Certicom to Accelerate E-Commerce and Handheld Security for Leading Intel Processors
Work with Intel will Help Boost the Speed of E-Commerce and
M-Commerce Transactions
HAYWARD, CA, Oct. 23 /CNW/ - Certicom (Nasdaq: CERT; TSE: CIC), a leading
provider of mobile e-business security, today announced that it is working
with Intel Corporation to optimize Certicom's cryptographic and security
software to achieve greater performance using Intel's Itanium(TM) and Intel(R)
XScale(TM) processors. The software, which will be available in the new
versions of Certicom's Security Builder(R) (ECC) and SSL Plus(TM) software
(for the Itanium processor), is designed to boost the speed of e-commerce and
m-commerce transactions.
"The lack of speed and reliability in security is one of the roadblocks
to large-scale adoption of e-commerce," said Vaughn Mackie, Intel Director of
Enterprise Platform Marketing. "Certicom's delivery of high-performance
cryptographic software can enhance the breakthrough secure transaction
performance that Intel's Itanium and Intel XScale processors deliver to enable
scalable and protected e-business transactions."
Certicom is working closely with Intel to optimize its Security Builder
and SSL Plus security software for developers using the Intel Itanium and
Intel XScale processors. Intel's Itanium processor family architecture
incorporates unique features to provide breakthrough performance on ECC
algorithms, especially in the commonly used SSL authentication process for
establishing secure e-commerce transactions. The Intel XScale
microarchitecture is Intel's next generation Intel(R) StrongARM(*)
architecture, designed for better multimedia processing and improved
performance with lower power requirements for cellular and handheld devices.
"Intel is well known for its leadership in providing products that are
used in so many of the leading computing products worldwide," said Prakash
Panjwani, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Certicom. "Today's
announcement represents yet another example of the benefits of Certicom's
solutions to enable strong security for e-business or the wireless world."
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., Sony International
(Europe) GmbH and Verizon Communications Inc. 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 SSL Plus are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Certicom Corp. Intel is a registered trademark and Itanium and
XScale are trademarks of Intel Corporation. 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: please contact: Lorraine Kauffman, Corporate
Communications, Certicom Corp., (510) 780-5417, lkauffman@certicom.com;
Carol Paterson, Lois Paul & Partners, (415) 262-1908,
Carol_Paterson@lpp.com |
