AuthentiDate Announces Formation of Advisory Board.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003 AuthentiDate Holding Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape) A digital audio recording technology from Alesis, LLC, Cumberland, RI (www.alesis.com). In 1992, Alesis introduced the first 8-track digital tape recording system. ) announced today the formation of the AuthentiDate Advisory Board. The Company's Board of Directors initially approved the establishment of the Advisory Board on October 2, 2003. The Advisory Board will be made up of leaders in the field of security, technology, business and healthcare who will offer the Company guidance, strategy and expertise as it identifies and analyzes new opportunities. The Advisory Board's four initial members are: Michael Baum, JD, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computer security administered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. , the former Vice President of Practices and External Affairs for VeriSign, Inc. and Ecommerce author. Taher Elgamal, Ph.D., founder of Securify and the former Chief Scientist at Netscape Communications and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. pioneer. Robert D. Hoover, Jr., MD, MPH, Medical Director, CIGNA CIGNA CG (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) INA (Insurance Company of North America) Healthcare. George Parsons, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Secorix and a former member of the founding team of VeriSign. "There is a multitude of opportunities for our technology," said John Botti Raphael Jose Botti (born February 23, 1981) simply known as Botti, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays as a midfilder for Vissel Kobe. Botti is a hard-working and talented player who may not get on the scoresheet too often – just 14 times in his five years , Chairman and CEO of AuthentiDate. "This Advisory Board has been formed to assist us in identifying which opportunities should initially be pursued and to help us stay focused on those opportunities. The expertise of this Board is profound and I believe their guidance will be invaluable." "AuthentiDate has coupled its technical solutions with the right partners, such as Microsoft, in order to support the growth of Digital Electronic Commerce", said George Parsons. "I am excited to work with AuthentiDate to assist them in shaping the future of spontaneous commerce." Said Dr. Robert Hoover on his appointment to the Advisory Board, "I was impressed with the AuthentiDate technology, particularly the myriad of potential applications in the healthcare industry. Serving on the AuthentiDate Advisory Board is an opportunity to leverage my knowledge of the healthcare market and guide AuthentiDate in its efforts to revolutionize healthcare documentation authentication and verification standards." About the Board Members: Michael Baum, JD, MBA, CISSP Michael S. Baum was Vice President of Practices and External Affairs for VeriSign, Inc. His responsibilities included developing and overseeing practices and controls under which VeriSign conducted its public Digital ID and Trust Network operations. He also spearheaded VeriSign's practice consulting and governmental oversight. Mr. Baum founded and chaired the Information Security Committee, Section of Science and Technology, of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law . He also served in various Ecommerce leadership roles for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ), including as a delegate to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 "to promote the progressive harmonization and unification of the law of international trade. on behalf of the ICC. He also served on the Board of the PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of Forum, and as a Commissioner of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission. Mr. Baum is co-author of SECURE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE (Prentice Hall, 1st Edition, 1997 and 2nd Edition, 2000), author of FEDERAL CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY LIABILITY AND POLICY - LAW AND POLICY OF CERTIFICATE-BASED PUBLIC KEY AND DIGITAL SIGNATURES (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. , 1994), co-author of ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING, PUBLISHING AND EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. LAW (Wiley Law Publications, 1991), and contributing author to EDI AND THE LAW (Blenheim Online, 1989), and the author of diverse information security publications including the first American articles on EDI law. He was honored as an EDI Pioneer in 1993 (EDI Forum) and was the Recipient of the National Notary Association's 1995 Achievement Award. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. Taher Elgamal, Ph.D. Dr. Taher Elgamal founded Securify, Inc. after serving as Chief Scientist at Netscape Communications where he pioneered SSL, the standard for web security. Prior to Netscape, Dr. Elgamal was the Director of Engineering at RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Data Security, Inc. While there, he built and ran the engineering department that developed the RSA cryptographic toolkits, the industry standards for security-enabled applications and systems development. He received his Masters and PhD degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University. A recognized leader and frequent spokesman in the information security industry, Dr. Elgamal has made numerous, substantial contributions to the industry. These include development of the original public key cryptography An encryption method that uses a two-part key: a public key and a private key. To send an encrypted message to someone, you use the recipient's public key, which can be sent to you via regular e-mail or made available on any public Web site or venue. and digital signature technology. He invented the Elgamal cryptography technology later adopted by NIST as the digital signature standard (DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S ). He also participated in the 'SET' credit card payment protocol, plus a number of Internet payment schemes. In addition to his responsibilities as CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. & Co-Chairman of the Board of Securify, Dr. Elgamal serves on the board of directors of RSA Data Security, Hi/fn, Phoenix Technologies and Valicert. Robert D. Hoover, Jr., MD, MPH Dr. Robert D. Hoover, Jr., currently serves as a Medical Director for Cigna Healthcare and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Hoover previously served as a Medical Director at Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute. From 1994 to 1996, he was in private practice at Baptist Occupational Medicine Centers in Goodlettsville, TN. In addition, he has served as a staff physician at the Nashville Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center-Division of Ambulatory Care. Dr. Hoover has a Master's of Public Health degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and a Medical Degree from the University of South Alabama The University of South Alabama is a public, doctoral-level university in Mobile, Alabama, USA. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama. He completed both his internship and residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a collection of several hospitals and clinics associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. It comprises the following units:[2]
George Parsons George Parsons is currently the CEO and Chairman of Secorix which provides solutions in the Security Risk Management (SRM) market. Prior to Secorix, Mr. Parsons was the CEO of RiskWatch, a provider of Risk Assessment products. Previously he was President and Chief Executive Officer of NetReliance and Nanobiz, the latter acquired by VeriSign in 2000. Mr. Parsons was a founding member of VeriSign where he managed the core engineering team during VeriSign's early years and designed the foundation for VeriSign PKI services. He also built and managed the professional services group at VeriSign. Prior to VeriSign, Mr. Parsons was Director of Certificate Services at RSA where he led the group's operations, sales, and product planning efforts. While at RSA, Mr. Parsons authored VeriSign's business plan. Prior to joining RSA, he held various sales and engineering management positions with Sun Microsystems, Rolm, Plexus and Unisys. Mr. Parsons holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. and an MBA from Santa Clara University. About AuthentiDate Holding Corp. AuthentiDate Holding Corp. (AHC) is the holding company of five business units; DocStar, AuthentiDate International AG, AuthentiDate, Inc., DJS Marketing Group/Computer Professionals International and Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. DocStar sells a complete line of proprietary document imaging products. AuthentiDate and AuthentiDate AG provide the authentication of digital data through its proprietary and patent pending technology. AuthentiDate intends to establish itself as the authority on "content security" as it is a growing sector of the electronic network security infrastructure market. DJS delivers professional services centered around technology systems integration projects, staff augmentation, out-tasking, outsourcing services and resells computer related products. Trac Medical uses the AuthentiDate service in the medical supply business. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. When used in this release, the words "believe," "anticipate," "think," "intend," "plan," "will be," "expect," and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements regarding future events and/or the future financial performance of The Company are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or the actual future results of the Company to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the availability of any needed financing, the Company's ability to implement its business plan for various applications of its technologies, the impact of competition, the management of growth, and the other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. |
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