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To: Patriarch who wrote (378)	2/10/1999 9:40:00 PM
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Chromatix and VeriSign Partner to Provide Customers with Robust and Secure E-Commerce Foundation COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1999-- As part of its continuing strategy to ally with industry-leading partners in the secure electronic commerce arena, Chromatix today announced that it has partnered with VeriSign by joining the VeriSign Partner Program. Chromatix integrated its flagship SafePages Directory Product Suite with VeriSign's OnSite 4.0 PKI platform in late 1998. The two products are already in use together at customer sites, including Johnson & Johnson. "Distributed, secure directories, such as Chromatix SafePages, are an essential element in the widespread deployment of public key infrastructures," stated Thomas Llanso, President and CEO of Chromatix. "Our partnership with VeriSign in this rapidly growing marketplace benefits organizations who require seamless integration of PKI and directory technology." The SafePages Directory provides a secure repository for VeriSign certificates, as well as access to the certificates via the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Clients wishing to verify digital signatures or encrypt information can retrieve the appropriate certificates from the directory. Since the directory provides natural and extensible distribution, such clients can be located anywhere in the world, thus facilitating global e-commerce and secure communications. The companies are also working together to enable VeriSign certificates as the basis for strong authentication of clients to the directory itself. SafePages already supports X.509 strong authentication with smart card technology. "VeriSign's OnSite product suite coupled with the Chromatix SafePages Directory Product Line provides our customers with a robust and scalable foundation for secure electronic commerce," states James Brandt, Director of Federal Markets for VeriSign. "We are pleased to have Chromatix in our partner program, as we believe their secure directory products are an ideal match for OnSite, especially for our customers operating in high assurance environments." About Chromatix Chromatix is a privately held advanced technology company that provides secure LDAP and X.500 based distributed directory products and services to an international mix of commercial and government customers. Chromatix customers include the Johnson & Johnson, Equifax, the U.S. Government, Siemens, Cylink, GTE, Xerox, WorldCom, Nielsen, and CSX. Chromatix maintains strategic and licensing partnerships with industry leaders including VeriSign, Isode Limited, SPYRUS, E-Lock, and Sun Microsystems. All rights reserved. Chromatix is a trademark of Chromatix, Inc. SafePages is a service mark of Chromatix, Inc. VeriSign is a registered trademark exclusively licensed to VeriSign, Inc. VeriSign OnSite is a service mark of VeriSign, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. For more information, visit chromatix.com --30--MF/ph* CONTACT: Chromatix Nora Kraemer, Public Relations, 301/596-8466 Fax: 410/997-4306 Email: nora.kraemer@chromatix.com KEYWORD: MARYLAND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET MERGERS/ACQ Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com