News January 13, 08:32 Eastern Time
RSA SECURITY AND ERICSSON WORK TOGETHER TO SECURE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS MARKET LEADERS TO ADDRESS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR Smartphones
BEDFORD, Mass., Jan 13, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In
conjunction with next week's RSA Conference 2000, RSA Security Inc.
(Nasdaq: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security, today announced it
is working with Ericsson Mobile Communications to broaden the existing
relationship between the companies to include the development of
innovative security solutions for Ericsson smartphones.
RSA Security and Ericsson share a common vision for the use of mobile
phones in e-business whereby they will enable a host of services beyond
communications. In business, the companies expect mobile phones to be
used broadly to access the Internet, serve as a trusted form of
authentication and provide a secure platform for digitally signing
e-commerce transactions. Through their collaboration, RSA Security and
Ericsson are working toward integrating their respective technologies
and intend, as the first deliverable, to offer the Ericsson smartphone
R380 that features authentication for secure corporate access.
"Secure solutions for e-commerce and information access are vital in
bringing out the full potential of smartphones," said Jan Ahrenbring,
Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Ericsson Mobile
Communications. "We're pleased to broaden our relationship with RSA
Security and to work together in developing and delivering integrated
e-security services," said Ahrenbring.
"Experts predict the smart phone market is poised for explosive growth
and we're excited to help Ericsson pave the way," said Scott Schnell,
senior vice president of marketing for RSA Security. "Together, we
intend to provide smartphone users with a new generation of convenient
and secure solutions for wireless communications and commerce."
About Ericsson Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms
world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom
technologies with freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,
000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for
its customers -- network operators, service providers, enterprises and
consumers -- the world over. Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at:
ericsson.se.
About RSA Security Inc. RSA Security Inc., The Most Trusted Name in
e-Security(TM), helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations
for e-businesses through its RSA SecurID(R) two-factor authentication,
RSA BSAFE(R) encryption and RSA Keon(TM) public key management systems.
With nearly a half billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use
worldwide, more than six million RSA SecurID users and almost 20 years
of industry experience, RSA Security has the proven leadership and
innovative technology to address the changing security needs of
e-business and bring trust to the new, online economy. RSA Security can
be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.
NOTE: BSAFE and SecurID are registered trademarks, and Keon, RSA and
The Most Trusted Name in e-Security are trademarks of RSA Security Inc.
All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their
respective companies.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to RSA
Security's relationship with Ericsson and the integration of RSA
Security's products with Ericsson's products. Such statements involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by
such forward-looking statements are the failure of RSA Security and
Ericsson to agree on the terms of a definitive agreement, operational
delays in implementation of the integration, technical difficulties,
software bugs and errors, changes in customer requirements, competitive
pressures and the risk factors detailed from time to time in RSA
Security's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation RSA
Security's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 1999 and its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 15, 1999.
SOURCE RSA Security Inc.
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CONTACT: Patrick Corman of Corman Communications, 650-326-9648, or
patrick@cormancom.com; or Richard Mack of RSA Security Inc., 781-301-5344, or
rmack@rsasecurity.com
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