bocabear: Another good solid announcement today--3 business days in a row that Certicom speaketh! And Sybase--the biggy-- a leader in its field!--Great. Now, if we could only get some measures of revenue implication in these announcements. I know its tough--but come on--something--however indirect! Lets not always assume the position!
Small mention of CERT/CIC in Globe and Mails' market movers clips this am--the $1.20 move yesterday. Gut says the bottom is based (after a couple of false starts) and up we go.
Tom D.
Sybase to Leverage Certicom's SSL Technology for Leading Enterprise Solutions
Certicom's SSL Plus to Secure Movement and Management of Business Data for Sybase Users
TechWave 2000, BUENA VISTA, FL., August 2, 2000
- Certicom (Nasdaq: CERT and TSE: CIC), a leading provider of mobile e-commerce security, today announced that Sybase®, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBS), a leading provider of e-Business solutions, will license Certicom's SSL PlusTM as the standard SSL implementation in many of the Sybase's enterprise software products, including its leading database and enterprise portal offerings. The addition of SSL Plus will provide Sybase customers with a secure software infrastructure for conducting safe and reliable electronic business transactions across the Internet and other global networks.
"As a leading provider of e-Business solutions, Sybase has a reputation for providing secure environments and transactional integrity," said John Ellard, director of product management for Sybase's Enterprise Solutions Division. "We chose Certicom's technology for its superior authentication and encryption facilities to provide unsurpassed security capabilities to our flagship database, Adaptive Server® Enterprise and Sybase® Enterprise Portal, the industry's first enterprise-class portal product."
Sybase's enterprise solutions help businesses integrate, manage and deliver applications, content and data anywhere they are needed. The SSL 3.0 protocol is the industry standard for securing electronic data, and Certicom's SSL Plus is the most widely deployed commercial SSL implementation in the marketplace, providing authentication, confidentiality, and message integrity as part of any networked application. Leveraging Certicom's technology, Sybase enterprise solutions will provide superior user authentication and security to ensure safe and secure transactions over the Internet.
Certicom's SSL Plus toolkit is the leading commercial SSL product, due largely to its ease of use, rapid development time, and support for multiple algorithms.
"Today's agreement with Sybase represents another landmark relationship with an industry leader, and demonstrates Certicom's ability to provide security solutions for every segment of the digital infrastructure," said Richard Depew, Certicom's executive vice president, field operations. "Whether e-business is conducted on the desktop or palmtop, Certicom can secure it with our market leading security products."
About SSL Plus 3.0
SSL Plus is the most widely deployed and trusted commercial toolkit available for SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), the dominant security protocol used in virtually all secure networked applications and products worldwide. The SSL Plus toolkit is used by Sybase and other leading enterprise software companies to build security into a wide range of applications and products for the Internet, intranets, and corporate networks, from traditional Web browsers and servers to home banking products, handheld devices, and legacy mainframes.
About Sybase, Inc.
Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., Sybase, Inc. is one of the largest global independent software companies. Sybase helps businesses integrate, manage and deliver applications, content and data anywhere they are needed. The company's products, combined with its world-class professional services and partner technologies, provide a comprehensive platform for integrated, end-to-end solutions in mobile and embedded computing, data warehousing, and Web environments. Sybase focuses especially on enterprise portal solutions, which give businesses the ability to extend their enterprise to customers, partners and suppliers by converting stored data into useful information, which can be integrated and personalized in a continuously available environment for use anywhere at anytime. Sybase customers represent the industries leading the global economy, with strong concentrations in financial services, public sector, telecommunications and healthcare. The company's Web address is sybase.com.
About Certicom
Certicom is an encryption technology company specializing in security solutions for mobile computing and wireless data markets, including m-commerce. Major computing and communications companies such as Palm, Inc., BellSouth Wireless Data, Motorola, Pitney Bowes, QUALCOMM and Research In Motion 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. For more information, visit Certicom's Web site at certicom.com.
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Certicom, and SSL Plus 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.
Sybase, and Adaptive Server are registered trademarks of Sybase, Inc. All other product names mentioned may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
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 (mobile e-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 principle 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 third 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 including Certicom's current Annual Report on Form 10-K.
For further information, please contact:
Certicom contact:
Lorraine Kauffman
Public Relations Manager
Certicom Corp.
(510) 780-5417
lkauffman@certicom.com
Jessica Johannes
Lutchansky Communications for Certicom
(408) 938-9050 x 15
jessica@lcomm.com
Certicom investor contact:
Lillian Armstrong/Kris Otridge
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
(415) 433-3777
Sybase contact:
Claudine Martini
The Weber Group for Sybase, Inc.
(650) 463-8602
cmartini@ca.webergroup.com |
