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Leading Wireless Innovators Prefer Certicom for E-Business Security Software
Licensing Agreements with Funk Software, HiddenMind(R) and Cysive(TM)
Demonstrate Crucial Role of Certicom Security Technology in E-Business
HAYWARD, CA, Jan. 8 /CNW/ - Certicom, (Nasdaq: CERT; TSE: CIC), a leading
provider of mobile e-business security, today announced licensing agreements
with leading enterprise software solutions providers Funk Software,
HiddenMind, and Cysive. These innovative companies will use Certicom's
Trustpoint(TM) public-key infrastructure (PKI) technology to enable secure
e-business transactions among wired and wireless environments.
These companies selected Certicom's Trustpoint to build advanced security
into their Internet e-business solutions. Trustpoint is a comprehensive suite
of PKI products that allows today's enterprises to build wireless certificate
capabilities to enable secure communication and digital signatures over
cellular, wireless LAN, and other networks via personal digital assistants
(PDAs), mobile phones and pagers. Certicom's security solutions are tailored
to the unique requirements of mobile environments, which, unlike desktop-only
solutions, require a very compact code size due to bandwidth limitations and
memory and processor requirements of mobile devices.
"Funk Software, HiddenMind and Cysive represent the new wave of
e-business and communications solutions providers that are placing information
directly into the hands of business users and consumers when and where they
need it," said Prakash Panjwani, senior vice president of business development
for Certicom. "Innovative application developers have recognized Certicom as
the leading provider of trusted security solutions tailored to meet the
challenges posed by the constraints of the mobile e-business environment."
Certicom's new licensees are implementing core security technology to
forge ground-breaking e-business solutions in the following ways:
- Funk Software develops Steel-Belted Radius, the market-leading
RADIUS/AAA server, and Proxy remote control software, which is
installed on millions of desktops around the world. Certicom's
technology will allow Funk Software to extend their RADIUS solution to
permit secure authentication of wireless users, and to distribute
secure keys to ensure the privacy of the data being transmitted over
wireless connections. This allows Funk Software to extend their
solution from managing dial-up connections to cellular and wireless LAN
connections. Funk Software's customers include some of the world's
largest corporations, institutions, telecommunications carriers, and
internet service providers (ISPs); its products are licensed and/or
resold by leading manufacturers of Internet hardware and software,
communications software, and enterprise call center applications. For
more information, please visit the Funk Software web site at
www.funk.com.
- HiddenMind provides Active Technology(TM) solutions for enterprises by
offering a comprehensive wireless, voice and wired platform for the
development and deployment of "always active" mobile applications.
Certicom's technology protects HiddenMind's "always active"
applications, allowing end-users to process data and transactions
securely and efficiently, even if they are temporarily disconnected
from the wireless network. HiddenMind's integrated platform is
optimized to deliver enterprise-wide mobile applications such as Field
Service, Sales Force Automation (SFA) and Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP). HiddenMind's Active Technology promotes Active Business -
increasing the productivity and efficiency of mobile personnel. For
more information visit the HiddenMind web site at www.hiddenmind.com.
- Cysive, Inc. is a leading provider of multi-channel enterprise
solutions that help customers reduce costs and realize greater
productivity, operational efficiency and customer service. Through
Cysive Cymbio(TM), Cysive delivers a flexible, integrated solution for
strategically deploying Web, wireless, voice-activated systems and Web
services across an enterprise. Since 1993 Cysive has built mission-
critical business systems for Global 2000 firms, including Cisco
Systems, AT&T, Chase, Equifax, First Union and DaimlerChrysler, among
many others. Cysive is headquartered in Reston, Va. with additional
offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Irvine and Mountain View,
Calif., and New York. Cysive can be found on the Internet at
www.cysive.com.
"As we enter the wireless age, public key technology is becoming
increasingly important as a means of securing LANs," said Joe Ryan, vice
president of Funk Software. "We are committed to providing the most secure
authentication and access control solutions for the wireless LAN in our RADIUS
servers. We believe that Certicom's Trustpoint products are on the cutting
edge of PKI security solutions, and we are pleased to be able to incorporate
them in our products."
"Enterprises are seeking solutions that enable mobile employees to remain
active and productive through the use of wireless networks and mobile
applications while also providing the level of security that exists in their
existing wired networks," said HiddenMind vice president of Strategic Products
Randall Campbell. "Coupled with the HiddenMind solution, Certicom's technology
is a key element to providing a high level of security for transactions and
communications over wireless networks."
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 200 customers including Cisco Systems,
Inc., Handspring Inc., Motorola, Inc., Nortel Networks, Openwave Systems,
Inc., Palm, Inc., QUALCOMM, Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. and Sony
International (Europe) GmbH. Certicom's headquarters and worldwide sales and
marketing operations are based in the Silicon Valley in Hayward. For more
information, visit Certicom's Web site at certicom.com.
About Funk Software
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Funk Software is the leading provider
of commercial AAA solutions for wireless operator, service provider, and
enterprise networks. In use on thousands of public and private networks
worldwide, the Steel-Belted Radius family of products delivers a AAA solution
on the scale required by the largest carriers and service providers, and
scales easily to meet the centralized remote and WLAN authentication needs of
the enterprise. The Steel-Belted Radius family of RADIUS/AAA solutions
includes Steel-Belted Radius/Enterprise Edition, Steel-Belted Radius/Service
Provider Edition, Steel-Belted Radius Concurrency Server, Steel-Belted Radius
Port Allocation System, and Steel-Belted Radius Mobile IP Module. For more
information, visit www.funk.com.
About HiddenMind
HiddenMind, a provider of Active Technology(TM) for mobile enterprise
solutions, offers a comprehensive wireless, voice and wired platform for the
development and deployment of "always active" mobile applications. The
HiddenMind Active Universe(TM) Platform is optimized to deliver enterprise-
wide mobile applications such as Field Service, Sales Force Automation (SFA)
and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). HiddenMind's Active Technology
promotes Active Business - increasing the productivity and efficiency of
mobile personnel by delivering mobile applications on wireless devices that
operate independent of wireless network connection or coverage. HiddenMind's
patent-pending Active Technology allows its customers to enjoy a single point
of integration to implement their mobile strategies while extending J2EE(TM)
applications with emerging distributed computing standards.
Certicom and Trustpoint are 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: please contact: Lorraine Kauffman, Certicom
Corporation, (510) 780-5417, lkauffman@certicom.com; Carol Paterson, Lois
Paul & Partners (for Certicom), (415) 262-1908, carol_paterson@lpp.com
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