Baltimore Sureware Keyper Chosen by Europay International For End-to-End Security Services Over Its Payments Network.Business Editors DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000 Europay's Network Security Platform (NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. ) is the First Commercial Deployment of Baltimore Sureware Keyper Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies was an internet security firm founded in 1976 by Michael Purser. It was acquired in 1996 by a team financed by Dermot Desmond and led by Fran Rooney, who became CEO. (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 :BALT BALT bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. BALT Bronchiole-associated lymphoid tissue, see MALT )(London:BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines ), a global leader in e-security solutions, today announced that Baltimore Sureware Keyper, part of Baltimore's next-generation of high assurance e-security hardware, has been chosen by Europay International Europay International was the name of the entity created by the merger of Eurocard International and eurocheque international. The merged entity was headquartered in Waterloo, Belgium, on the same premises as EPSS (European Payment Systems Services) and MasterCard EMEA (the , the leading European payments systems company, to secure their new enhanced payment network -- EPS-Net (European Payment Services). Baltimore SureWare Keyper will replace the current system for all network-related tasks and act as a security processor for the Network Access Points. EPS-Net supports Europay payment brands such as Eurocard-MasterCard, Maestro, Cirrus, and eurocheque, and has been developed to provide complete end-to-end security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the . "Baltimore SureWare Keyper is one of the most robust, tamper resistant e-security hardware product available today. The highly sensitive Adj. 1. highly sensitive - readily affected by various agents; "a highly sensitive explosive is easily exploded by a shock"; "a sensitive colloid is readily coagulated" nature of our business necessitated the highest level of assurance in our security system and Baltimore SureWare met these stringent performance requirements. In addition, Baltimore's ability to deliver easy to use, scalable yet cost-effective solutions gave us the confidence that we would get the solution we required," commented Dr. Marijke De Soete, Head of Payment System Security at Europay International. Andrew Tanner-Smith, IT Analyst at Frost & Sullivan was quoted as saying, "Baltimore SureWare, offers the fundamental high-security and performance benefits for key generation and storage and therefore is being used in 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 financial transaction systems worldwide to maintain the security and integrity of cryptographic keys. SureWare provides the physical security levels previously unachievable, while enhancing performance and flexibility by its programmable cryptographic hardware." The Baltimore SureWare range of hardware security products provides users with the most reliable, high-assurance security performance of its class. Baltimore SureWare incorporates Baltimore's Advanced Configurable Crypto Environment (ACCE ACCE Acceptance ACCE American Chamber of Commerce Executives ACCE American Council for Construction Education ACCE American College of Clinical Engineering ACCE Australian Council for Computers in Education ) which enables a wide range of secure hardware products to be developed from a common base, speeding integration and assuring a high degree of scalability. "We are delighted that Europay International has chosen Baltimore SureWare for their new enhanced IT network. We see this as a significant customer endorsement of our next generation e-security hardware and further solidifies our position in the financial transactions market," commented Aidan Gallagher, Executive Vice President of Global Business Development at Baltimore Technologies. SureWare Keyper allows OEM's and System Integrators to develop their own custom applications, utilizing an independently 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. , high-assurance platform. Europay's deployment of SureWare Keyper greatly enhances the security of financial transactions on their payments network. 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, security applications and hardware cryptographic devices. Baltimore's global professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization 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(TM) channel program. 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 700 people worldwide and operates from over 20 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). Intel Corporation is a minority shareholder in the Company. For further information and press releases on Baltimore Technologies, please visit http://www.baltimore.com About Europay Europay International, headquartered in Waterloo, Belgium, is the European banks leading provider of personal payment and related services. At present, 240 million cards Eurocard-MasterCard, Maestro, Cirrus and eurocheque) provide European and global debit and credit card services, and offer cash access to Europe's largest network of over 242,000 ATMs in 41 countries. Through its alliance with MasterCard International, Europay offers banks products accepted at almost 530,000 ATMs and 17 million locations worldwide. Europay's Web site at http://www.europay.com provides much more information about Europay. Baltimore Technologies, e-security, Telepathy telepathy, supposed communication between two persons without recourse to the senses. The word was formulated in 1882 by Frederic William Henry Myers, English poet, essayist, and a leading founder of the Society for Psychical Research in London. , TrustedWorld, PKIWorld and Baltimore product names including UniCERT, UniCERT Options, MailSecure, PKI-Plus and J/CRYPTO are all trademarks of Baltimore Technologies plc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Certain statements that are not historical facts including certain statements made over the course of this document may be forward-looking in nature. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance and achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements implied by such forward-looking statements. |
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