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Gold/Mining/Energy : Certicom Corporation (TSE:CIC, NASD:CERT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ron Nairn who wrote (2542)	12/21/1999 9:25:00 AM
From: Ron Nairn	Respond to of 4913

Good coverage in this AM's Financial POST. Strong buy signal from Ralph Garcea @ Scotia Capital and higher targets. Tuesday, December 21, 1999 New deal helps boost Certicom Stephen Miles Financial Post, with files from news services Certicom Corp. (CIC/TSE), up $1.35 to $57.35, on volume of 83,116 shares. Shares of the encryption technology company advanced yesterday on the back of positive comments from an analyst and the signing of a new licensing deal. Ralph Garcea, an analyst at Scotia Capital Inc., raised his 12-month target price on the stock to $72, from $60. He lifted his two-year target to $81, from $72. Mr. Garcea, who has a "buy" rating on the shares, said the wireless data market continues to gain momentum as it goes mainstream, providing Certicom with a validation of its technology. Certicom also said yesterday it had licensed its encryption technology for use in Puma Technology Inc.'s Internet-based synchronization service, Intellisync.com. Intellisync.com, scheduled for a first-quarter 2000 launch, would allow those with Internet access to keep popular personal computer applications, mobile devices and Web-based content and services synchronized on one free, central address on the Internet. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. - More of this sure to come. Rondo

To: Ron Nairn who wrote (2542)	12/21/1999 11:54:00 AM
From: Tom Drolet	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4913

Rondo:; Scotia goes with Identrus--who are they when they are home? Any connection to CIC? Scotiabank Joins Alliance to Secure E-Commerce TORONTO, Dec. 21 /CNW/ - Scotiabank announced today that it has joined Identrus, an international organization dedicated to securing e-commerce around the world. This alliance of international financial institutions has been set up to offer a secure worldwide framework for doing business on the Internet by providing companies with the ability to verify the identity of their trading partners. "We are looking forward to working with Identrus and sharing our experience with leading-edge online security," said Albert Wahbe, President of e-Scotia.com and Scotiabank's Executive Vice-President of Electronic Banking. "Scotiabank and its new subsidiary e-Scotia.com are leaders in providing Canadians with the most advanced Internet security available in the marketplace today. We are now taking the next logical step to promote e-commerce by working with organizations like Identrus to offer our business customers a guarantee about the identity of their Internet trading partners." Identrus is the world's leading provider of verification of a business's identity for e-commerce. It offers companies certification services through their financial institutions and provides assurances for e-commerce transactions. These certification services enable businesses globally to verify the identities of other companies by using digital certificates -- electronic passports that have been successfully used by e-Scotia.com and Scotiabank to identify people and resources over the Internet. These digital certificates will be issued for Scotiabank customers by e-Scotia.com and stored on smart cards to further expand on the success that Scotiabank has had with smart cards. "Through Scotiabank's and e-Scotia.com's commitment to secure e-commerce for their customers, it is clear that they share the Identrus philosophy of creating trust through open standards and interoperability," said Guy Talent, President and CEO of Identrus. "We welcome and eagerly anticipate their active participation in our efforts to bring trust to business to business e-commerce." "As we move into the 21st century, e-commerce is forecast to grow at a phenomenal rate," added Wahbe. "Scotiabank and e-Scotia.com are committed to securing the electronic highway for Canadian businesses so that they can benefit from the e-commerce evolution and realize cost savings from doing business online." Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions, with more than $222 billion in assets and approximately 41,000 employees worldwide. It is also Canada's most international bank with more than 1,600 branches and offices in more than 50 countries on six continents. Scotiabank is on the World Wide Web at www.scotiabank.ca. -0- 12/21/1999 For further information: Catherine Melville, Scotiabank Public Affairs, (416) 866-6203 --------------------------------------------------------------------------