Fronde Anywhere wins leading Australian software product award

8 May 2008: Wellington - Sydney

Fronde Anywhere’s TwoSecure™ solution was the only New Zealand software product to win a 2008 Consensus Software Award, one of Australia’s most prestigious technology awards. The Awards recognise innovative software products with both the proven performance and the market potential to succeed internationally. All entrants must undergo a rigorous judging process which includes shortlisted nominees presenting to a panel of 10 international judges from a range of disciplines.

The Consensus judges said:

“TwoSecure™  is an exciting new product with the potential to replace the myriad of token generating devices popular in the operation of many popular Internet and private enterprise remote access applications. Based on any java enabled modern mobile phone, it has the opportunity to enable "one stop" access without replacing any of the security systems already in place. Instead of carrying several tokens to access Internet banking, or enterprise VPNs, this solution could effectively support effective token generation on an individual's familiar mobile phone.”

Fronde Anywhere’s entry was supported by IBM’s business partner teams in Australia and New Zealand who have contributed significantly into the international success of TwoSecure™  by providing validation for the product’s performance via access to the IBM Innovation labs for performance testing and benchmarking.

Caroline Dewe, CEO of Fronde Anywhere comments that “we see this technology having the potential to change the face of the identity management industry. With banking regulatory bodies around the world starting to mandate that banks implement some form of multi factor authentication in order to protect customer’s identities and funds. TwoSecure™ is ideally placed to meet a very strong and growing market need."

The winners were announced in Sydney this week.

About the Awards
Now in their ninth year, the Consensus Software Awards identify the most innovative software designed and developed in Australia and New Zealand. The Awards are endorsed and supported by Austrade, NZ Trade & Enterprise, the Australian Computer Society and the NZ Computer Society. IBM and Microsoft are the major Sponsors.  Bartier Perry, BDO, Hudson and PIP are co-sponsors. The Awards are judged by a panel of over 50 independent judges who can chose as many or as few Awards as they wish based upon the three main criteria of Innovation, Performance and Potential. In 2008 only nine awards were given out.

About Fronde Anywhere
Fronde Anywhere’s current awards include: Consensus Software Awards 2008 – Winner; 2007 IBM Business Partner Award for Industry Innovation, Winner; Foundation for Research, Science and Technology 2007, Technology Award Commendation; Hi-Tech Awards 2007, Finalists in Innovation Category; TUANZ Innovation Awards 2007, (& KiwiBank) “Mobile Application of the Year”; Financial Innovation Awards 2007, Best Direct Channels Initiative - Mobile Phone; TUANZ Innovation Awards, short-listed for the during its first year of operation.

Fronde Anywhere offers mobile financial services and multi-factor authentication solutions for retail banks and the wider financial services industry. Its portfolio of user-friendly solutions enables customers to make payments and bank transactions via their mobile device from any location. Fronde Anywhere’s mobile technology provides enhanced security for authenticated access to online banking or remote networks.

The company has built its reputation on the proven delivery and implementation of first to market mobile products and solutions that deliver real business benefits to its clients.