You're so greedy, Tom. ; )
And how in the world did I miss this release?? This is great news from last Friday!
Friday December 17, 8:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Certicom Corp.
Certicom Joins Ericsson, EDS, Gemplus and Sonera to Promote Wireless E-Commerce Worldwide
HAYWARD, CA, Dec. 17 /CNW-PRN/ - Certicom, a leading provider of next-generation encryption technology, today announced that it has joined the Radicchio initiative, a global alliance focused on defining a standard security platform for wireless e-commerce. Certicom will work together with founding members Sonera SmartTrust, Gemplus, and EDS (Electronic Data Systems), to promote the use of an environment based on public key infrastructure (PKI) technologies, allowing secure electronic transactions to take place over wireless networks.
Certicom will bring to the group its experience in building wireless e-commerce solutions for WAP, SIM-based GSM phones, PDAs, and pagers, and its commercialization of many OEM security and encryption products based on the Company's high-performance, industry-standard elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), SSL, WTLS and PKI technologies.
The Radicchio initiative seeks to promote the use of a PKI-based framework developed by Sonera SmartTrust, and enable this framework to interoperate with certification authorities, mobile operators, systems integrators, device manufacturers and financial institutions. This will ensure that as mobile commerce grows, there will be a standard security platform upon which all mobile commerce software, services and devices can be based. Another key group objective is to persuade governments, government bodies and regulators to take the framework into account when drawing up new e-commerce legislation or guidelines.
''We welcome Certicom, a well-respected leader in providing wireless security technologies, to Radicchio,'' said Joe Krull, interim CEO of Radicchio. ''We look forward to Certicom's contributions to the forum, especially in the area of efficient PKI.''
''Explosive growth in wireless e-commerce has presented a new challenge, requiring increased cooperation between operators, manufacturers, and application providers,'' said Prakash Panjwani, director of wireless marketing, Certicom. ''Radicchio is the first global organization to bring together these players, and provide the opportunity to promote secure wireless e-commerce solutions via innovative use of PKI technology.''
About Radicchio
Radicchio is a global initiative formed in September 1999 with Sonera SmartTrust, EDS, and Gemplus as its first members. Its aim is to define and promote a standard security platform for mobile commerce based on a public key infrastructure. For more information, visit the Radicchio Web site at radicchio.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.
SOURCE: Certicom Corp.
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