Terayon Selects Certicom's Broadband Security Solutions for Conditional Access and Content Protection
Certicom Solutions Help Manufacturers Address DOCSIS 1.1 Security
Requirements
HAYWARD, CA, April 2 /CNW/ - Certicom Corporation, (Nasdaq: CERT; TSE:
CIC), a leading provider of mobile e-business security, today announced that
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. selected Certicom security solutions to
help them satisfy the rigid security requirements of the DOCSIS (Data Over
Cable Services Interface Specifications) 1.1 standard. Using Certicom's
leading security software, Terayon embedded encryption and public-key
infrastructure (PKI) technology into its TJ 615 and TJ 715 cable modems to
protect the content and ensure that only paid subscribers gain access.
Content protection security technology and services are being utilized to
secure data transmission in some of the industry's most innovative broadband
and cable service networks. Utilizing Certicom's broadband security solutions
to satisfy DOCSIS 1.1 requirements, Terayon products provide:
- Strong authentication of cable modems using digital certificates to
enable conditional access,
- Encryption of user data across cable networks to protect content,
- Protection against delivery of viruses and malicious code utilizing
digital signatures on code updates sent to cable modems.
Vendors look to DOCSIS 1.1 for added functionality like phone service,
video on demand, and faster Internet access to strengthen the lead that cable
has in the broadband content delivery market. Certicom products are optimized
to meet these demanding performance requirements and constraints of embedded
devices. Security Builder(R) and Trustpoint(TM) PKI toolkits provide all the
cryptographic software libraries, certification, and signature handling
required for DOCSIS-compliant implementations.
"Certicom's broadband security solutions - including our Security Builder
and Trustpoint toolkits, combined with our integration services - enable
Terayon to meet the latest industry levels of reliability, performance, and
compliance with DOCSIS security standards," said Simon Blake-Wilson,
Certicom's director of business development and cryptographer. "Certicom's
comprehensive range of security offerings and our expertise in porting
security solutions to embedded systems, is highly beneficial to broadband
cable manufacturers because it enables them to deploy highly efficient, secure
solutions across their product line."
"Terayon is focused on addressing consumers' desire for privacy and
security," said Benny Young, vice president of marketing for Terayon's Digital
Cable Solutions. "Certicom's security software enables us to effectively meet
our customers' needs with interoperable, state-of-the-art security based on
DOCSIS."
Certicom's industry-leading technology provides a more efficient
alternative to conventional public-key cryptographic algorithms in many
embedded and wireless environments, allowing for faster processing speed,
reduced bandwidth usage, and decreased battery requirements. These advantages
make Certicom's security technology particularly well suited to embedded
devices that incorporate less powerful processors, such as handheld computing
devices, Internet-enabled phones, and two-way pagers.
In addition to the solutions developed for Terayon, Certicom has also
developed solutions for conditional access and content protection for
Honeywell, XM Satellite Radio, Digital Island, Slam Dunk Networks, and
Globetrotter.
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 300 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. For more information, visit
Certicom's Web site at certicom.com.
Certicom, Security Builder, and Trustpoint are trademarks and/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 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 |
