News Archive

From our earliest days as a business, Chameleon Network has been grabbing the attention of the press. We have been featured in more than a dozen news stories, and have gained worldwide recognition as an up-and-coming technology innovator.

5/17/04 Fox 25 TV in Boston ran a story on the 10:00 news about the Pocket Vault. Featured were Todd Burger and Nick Holland from Mercator advisors.

May 2004 article in Strategic Finance Magazine about the Pocket Vault. Read it here: (PDF)

March 12, 2004, National Public Radio interviewed Todd O. Burger, CEO of Chameleon Network which aired nationwide in March. 

02:00 AM Mar. 05, 2004 PT -  Mark Baard writes about Chameleon after interviewing Todd Burger, President & CEO of Chameleon Network.  Todd was interviewed by Wired after hearing Todd talk about the Pocket Vault's impact on consumer protection.  Check out the article here.

September 4, 2001:  Boston's WB in the morning's Frank Mallicoat interviewed Todd and Rob for a news feature.  If you missed it, click the link below based on your Internet connection speed to view it.

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August 18, 2001: CKNW's Computer Show did a great interview with Todd Burger to discuss the Pocket Vault.  CKNW is Vancouver's and BC's leading talk radio station.

If you missed Todd's radio interview, you can still catch it here.  CKNW has given us permission to post the audio file from the interview on our website.  A newscast precedes the show.  After you've clicked on the link and started the player, if you'd like to skip the news cast you can "fast forward" to approximately 8:50 to hear the whole interview.  

Here are the links you can use:

The link to Todd's interview: Interview, Real Media
The website of the radio station: www.cknw.com

Focus, a leading magazine in Germany ran the following article on us, both in print and online:
Das Ende des Kartenchaos

Bis Mitte 2002 soll der Prototyp zum marktfertigen Produkt reifen. Das Gerät startet, wenn sein Fingerabdrucksensor den Besitzer erkennt. Dann zeigt der Bildschirm die Symbole der gespeicherten Karten an, die durch Antippen aktiv werden. Zum Bezahlen genügt es, die abgeflachte Magnetseite des Pocket Vault durch einen Kreditkartenleser zu ziehen.

Eine neue Karte wird über den Vault-Leseschlitz registriert. Das Gerät liest die Infos und schickt sie über einen angeschlossenen Computer online an das Kartenunternehmen. Die Firma überprüft die eingegangenen Angaben, sendet ihr Okay via Web zurück, und Pocket Vault lädt die Kartendaten.

Translated:

The End of the Card Chaos
Credit cards, gas card, bonus cards of the airlines. Such a fully plugged wallet nevertheless enormously, finds Todd Burger. If it goes according to the boss of the US enterprise Chameleon Network (www.chameleonnetwork.com) from Waltham, Massachusetts, its card reader Pocket Vault will replace the plastic chaos in [consumers'] wallets. The handheld computer stores the data of all personal cards and makes it all available when necessary.  The company's prototype will be a consumer-ready product in the market by mid 2002.  The device turns on when its fingerprint sensor detects the owner. Then the display shows the symbols of the stored cards, which become active by touching lightly. For paying, it is sufficient to swipe the [Chameleon Card], which is normally stored in the Pocket Vault in a credit card reader. A new card is registered over the Internet. The device reads the information and sends it over an attached computer on-line to the card enterprise. The company checks the received specification, sends their Okay back via the Web, and pocket Vault loads the card data.

August, 28, 2001 Annual Best of Boston issue.  The Pocket Vault is profiled in the Boston Inc Technology section.  

On page 30, it reads "The Pocket Vault, set to hit the market next year, lets users transfer the information from their existing cards into a single, so-called 'Chameleon Card' and use it to make purchases and serve as an ID.  The user's thumbprint serves as a personal lock."

04/18/01 - AMR research publishes article to their subscribers entitled: Chameleon Network Plans Support Transition To Smart Card

(ed: this article is only available to AMR customers, we can not publish it in any part, sorry)