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Certicom Expands Global Sales Reach by Signing Eight New Channel Partners
Tremendous growth of Certicom Partner Network demonstrates commitment to
both domestic and international markets
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 4 /CNW/ - Certicom Corporation (TSX: CIC), a
leading provider of wireless security solutions, today announced that the
Certicom Partner Network has expanded globally with the addition of eight new
channel partners. The global partner program was launched less than three
months ago, with six inaugural partners, to simplify the delivery of wireless
security solutions to enterprises, governments and other markets. The
expansion of this program reinforces Certicom's commitment to international
markets and delivers on the company's growth strategy by extending its sales
reach globally.
The Certicom Partner Network enables security-focused channel partners
and large carriers with security divisions to round out their product
portfolios with award-winning handheld security solutions. Eight new channel
partners based in North and South America, Europe and Asia Pacific have signed
as members including: Docutech Inc. (U.S.), ESI Information Technologies Inc.
(Canada), Sigmax PDA Solutions BV (Netherlands), Ultimate Solutions Pty Ltd.
(Australia), Enterprise Consulting Partners (Brazil), WorldNet 21 (Spain),
EduMedia Oulu Ltd. (Finland), and Data World Computer & Communication Ltd.
(Hong Kong).
"Meeting the rapidly increasing security requirements of the mobile
worker is a pain point for many of our customers as they strive to secure
corporate data beyond the network perimeter," said Gary Hinton, Managing
Director of Ultimate Solutions Pty Ltd. "Certicom's products round out our
solution offerings and provide our customers with industry leading wireless
security solutions. Working with Certicom allows us to meet the security needs
of our customers at the highest level."
The Certicom Partner Network has two levels of partnership: Advantage and
Alliance. Advantage partners make a stronger revenue commitment to Certicom
and enjoy enhanced partner benefits such as increased discounts and free
training. All partners are fully qualified to sell and support Certicom
products and have access to an extensive array of sales, marketing and
technical support benefits.
"Most enterprises have limited internal security resources and expertise
today. As the security requirements of our customers evolve, Certicom's
program helps us provide the security knowledge and expertise our customers
require," said Leo van den Ende, CEO of Sigmax PDA Solutions BV. "The Certicom
Partner Network offers us the support and technical knowledge we require to
meet our customers' needs. Certicom's leading products enable us to provide
customers with the most comprehensive wireless security solutions on the
market."
movian by Certicom products are available to enterprise, government and
other customers through members of the Certicom Partner Network. This suite of
wireless security applications brings together the convenience of wireless
communications with the security demanded by organizations looking to extend
critical enterprise applications such as e-mail and other tools to mobile
professionals. movianVPN provides secure access to the corporate network via
wireless devices while movianCrypt offers secure data storage for mobile
device.
"The global expansion of the Certicom Partner Network signifies our
commitment to the international market and is a key component of Certicom's
long-term growth strategy to reach enterprise, government and other end user
markets around the world," said Ian McKinnon, President and CEO of Certicom.
"In less than six months, Certicom has signed 14 channel partners to our
program that extend its reach internationally. Certicom is committed to
working with our world-class partners and strengthening our Partner Network
with expanded product offerings and valuable resources such as training and
certification courses to meet their evolving requirements."
About Certicom
Certicom is a leading provider of wireless security solutions, enabling
developers, governments and enterprises to add strong security to their
devices, networks and applications. Designed for constrained devices,
Certicom's patented technologies are unsurpassed in delivering the strongest
cryptography with the smallest impact on performance and usability. Certicom
products are currently licensed to more than 300 customers including Texas
Instruments, Palm, Research In Motion, Cisco Systems, Oracle and Motorola.
Founded in 1985, Certicom is headquartered in Mississauga, ON, Canada, with
offices in Ottawa, ON; Herndon, VA; San Mateo, CA; and London, England. Visit
www.certicom.com.
Certicom, Security Builder, SSL Plus, Trustpoint, movianVPN, movianCrypt
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Certicom Corp. All other
companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
Except for historical information contained herein, this news release
contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially. Factors that might cause a
difference include, but are not limited to, those relating to the
acceptance of mobile and wireless devices and the continued growth of
e-commerce and m-commerce, the increase of the demand for mutual
authentication in m-commerce transactions, the acceptance of Elliptic
Curve Cryptography (ECC) technology as an industry standard, the market
acceptance of our principal products and sales of our customers'
products, the impact of competitive products and technologies, the
possibility of our products infringing patents and other intellectual
property of fourth parties, and costs of product development. Certicom
will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about
potential factors that could affect Certicom's financial results is
included in the documents Certicom files from time to time with the
Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
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Vaughn |
