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SGP Technologies Et INNOV8 Annoncent Le Lancement En Avant-Première Mondiale Du Smartphone BLACKPHONE Dans Les Boutiques LICK PRESS RELEASE SGP Technologies et INNOV8 annoncent le lancement en avant-première mondiale du smartphone BLACKPHONE dans les boutiques LICK Paris (France) / Geneva (Suisse), 5 Juin 2014. Blackphone, le premier smartphone qui permet la sécurité de la vie privée des utilisateurs, sera lancé en avant-première cet été en France chez LICK, 1er réseau de boutiques 2.0 dédié aux objets connectés. SGP Technologies (Joint-Venture entre Silent Circle et Geeksphone) créateur du BLACKPHONE a choisi le groupe INNOV8, pour dévoiler le premier smartphone qui respecte la vie privée, à l’occasion de l’ouverture de LICK (Groupe INNOV8), le premier réseau de boutiques 2.0 dédié aux objets connectés, le 5 juin au Concept Store des 4 Temps à la Défense. Dès cet été, LICK sera le premier réseau de magasins autorisé à distribuer cette innovation technologique. La distribution sera ensuite ouverte à d’autres canaux en France via Extenso Telecom (Leader de la distribution de smartphones, accessoires et objets connectés en France) afin de proposer au plus grand nombre cette innovation technologique en phase avec les attentes des clients soucieux du respect de leur vie privée et de leur sécurité. "La France est connue pour être très ouverte à l’innovation. Nous sommes heureux de travailler avec le groupe INNOV8 pour lancer le Blackphone sur ce marché important en Europe et d'offrir aux utilisateurs de smartphones une solution inégalée pour la protection de leur vie privée et de leur sécurité», a déclaré Tony Bryant, VP Sales de SGP Technologies. « Nous sommes convaincus que la technologie devient un véritable style de vie. Le Blackphone est une innovation majeure qui lance les premiers codes de notre vie numérique en nous donnant l’opportunité de sécuriser nos données personnelles et de reprendre le contrôle de notre vie privée.» a déclaré Stéphane Bohbot, Président du groupe INNOV8. Blackphone intègre une combinaison unique d’un système d'exploitation et d’outils d'application qui offre une sécurisation de la vie privée des salariés, des dirigeants, des personnalités publiques, et de toute personne qui ne souhaite pas laisser l’accès de leurs données personnelles à d'autres autorités. Le Blackphone PrivatOS, construit sur Android™, et combiné avec une suite complète d'applications sécurisées, permet aux utilisateurs de reprendre le contrôle de leurs moyens de communication en sécurisant les appels, les messages et messages instantanés, les appels vidéo, la recherche et la navigation anonyme sur internet et les accès des applications téléchargées. Le smartphone interdira toute surveillance non autorisée sans demande préalable, et l'exploitation commerciale des flux de données. Blackphone, est compatible tout opérateur et dispose de plusieurs outils de confidentialité préinstallés, qui sont tous activés pendant les deux premières années d'utilisation. Ces outils comprennent la suite d'applications Silent Circle, y compris SilentPhone, SilentText et SilentContacts; VPN de Disconnect et le stockage sécurisé de fichiers en Cloud SpiderOak. En outre, Blackphone embarque Smart WiFi Manager de Mike Kershaw, architecte en chef de SGP Technologies, et un puissant outil de récupération de ses données à distance.Le Blackphone, est un smartphone 4G, PrivatOS sur Android KitKat 4.4, doté d’un écran 4.7’’ HD, d’un appareil photo de 8MP AF flash Led et 5MP en façade et utilise la dernière génération de processeur NVIDIA Tegra 4i. Il sera commercialisé à un prix inférieur à 600€. À propos de Innov8 Dans un monde où la technologie devient un style de vie, fort d’un positionnement unique télécom, retail, web et luxe, le groupe Innov8 est l’acteur spécialiste dans la conception, le développement et la distribution des produits et des services télécoms à forte valeur ajoutée. Détenu en totalité par Stéphane Bohbot, le groupe a réalisé un chiffre d’affaires consolidé de plus de 270 millions d'euros en 2013 et compte près de 250 collaborateurs, au travers de ses divisions Atelier Haute Communication, Unplug, Extenso Telecom et Lick. http://www.innov8.fr À propos de Geeksphone Geeksphone est une jeune société dynamique basée à Madrid, spécialisée dans le développement, la promotion et la commercialisation de solutions de téléphonie « open source ». Geeksphone a innové dans l'industrie en devenant la première marque européenne pour lancer un Smartphone Androïd ™ en 2009 et en lançant le premier Smartphone sous OS ™ Firefox en 2013. http://www.geeksphone.com À propos de Silent Circle Silent Circle est une société spécialisée dans les services de communications cryptées mondiales basée à Washington D.C. fournissant une plateforme révolutionnaire pour la voix cryptée, la vidéo, le texte et le transfert de fichiers sur des appareils mobiles via un réseau, un logiciel et des applications mobiles propriétaires et sécurisées. La société a été co-fondée par Phil Zimmermann, Mike Janke et Jon Callas. Le 21 mai 2014, Silent Circle a annoncé une levée de fonds de $30 millions de la part de Ross Perot Jr et du fond d'investissement Cain Capital LLC qui permettra de continuer ses projets de développement et notamment de faire face à la « très forte demande » pour une commercialisation plus globale du Blackphone. https://www.silentcircle.com À propos de NVIDIA Depuis 1993, NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) a été le pionnier des arts et de la science de l'informatique visuelle. Ses technologies proviennent de la transformation d'un monde d'écrans dans un monde de découverte interactive pour tous en allant des joueurs aux scientifiques en passant par les consommateurs et les entreprises. http://www.nvidia.fr/page/newsandevents.html et http://blogs.nvidia.com .
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