Great background -- further inroads to being "THE STANDARD" and (as a bonus)-- "Big Name Linkage": This am announcement. Should help the cause.
Tom D.
Attention Business/Technology Editors:
Certicom Joins Compaq, HP, Intel and Microsoft in Establishing a Trusted Computing Platform for e-Business
Brings Proven Expertise in Wireless and Mobile Computing to Established
Group of PC Software and Hardware Developers
HAYWARD, CA, Dec. 16 /CNW/ - Certicom, a leading provider of next-
generation encryption technology, today announced that it has joined the
Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA). Certicom will work together with
founding members Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Microsoft, to
establish an open industry specification for personal computing security
technologies.
Certicom will leverage over ten years of intensive research and
development in applied cryptography, including the commercialization of many
OEM security and encryption products based on the Company's high-performance,
industry-standard elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), SSL, PKI and smart card
technologies. From wireless messaging applications to electronic commerce,
Certicom technology and expertise enables trust and strong security in the
next generation of low-cost, consumer information appliances and personal
computers.
"Personal computers and wireless devices are the gateway for online
financial applications and Internet shopping," said Rick Dalmazzi, Certicom
president and CEO. "Creating an open specification for trust and security will
only encourage the growth of e-business and electronic commerce."
The goal of the new alliance is to create a base-level security
specification that would complement existing technologies - such as X.509,
IPSEC, IKE, VPN, PKI, smart cards, biometrics, S/MIME and SSL - and enhance
security at the PC platform level. Such a specification does not currently
exist. The alliance aims to create a specification proposal, by the second
half of 2000, that can be licensed openly to the industry through appropriate
verification and implementation processes.
The alliance expects that the specification will help to define security
operations in several critical areas. Areas currently under investigation by
the alliance include protected storage of confidential information, generation
of random numbers used to create public and private encryption keys, and
electronic signing of data used to authenticate the identity of the sender.
Recognizing that privacy is extremely important, the TCPA will aim to create a
specification that allows computer owners to maintain complete control over
information contained by the system. In addition, the group is investigating
how to build stronger integrity into systems by enhancing virus detection to
validate beyond the software level; check the hardware BIOS, master boot
record and operating system; and supply platform integrity information.
For more information about the TCPA, visit the alliance Web site at
trustedpc.org.
About Certicom
Certicom is a leading provider of next-generation encryption technology
used to build strong, fast, and efficient security solutions. Major computing
and communications companies, such as 3Com/Palm Computing, BellSouth Wireless
Data, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Pitney Bowes, QUALCOMM and VeriFone,
incorporate Certicom's technology into electronic commerce software, wireless
messaging applications, and smart cards. Certicom is a leading source for a
complete range of OEM security products and services, including cryptographic
toolkits, custom implementations, and security integration services and
consulting. Certicom's worldwide sales and marketing operations are based in
Hayward, California, with cryptographic research and product development in
Toronto, Canada. Certicom shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol "CIC." For more information, visit Certicom's Web site at
certicom.com.
Certicom is a registered trademark of Certicom Corp. All other companies
and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
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For further information:David Krane, Director of Corporate Marketing, Certicom Corp., (510) 780-5420, dkrane@certicom.com |
