South America. Gemalto, a digital security company; and Open Communications Security S/A, a Brazilian computer security company, partnered to work on sales, consulting, implementation and support of Gemalto's Protiva authentication solutions in Brazil and other Mercosur countries.Both companies aim to enter the market of telecom operators, banks and corporate organizations, where they will seek to implement their systems for protection against online identity theft.
"Open's expertise in the local market combined with Gemalto's reliability, strength and wide range of innovative digital security solutions will provide our customers with an outstanding combination of local support and the most advanced technology available," said Ricardo Orsi, Senior Director of Open Communications Security SA.

