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Inauguration of WISeKey LIBER in Brazil with creation of Rootkey

wisekeyProduct — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 07:54:57 +0000

WISeKey Liber Presents WISfans(c), A Revolutionary Social Media Ecosystem for Football Clubs, at the FT/FIFA Business of Football Summit 2013 in Rio de Janeiro

wisekeyProduct — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:52:12 +0000

GENEVA and RIO DE JANEIRO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —
WISeKey, a leading Geneva-based information security specialist and World Economic Forum Global Growth Company, is a Platinum sponsor and featured speaker at the June 17th FT/IFA Business of Football Summit 2013 in Rio. WISeKey and its Latin American division, WISeKey Liber, will be presenting its ground-breaking online home to fans, WISfans(c) Connect, the social media app and ecosystem.
International sports teams with global brands and iconic players recognize that their greatest asset is their fan base. In partnership with leading football clubs, WISfans(c) harnesses original content created by players and their clubs via social media platforms, and further enriches this with exclusive content from current and legendary club players, thus empowering their fans’ mobile experience, and creating a rich social platform for engagement.
WISfans(c) taps into a football club’s enormous, worldwide supporter ecosystem (blogs, match reports, videos, photos, fan-supported social campaigns, Twitter, Facebook, all sporting forums), to bring fans the most exciting and relevant content. WISfans(c) cuts through the noise to give fans real-time interaction with their favourite players, as well as fun digital features such as biometric resemblance comparisons to club players.
FC Barcelona and CR Flamengo already use WISfans(c) to engage their global fan base with exclusive content and player access, and WISeKey also distributes exclusively Real Madrid mobile content in China.
“In this global world where everything happens by smartphone, FC Barcelona has made a firm commitment to approach their followers through their device via FCB Connect. Initiatives such as this allow the fans, wherever they are, to take their club in their pocket,” said Dídac Lee, Board Member and Director, FC Barcelona Technology.
http://www.wisfans.com
http://www.wisekeyliber.com
http://fcbapps.fcbarcelona.com/detail/app/fcb-connect
http://event.ft-live.com/ehome/football/115038/?&
Press contacts:
WISeKey Liber, Ms. Satu Kulmala, +41-78-676-4745, skulmala@wisekey.com
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WISeKey Liber Signs With CR Flamengo to Launch WISFANS© to Engage Their Global Fan Base Ecosystem Worldwide

wisekeyProduct — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:57:19 +0000

GENEVA and RIO DE JANEIRO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ —
AT THE FT/IFA BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL SUMMIT 2013 IN RIO DE JANEIRO
WISeKey Liber, the Latin American division of WISeKey SA, announced today the signature of a strategic partnership with CR Flamengo allowing the Brazilian football club to use WISeKey’s groundbreaking online technology WISfans© allowing football players to stay connected with club fans on and off the field in fluid continuity.
WISfans© harnesses original content created by the players and their club via social media platforms, and further enriches this with exclusive content from current players and club legends, thus empowering their fans’ mobile experience, and creating a rich Social CRM platform.
WISfans© taps into CR Flamengo’s enormous, worldwide supporter ecosystem (blogs, match reports, videos, photos, fan-supported social campaigns, Twitter, Facebook, all sporting forums), to bring fans the most exciting and relevant content. WISfans© cuts through the noise to give fans real-time interaction with their favourite players, as well as fun digital features such as biometric resemblance comparisons to club players.
“We are delighted to work with CR Flamengo to deploy WISfans© as their preferred technology for connecting and monetizing their large fans ecosystem. WISeKey will develop this partnership, allowing CR Flamengo to become one of the most advanced clubs, improving the fan experience through the use of cutting-edge social media technologies,” said Carlos Moreira, Founder and Chairman of WISeKey.
“Flamengo continue to develop projects to enhance the relationship with their fans. This partnership with WISeKey allows Flamengo to have a new and innovative relationship with their fans, and is used by Real Madrid fans in China, and FC Barcelona fans all over the world. Flamengo definitely enters into the mobile World, developing one more tool of relationship with its members and supporters,” said Fred Luz, marketing director of Flamengo.
http://www.flamengo.com.br
http://www.wisekeyliber.com
Press contacts:

CR Flamengo, Mr. Felipe Bruno, +55-21-8619-9098 , felipebruno@flamengo.com.br
WISeKey Liber, Ms. Satu Kulmala, +41-78-676-4745 , skulmala@wisekey.com

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WISeKey receives strategic investment from GJC, Grupo Jaime Câmara, leading Brazilian media group and creates a new JV “ WISeKey Liber “

wisekeyProduct — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:06:58 +0000

Geneva, Lima, 22nd April 2013 – WISeKey and GJC, Grupo Jaime Câmara, two World Economic Forum Global Growth Companies have entered into a Joint Venture Agreement, aiming at the creation of a new company with the name WISeKey Liber expanding WISeKey’s global footprint to Latin America and Iberia. WISeKey’s global expansion in the past few years focused on emerging economies and in particular BRIC economies, with several major wins in these countries that face high growth in cyber security, digital identity and privacy solutions, mobile communications security, secure cloud computing and other WISeKey related technologies.
This new JV will expand existing operations in Latin America and Iberia and shall result in WISeKey becoming one of the fastest growing eSecurity companies in the world. WISeKey and GJC initiative form an alliance between two leading companies whose values and product portfolios bring high quality technology and eSecurity services to consumers in Latin America and around the world. This will also allow the company to provide its solutions through a localized High Security datacenter in the region.
The partnership includes a strategic investment by GJC in WISeKey SA representing 5% equity stake and an option to bring the equity participation to 10% before the IPO of WISeKey.
Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of WISeKey said: «The economic outlook for Latin America is very bright and this joint venture enables WISeKey to respond faster to marketplace dynamics. Our company will be in a better position to strategically deploy our technology in the region and to accelerate our growth».
Cristiano Camara, CEO of GJC said, «The joint venture will provide WISeKey with a platform to expand its successfully branded products to the Latin America and Iberia markets in a consolidated approach integrating with local technologies and services and offering the solutions to regional clients. WISeKey’s partnership with GJC leverages both firms’ strengths and will enable us to expand eSecurity services much faster and more efficiently across the region, substantially increasing revenues and profitability».
More about:

Website: http://www.wisekeyliber.com/
About GJC
Grupo Jaime Câmara (http://www.gjccorp.com.br) is the leading communications group in the brazilian North-Central region of the country with 26 media vehicles in Goias, Tocantins and Federal District. GJC holds 4 newspapers (O Popular, Jornal Daqui, Jornal do Tocantins and Daqui Tocantins), 11 TV stations, 9 radio stations and internet media.
About WISeKey
WISeKey (www.wisekey.com) is one of the fastest growing eSecurity companies in the world, being a leading Swiss information security and identity management software and services company established in 1999 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. WISeKey’s mission is to facilitate the global growth of secure electronic transactions by providing businesses, governments and individuals with advanced technology and services that authenticate the identity of communicators, signatures, and objects during Internet transactions.
Press contacts:
GJC
Breno Machado
CFO
+55 62 3250-1001
WISeKey
Miléna Piletta-Zanin
Marketing and Communications
mpiletta@wisekey.com
+41.22.594.30.00