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To: Tom Drolet who wrote (1596)	3/22/1999 3:05:00 PM
From: Frank Ferrari	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4913

More on Baltimore.. ( BW)(BALTIMORE)(ZGO.) Deutsche Telekom and Baltimore to Integrate Security Technology Business Editors, Technology Writers CeBIT 99 (Hall 23, Stand A41 & Hall 11 Stand F52) HANOVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1999-- Deutsche Telekom, Europe's Largest Internet Provider, Works With Baltimore to Offer Secure Email for E-Commerce 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 Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications company, will integrate Baltimore MailSecure secure email product with their OnlinePass certification service and T-TeleSec chipcard "TCOS" (Telesec Chipcard Operating System) to provide advanced e-commerce services to global customers. In addition, Baltimore will support TCOS smartcards in their PKI solutions. OnlinePass combined with Baltimore's MailSecure enables email users to exchange secure authenticated messages with the assurance that the data cannot be read, altered or deleted. MailSecure enhances existing email packages, including Microsoft Outlook and Eudora, by enabling users to digitally sign and encrypt email messages and file attachments. Security is provided using advanced encryption and authentication in conformance with the new S/MIME standard for Internet email. "Email is the most common Internet application in the world and yet it is highly insecure. This integration of our technology with Baltimore MailSecure will ensure that we can provide our global customers with an easy to use email solution that guarantees full strength security and maximum security management due to its compatibility with our OnlinePass certification service," said Bernd Kowalski, Head of Deutsche Telekom's Telesec division. MailSecure's open standards based design allows easier integration with hardware technology such as smartcards. Its interoperability with T-TeleSec smartcards will permit the highly secure storage and usage of digital certificates and private keys which are critical for guaranteeing trust in electronic transactions. In addition, the T-TeleSec smartcard may be used as a company identity card or a token for digital payment systems. "Deutsche Telekom is committed to driving the growth of global e-commerce. They have clearly demonstrated that e-commerce is viable and are now establishing secure applications to facilitate mass deployment of online services. We look forward to working closely with Deutsche Telekom to make this happen," said Aidan Gallagher, Vice President Sales at Baltimore. This announcement builds on Baltimore's commitment to provide open standard based security solutions which are at the forefront of technology and which enable organisations like Deutsche Telekom to integrate high grade security into other IT environments. This strong synergy of resources will ensure that best of breed technology is marketed and deployed in an effective, efficient manner to facilitate the global uptake of e-commerce applications such as home shopping, Online Banking and secure email. Baltimore's complete product suite will be demonstrated at CeBIT '99 in Hall 23, Stand A41 and Hall 11, Stand F52. Deutsche Telekom will present their product suite at CeBIT'99 in Hall 28. About Deutsche Telekom AG Deutsche Telekom AG, with revenue of about DM 70 billion in 1998 is Europe's largest telecommunications company and the third largest carrier worldwide. Offering a complete range of products and services, Deutsche Telekom leads in mobile communications with more than 6 million mobile telephony customers. At present, 17.7 million homes are connected to Deutsche Telekom's cable television network. With 10 million ISDN channels, Deutsche Telekom has more than 46.5 million telephone lines in service. With 3 million T-Online customers generating more than 100 million sessions per month, Deutsche Telekom is Europe's largest Internet provider. 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 is a modular, scalable, multipurpose Certificate Authority (CA) which issues and manages 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 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, telecommunications 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 10 cities worldwide with main offices in London, Dublin, Plano (Texas) and Sydney. 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 further information and press releases on Baltimore, please visit baltimore.com