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( BW)(BALTIMORE)(ZGO.) Baltimore UniCERT gains ITSEC E3 Provisional Listing
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
CeBIT 99
HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 1999--Baltimore, the operating name of Zergo Holdings plc (London:ZGO), a global leader in e-commerce and enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solutions, today announced that its UniCERT certificate authority (CA) product has been accepted for evaluation at the ITSEC E3 level (Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria).
ITSEC is a recognised global standard for the measurement of security products and the E3 evaluation represents the highest level of commercial security sought today.
Baltimore is one of the first suppliers in the world to have PKI products provisionally listed and accepted for certification at the E3 level. E3 accreditation will mean that UniCERT conforms to high security standards which are mandated by Government organisations worldwide.
"Certain organisations, including Governments, now mandate that security products conform to the ITSEC E3 accreditation level. Therefore, for vendors to service these large-scale PKI opportunities they need to offer compliant products," said Andrew Smith, Security Analyst at Frost and Sullivan.
Baltimore's award-winning UniCERT has been accepted for E3-level accreditation under the AISEP (Australasian Information Security Evaluation) Program. Its modular, policy-driven design allows for distributed operation for a wide variety of systems, including secure electronic transactions, secure email, secure web and virtual private networks.
"ITSEC E3 is becoming increasingly important as PKI systems are deployed in Governments and Commercial CA environments. ITSEC approval for UniCERT will confirm Baltimore's commitment to providing advanced security technology that meets the requirements of current and future customers," said John O'Sullivan, Vice President, Engineering, at Baltimore.
About E3
The Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria (ITSEC) is a measurement of how well a security product meets its security claims. The levels of Certification range from E1 to E6 (the highest). The Australasian Information Security Evaluation Program (AISEP), run by the Australian Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) and New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), provides trusted third-party evaluation through which products achieve ITSEC certification. In reality, achievement of ITSEC E3 represents the highest desirable level of commercial security sought today.
About Baltimore
Baltimore develops and markets security products and services for a wide range of e-commerce and enterprise applications. Its products include Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems, cryptographic toolkits, security applications and hardware cryptographic devices.
Baltimore UniCERT Certificate Authority system features a modular, scalable, policy-driven architecture to issue and manage digital certificates for a wide range of applications, including email, browsers and virtual private networks. Baltimore PKI-Plus is a developer toolkit to PKI-enable legacy and new applications by providing support for a wide range of cryptographic, directory, smartcard and CA systems. Baltimore's PKI products are available both directly and via global Trusted World partners. All products are supported by professional services comprising of system integration and consulting.
Baltimore was formed by the merger in January 1999 of Zergo Holdings plc and Baltimore Technologies Ltd. It has customers in over forty countries worldwide, including some of the world's leading financial, e-commerce, telecommunication companies and government agencies.
Baltimore is the operating name of Zergo Holdings plc, a public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange (ZGO). Intel Corporation is a minority shareholder in the company. Baltimore operates from 13 cities worldwide, with major offices in London, Sydney, Dublin and Plano (Texas). In the Asia Pacific region, it has branch offices in Canberra, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Baltimore made e-commerce history in 1998 when President Clinton and Ireland's Prime Minister Ahern digitally signed an inter-governmental communique using security technology provided by Baltimore.
For more information on Baltimore, please visit baltimore.com
Visit Baltimore at CeBIT '99, Hannover, Germany, March 18-24, Hall 23, Stand A41, & Hall 11, Stand F52.
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