Aventail and SPYRUS Join Forces to Deliver High-Assurance Extranet Security Solutions for the Enterprise.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1999-- NetWorld Interop 99 First Public Key Smart Card-based Extranet Solution Available Aventail, the leading provider of Extranet Management and Security (EMS) solutions, and SPYRUS, the leading provider of high-assurance security solutions, jointly announced today a partnership resulting in continued technology integration and co-marketing of Aventail ExtraNet Center(TM), Rosetta(TM) Smart Cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. , and SPYRUS' high-assurance public key infrastructure. This combined solution delivers an extranet security architecture to system integrators, resellers, and corporate end users looking to building large-scale extranets. "This partnership is a natural fit. Aventail and SPYRUS share a common vision to improve the way businesses collaborate and conduct commerce with their business partners, suppliers, consultants and customers," said Evan Kaplan, 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 Aventail Corporation. "The combination of SPYRUS' technology with our latest version of Aventail ExtraNet Center enables corporations to build customer or partner-specific policies that meet the needs of their 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 and extranet requirements." Flexibility Without Compromise Aventail ExtraNet Center is a client/server software solution that builds a secure communication platform for an organization's business partners, customers, and suppliers. In this type of business environment, supporting multiple security policies is required to provide flexibility without compromising security. Partners and suppliers require access to different levels of corporate data. The combined solution satisfies this need. In fact, SPYRUS security solutions have been designed from the beginning to support this degree of flexibility. This ensures seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. between the security solution and the business goal. "The union of Aventail ExtraNet Center with our family of smart cards extends the security of the extranet through to the user," said Sue Pontius, CEO of SPYRUS. "Manifesting security in a smart card gives the user the ultimate convenience and raises the bar for easy-to-manage, highly secure solutions. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , we have created a secure, portable identity," continued Pontius. Live Demonstration Aventail ExtraNet Center and the Rosetta smart card will be featured in two areas at the Networld+Interop conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. from May 11-13. Live demonstrations will be shown in the Aventail booth No. 953 or at the Extranet Hot Spot in booth No. 8469. About Aventail Corporation Founded in 1996, Aventail has quickly emerged as the leader in providing EMS solutions for the Global 2000. Aventail's solutions allow organizations to securely extend their enterprise resources to strategic partners, suppliers, customers, consultants and other key individuals over public IP networks. Aventail Corporation is privately held and headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . For more information on the company or to download a trial version of Aventail ExtraNet Center, please visit www.aventail.com. About SPYRUS Founded in 1992 with the vision of securing enterprise content and managing digital rights, SPYRUS has been involved in high-assurance implementations of standard encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and 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. algorithms. Today, the SPYRUS Integrated Enterprise Security (IES) solution embodies this high-assurance infrastructure and integrates it with applications that give businesses the ability to leverage intellectual property without compromising data integrity. Based in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , the company was named the fourth fastest growing company in the latest Deloitte & Touche Silicon Valley Fast 50. For more information about SPYRUS, please visit www.spyrus.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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