RSA Secures Success (for 9210 Nokia Communicator)
RSA remains one of the more appealing investment prospects in the
security sector. Nearly 7 million of its authentication SecurIDs are in the
market. Export restrictions have been reduced for encryption
technologies, increasing international opportunities. Further success in the
public key infrastructure (PKI) space will be one important factor to track.
By Mike Trigg (TMF Tonto)
December 7, 2000
Encryption market leader RSA Security (Nasdaq:
RSAS) is no newcomer to the security industry,
having spent the last 20 years building a brand that
has helped it achieve success. Since software
security companies' rise in popularity, however,
RSA has received more recognition. The Internet is
redefining the way business is conducted as
business processes -- such as human resources,
procurement, finance, and marketing -- are being
Web-enabled with mission-critical information
moving online.
The need to protect that information is great, and
RSA made several announcements this week that
highlighted the demand for its three core products.
Yesterday, the company announced that mobile
phone giant Nokia (NYSE: NOK) had selected its
authentication software, or SecurID cards, for the
Nokia 9210 Communicator, the Finnish phone
maker's next-generation do-it-all packaged phone and computer interface. Nokia
know-it-all TMF Mycroft calls it the most innovative phone in the past 100 years.
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The 9210 Communicator
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The 244-gramme device -- which features a keyboard and has a high-resolution color-display -- combines a phone, fax, e-mail, calendar, imaging and video clip capacities, WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and Internet services.
The 9210 Communicator, which builds on Nokia's current 9110i model, also supports the Java computer language and Symbian's (PON.L) EPOC operating system. |
