News/Online-Casino/Casino-Tropez-Receives-Honors~2093.html Casino Tropez Mobile, a Playtech mobile casino designed by Masabi, was voted Best Mobile Casino by readers of Gambling Online Magazine. 05 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT Award http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/21/carnival-of-the-mobilists-107/ http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/01/21/carnival-of-the-mobilists-107/ Tom Godber over at the Masabists blog is also talking about fragmentation this week. 21 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists Fragmentation Porting http://www.mobilepointview.com/2008/01/carnival-of-the.html http://www.mobilepointview.com/2008/01/carnival-of-the.html Staying with the role of policy makers impacting mobile, Ben Whitaker of Masabists in "Did the NSA put a back door in our mobile security?" explains why we need to be aware of mobile key security and its potential threats by "big brother" as well as "little brothers" lurking outhere. 07 Jan 2008 13:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists Security http://www.symbiano-tek.com/2007/12/number-102-is-here.html http://www.symbiano-tek.com/2007/12/number-102-is-here.html And Finally, Tom Godber from Masabi wonders if operators are going to let the recently updated Google Maps continue with calculating location without GPS or they gonna scramble it like they did with a similar algorithm technique. Read the full story at Masabi's Cell IDs and Location-Based Services. 03 Dec 2007 13:00:00 GMT Carnival of the Mobilists Location