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To: pat mudge who wrote (9083)	1/17/1999 3:52:00 PM
From: thebeach	Respond to of 18016

What does everyone think of the Mitel rumor? Seems pretty good combo,unless CSCO is interested.

To: pat mudge who wrote (9083)	1/18/1999 8:36:00 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18016

nCipher Announces Integration With Netscape Certificate Management System 4.0 And Directory Server 4.0 Software Delivers Scalable Hardware-Based Security for Secure Electronic Commerce WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- nCipher, Inc., a leader in secure electronic commerce solutions, today announced the integration of its nFast cryptographic accelerators with Netscape (Certificate Management System 4.0 and Netscape Directory Server 4.0 Software. This integration of nFast/CA with Netscape products delivers enhanced scalability and hardware security for protecting large scale e-commerce and extranet applications with digital certificate-based security. Netscape Certificate Management System 4.0 is server software that enables enterprise service providers (ESPs) to protect extranet and e-commerce web sites by creating and managing a public key infrastructure (PKI) using digital certificates that identify employees, partners and customers. Netscape Directory Server is used by leading ESPs to manage user and security information for large scale Internet and e-commerce applications. nCipher's nFast/CA is a FIPS 140-1 Federally certified cryptographic accelerator for securely managing digital certificates-a critical component for secure electronic commerce over the Internet. ''Digital certificates are emerging as an essential part of the infrastructure through which businesses provide secure access to controlled sites, verify user identities and authorize high-value transactions over the Internet,'' said Alex van Someren, CEO of nCipher. ''nFast/CA can offer customers considerable cost savings and enhanced physical and logical security by protecting valuable signing keys, and by reducing the number of servers that enterprises need to purchase and deploy to handle large user populations and rapidly increasing transaction volumes.'' ''The integration of Netscape Certificate Management System 4.0 and Directory Server 4.0 with nCipher's nFast/CA provides an advanced and highly scalable security system for our customers,'' said David Weiden, vice president of Directory and Security Products. ''The combined solution makes extranet and e-commerce security practical and cost-effective to deploy.'' About nFast/CA The security which underlies online business is increasingly dependent on electronic keys. The enterprise-scale deployment of electronic keys or digital certificates creates problems both of transaction throughput and physical security. nFast/CA combines these functions along with advanced key management capabilities, accessed by standard e-commerce and certificate authority applications via the PKCS#11 standard interface. About nCipher nCipher develops products that simplify the use of cryptography in Internet security and electronic commerce applications. Its nFast solution line was named a Hot Product for 1998 by Data Communications magazine and recently highlighted in ComputerLetter. nFast is the proven fastest accelerator available and the only accelerator and key management solution available to customers in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1996 by Alex and Dr. Nicko van Someren. The van Someren brothers were included in the 1998 London Sunday Times ''Who Will Be Who in the Millennium'' report, which recognized them as movers, shakers and trend setters for the next century. The company has offices outside Boston, Massachusetts; San Mateo, California and in Cambridge, England. nCipher's corporate investors include Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDTI - news) and Canadian networking giant Newbridge Networks Corporation (NYSE: NN - news). nCipher has partnerships with leading computer security and electronic commerce companies, including RSA Data Security, Inc., Netscape and C2Net. More details on nCipher and its products are available at ncipher.com, or by sending electronic mail to: ussales@ncipher.com. nCipher, nFast, nFast/KM, nFast/CA and nFast PCI are trademarks or registered trademarks of nCipher, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Netscape, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Certificate Server, Netscape FastTrack Server, Netscape ONE, SuiteSpot, and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheel logos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries. SOURCE: nCipher, Inc.