AuthentiDate and VASCO Team Up to Offer Secure and Cost Effective PKI Based Mail.Business & High Tech Editors SCHENECTADY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2002 Secure and Extremely Cost Effective Combination of AuthentiDate's Secure Mail System and VASCO's Digipass Opens Door to Secure 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 Mail AuthentiDate International AG, a joint venture of AuthentiDate Holding Corporation (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. ), and VASCO Data Security International (Nasdaq NM & Nasdaq Europe: VDSI VDSI Vasco Data Security International, Inc. (Brussels, Belgium) VDSI Verband Deutscher Sicherheitsingenieure (German) ; www.vasco.com), a global provider of enterprise-wide security products that support e-business and e-commerce, today announced that they will combine AuthentiDate's Secure Mail System with VASCO's award winning Digipass technology. The partnership is of importance to VASCO, because AuthentiDate's Secure Mail System is one of the most cost effective high quality products in its category. In addition, the strong presence of AuthentiDate AG on its home market opens the strategically important German market for VASCO's Digipass products. Digipass seamlessly integrates strong authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. in PKI based applications such as electronic mail in a user friendly and cost effective way. By integrating Digipass, AuthentiDate adds an extra layer of security to its unique centralized PKI solution and can benefit from VASCO's market leadership in the financial sector. The combined solution of AuthentiDate and Digipass offers an end-to-end secure mail system, including various benefits for both the end user and the corporation. In comparison with common PKI solutions, the combination has much lower initial and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales because it is managed centrally, is transparent to the end user, and doesn't require installation on the end user's PC. AuthentiDate is the first company specializing in time-stamped digital signatures to receive official accreditation from the German Regulatory Authority Noun 1. regulatory authority - a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest regulatory agency administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities for Telecommunications and Post (RegTP) in accordance with the German Digital Signature Act and European directives. VASCO is the market leader in providing strong authentication and digital signature capability to the financial industry worldwide, with more than 170 banks as customers and over 6.5 million users. "The future of electronic business transactions will be determined by the question whether persons or corporations are able to interact online in a secure way," stated Jan C. Wendenburg, 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 AuthentiDate International AG. "Our company is working continuously to create safe e-transactions. For this, we have been accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the German authorities to be in accordance with the German Digital Signature Act. By adding VASCO's proven Digipass products to our offerings, we create an extremely secure e-mail environment, eliminating the weakest link in any security infrastructure by using dynamic passwords." "To us, the partnership is very significant because AuthentiDate and VASCO share the same service mentality as well as a scrupulous scru·pu·lous adj. 1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking. See Synonyms at meticulous. 2. Having scruples; principled. attention to product quality" said Jan Valcke, Executive Vice President for Sales and Marketing of VASCO. "The solution we offer to this market is cost effective, user friendly and safe, a rare combination. By combining AuthentiDate's Secure Mail System with VASCO's Digipass we will make it a more appealing and safer environment. Next to that, the German network of AuthentiDate allows us to have a stronger presence in that important regional market, whilst we will introduce their solutions to our worldwide strongholds." About VASCO VASCO secures the enterprise from the mainframe to the Internet with infrastructure solutions that enable secure e-business and e-commerce, protect sensitive information, and safeguard the identity of users. The Company's family of Digipass(R) and VACMAN(R) products offers end-to-end security through strong authentication and digital signature, enterprise Single Sign-On Enterprise single sign-on (E-SSO) systems are designed to minimize the number of times that a user must type their ID and password to sign into multiple applications. The E-SSO solution automatically logs users in, and acts as a password filler where automatic login is not possible. , and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. security, while sharply reducing the time and effort required to deploy and manage security. VASCO's customers include hundreds of financial institutions, blue-chip corporations, and government agencies in more than 50 countries. More information is available at www.vasco.com. About AuthentiDate AuthentiDate (www.authentidate.de) International AG, Ratingen, Germany is the first Accredited Certification provider, certified by the German Office of Regulatory for Telecommunication and Post (RegTP), focusing legal binding timestamps compliant to the strong German electronic signature laws and European signature directives. Thus, the time signatures supplied by AuthentiDate International AG for any electronic data provide the highest level of protection recognised by law in the form of qualified digital signatures. The AuthentiDate Group is worldwide present in Europe, USA and through partners also in Asia. AuthentiDate's unique security solutions protect any corporate transaction with automatic protection - without complex implementations and without the excessive initial and operating costs of conventional PKI infrastructures. AuthentiDate Holding Corp, Inc. located in USA (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (ADAT) and in Germany ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. (US0526661048). Forward Looking Statements Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement containing words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar words, is forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the Company's public filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for further information regarding the Company and its operations. |
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