BALTIMORE TECHNOLOGIES GAINS "GATEKEEPER" ACCREDITATION.Baltimore Technologies (Nasdaq:BALT BALT bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. BALT Bronchiole-associated lymphoid tissue, see MALT )(LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines ), a global leader in e-security, Dublin, Ireland, has announced that Baltimore Certificates Australia is first to be granted full accreditation under the Australian Government's "Gatekeeper" Public Key Infrastructure (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 ) strategy administered by the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE v. t. 1. To annoy. See Noy. ). Gatekeeper will enable the significant expansion of secure online government services including those related to health, revenue and social services. In addition, this certification will accelerate sales of Baltimore UniCERT to the government and financial sectors that demand the highest levels of security assurance. Mr. Palfreyman, managing director for Baltimore Technologies APAC APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing APAC Agricultural Policy Analysis Center APAC Asia and Pacific APAC Asian Pacific American Coalition APAC Adapted Physical Activity Council (American Alliance for Health) said, "To go from Entry-Level to Full Gatekeeper accreditation requires a rigorous and thorough audit of all the PKI technology, policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental involved. The availability of Full Gatekeeper services represents a quantum leap for PKI in Australia." With full accreditation, Baltimore Certificates Australia becomes the only company able to issue Gatekeeper Grade 2 or Grade 3 certificates. Gatekeeper recommends Grade 2 and Grade 3 certificates for any financial transaction involving individuals or for in-confidence, protected or restricted information. Senator Ian Campbell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, said, "Baltimore Certificates Australia Full Gatekeeper accreditation is a key milestone in the Commonwealth's Government Online strategy to deliver all appropriate Government services online by 2001. The accreditation represents a significant achievement for Baltimore Technologies." The full accreditation follows a string of PKI firsts for Baltimore. The first to gain Entry-Level Gatekeeper accreditation, Baltimore was also the first to take a Government department through the Full Gatekeeper process with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO ATO Australian Taxation Office ATO Ambito Territoriale Ottimale (Italy) ATO Alpha Tau Omega ATO Air Traffic Organization (FAA) ATO Arab Towns Organization ATO Air Tasking Order ATO Assemble To Order ) in June. Baltimore provides the technology, policies, procedures and management services for the ATO's Certificate Authority (CA). Baltimore's UniCERT product is also the first certificate management system in the world to gain ITSEC See NCSC. E3 certification(1) and now the first to deliver a commercially available Full Gatekeeper service. While Gatekeeper is mandated for the Commonwealth Government, it is also provides a model for public key infrastructure in the private sector. "We will be encouraging and assisting our clients and partners, including Telstra, the ANZ ANZ Australia and New Zealand ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ANZ Air New Zealand (NZ national airline) Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, to follow us in gaining Full Gatekeeper accreditation for their CA services," said Mr Palfreyman. "Now we have done the hard work, it will be much easier for others to gain Full Gatekeeper accreditation." About Baltimore's ITSEC E3 Certification In September 2000, Baltimore's flagship product, UniCERT v3.1.2, became the first certificate management system in the world to gain ITSEC E3 certification after extensive evaluation under the Australasian Information Security Evaluation Programme (AISEP) operated by Australia's Defence Signals Directorate Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information security (INFOSEC). Overview According to its website, DSD has two principal functions: EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 4, is recognised globally by industry and government bodies as the highest standard of e-security typically sought for commercial products. It is required under the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE) Gatekeeper strategy. About Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies develops and markets security products and services to enable companies to develop trusted, secure systems for e-business, the Internet and mobile commerce. Its products include a wide range of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) products and services, wireless e-security solutions, cryptographic tool-kits, access control & authorisation, content security (MIMEsweeper products), security applications and hardware cryptographic devices. Baltimore's global professional services organisation offers a wide variety of consulting, training and deployment support to its customers worldwide. Baltimore Technologies markets and sells its solutions worldwide directly and through the TrustedWorld channel program. Baltimore TrustedWorld includes many of the world's leading technology companies and a wide variety of global, regional and local business alliance partners. Baltimore Technologies employs over 1000 people worldwide and operates from over 30 cities, with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland; London, UK; Boston, USA and Sydney, Australia. Baltimore Technologies plc is a public company with dual listings on NASDAQ (BALT) and the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (BLM). For further information on Baltimore Technologies, visit http://www.baltimore.com or call 650-372-5288. |
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