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Wireless Innovators Turn to Certicom for Security Software
Four New Licensing Agreements with Motient, Visto, ThinAirApps and Mobile Airwaves Demonstrate Crucial Role of Certicom Security Technology that is Designed for the Bandwidth Constraints of Wireless Applications
HAYWARD, CA, Sept. 4 /CNW/ - Certicom, (Nasdaq: CERT; TSE: CIC), today
announced four new license agreements that further reinforce its role as a
leading enabler of the emerging wireless applications market. Certicom's
security software for wireless applications has been licensed to Motient
Corporation (Nasdaq: MTNT), Visto, ThinAirApps, Inc., and Mobile Airwaves Inc.
"These companies represent the new wave of wireless computing and
communications that will literally put information directly into the hands of
business users and consumers when and where they need it," said Prakash
Panjwani, vice president of business development for Certicom. "Innovative
application developers have recognized Certicom as the leading provider of
trusted security solutions tailored to meet the challenges posed by the
constraints of the wireless environment."
Wireless application development is progressing rapidly. Market research
firm Evans Data Corp. recently announced in its "Summer 2001 Wireless
Developer Survey" that 60% of application developers surveyed plan wireless
application deployment in the next six months.
The new Certicom licensees are all forging innovative solutions with core
Certicom security technology:
- Motient Corporation is the owner and operator of the country's largest
wireless data network. Founded in 1988, Motient Corporation provides
products and services that allow Fortune 1000 enterprises, field
service organizations, and mobile professionals to access critical
information from virtually any location. Motient owns and operates an
integrated terrestrial and satellite network that stretches across
North America. Each month, millions of wireless messages travel the
Motient network. The Motient network combines the nation's first and
largest two-way wireless data network with satellite communication.
For more information, please visit the Motient Web site at
www.motient.com.
- Visto enables enterprise IT professionals to easily install and deploy
secure, scalable and future-proof remote access to corporate messaging
applications, such as Microsoft Exchange, by managing all of the
complexities of providing wireless and wireline connectivity to a
broad array of devices. The Visto mLynx(TM) Access Family of software
and services gives mobile users immediate access and synchronization
to corporate email, calendar and contacts utilizing a range of devices
including notebook PCs, home PCs, PDAs and mobile phones. For more
information, please visit the Visto Web site at www.visto.com.
- A wireless leader since their introduction of the industry's first
multi-device behind-the-firewall wireless platform in 1999,
ThinAirApps, Inc., has continued to lead the market with innovative
wireless groupware and enterprise data access solutions. Identicon
DB(TM), ThinAirApps' newest product, enables rapid development of
secure, wireless, rich-client applications capable of interacting with
any standard relational database. Smart clients created with Identicon
DB permit a range of off-line functionality, including transaction
queuing and data caching on the device, ensuring that mission-critical
information is available even when network coverage is not. For more
information on Identicon DB or other ThinAirApps products, please
visit their Web site at www.thinairapps.com.
- Mobile Airwaves, Inc. develops the industry-leading Aqivo(TM) wireless
information server that enables secure enterprise wireless data access
in under 24 hours. Aqivo provides a direct link to the corporate
intranet from any wireless device, eliminating the need to cache data
with a third party. More information can be obtained through their Web
site at www.mobileairwaves.com.
"Security is the key concern of enterprise IT when they are evaluating
the impact of equipping their employees with wireless and mobile access to
corporate data behind the firewall," said Renee Niemi, Visto senior vice
president of marketing. "To address this critical issue, Visto has chosen to
partner with Certicom because they are the leader in mobile security
technology."
These innovative companies will use Certicom's trusted Security
Builder(R) cryptographic toolkit and WTLS Plus(TM) (Wireless Transport Layer
Security) solution to build advanced security into their Internet e-business
solutions and wireless offerings.
Certicom's security technology solutions are tailored to the unique
requirements of the wireless environment, where, unlike desktop-only
solutions, applications require a very compact code size due to bandwidth
limitations and memory and processor requirements of mobile devices.
Incorporating powerful elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technology,
Certicom's Security Builder enables strong, scaleable security for virtually
every piece of the computing infrastructure. Certicom's industry-standard WTLS
Plus enables developers to secure wireless e-commerce and enterprise solutions
over multiple wireless networks and devices and across WAP, GSM and smart card
technologies.
"Our enterprise customers demand convenience, security, and extensibility
from our Aqivo wireless information server," said Steve Landman, CEO of Mobile
Airwaves, Inc. "Certicom's technology is a key element of our solution today
and in the future."
About Certicom
Certicom is a leading provider of information security software and
services, specializing in solutions for mobile e-business. The company's
products and services are specifically designed to address the challenges
imposed by a wireless data environment. Certicom's solutions incorporate its
efficient encryption technology and are based on industry standards for
information security that utilize public key cryptography. Certicom's products
are currently licensed to more than 200 customers including Cisco Systems,
Inc., Handspring Inc., Motorola, Inc., Nortel Networks, Openwave Systems,
Inc., Palm, Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. and Sony
International (Europe) GmbH. Certicom's headquarters and worldwide sales and
marketing operations are based in the Silicon Valley in Hayward. For more
information, visit Certicom's Web site at certicom.com.
Certicom, Security Builder and WTLS Plus are 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 press 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 customer's 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 Securities and Exchange
Commission and Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
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For further information: Lorraine Kauffman, Corporate Communications,
Certicom Corporation, (510) 780-5417, lkauffman@certicom.com; Carol
Paterson, Lois Paul & Partners (for Certicom), (415) 262-1908,
carol_paterson@lpp.com
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