Baltimore Technologies Announces UniCERT Interoperability with Oracle9i Application Server.Business Editors InfoSecurity Europe LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2001 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. and Oracle Work Together to Provide Enhanced Security for Enterprise Portals 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, today announced that it has completed successful integration between the Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ) Internet Directory, a component of Oracle9i Application server (Oracle9i AS), and Baltimore UniCERT's Advanced Publishing Module (APM (Advanced Power Management) A programming interface (API) from Intel and Microsoft for battery-powered computers that lets programs communicate power requirements to slow down and speed up components. See ACPI. APM - Advanced Power Management ), and is now a member of the Oracle9i AS Partner initiative of the Oracle Partner Program (OPP OPP Opposite OPP Opportunity/Opportunities OPP Office of Pesticide Programs OPP Ontario Provincial Police (Ontario, Canada) OPP Office of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation) ). "Baltimore Technologies is an important addition to our ever-expanding group of Oracle9i Application Server partners," said Thomas Kurian, Vice President at Oracle. "The integration of Baltimore 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 with Oracle Internet Directory Oracle Internet directory (OID), a directory service produced by Oracle Corporation, functions compatibly with LDAP version 3. Functionality OID makes the following features available from within an Oracle database environment: "Baltimore's integration efforts with Oracle9i AS is important for customers who need to create secure enterprise portals," said Gavan Egan, Director of Global Alliances with Baltimore Technologies. "IT system security is potentially weakened any time disparate software is added. Oracle and Baltimore together are helping companies implement a robust e-business foundation allowing them to securely extend their business on the Internet." Baltimore UniCERT's flexible, policy-driven design delivers a highly secure, modular back-end Certificate Authority (CA) that provides 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. with other software systems and applications. The UniCERT APM is easily added to a new or existing UniCERT deployment, and offers outstanding benefits to organizations that have deployed a Public Key Infrastructure and organizations planning to do so. The APM will allow customers the ability to choose from various directories, such as Oracle Internet Directory, and determine what information is posted to the directory and where and how the information is used. Users can also publish certificates to configurable locations, allowing for the existing directory structure to be maintained without modifications. Baltimore UniCERT is 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 system of choice for both enterprise and Commercial Certificate Authorities worldwide. It is one of the world's leading products for the issuance and management of digital certificates, which act as "electronic passports" for authenticating entities engaged in electronic business. UniCERT's open, standards-based architecture and flexible, scalable, policy-driven design take a unique approach in addressing the hierarchical, interoperable business requirements of today's enterprises. About the Oracle Partner Program The Oracle Partner Program is a global business network of more than 12,000 companies that deliver innovative e-business solutions with Oracle software. Through access to Oracle's premier products, education, technical services, marketing and sales support, the Oracle Partner program provides partners with the resources they need to be successful in today's Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . Oracle partners are able to offer customers leading-edge solutions backed by Oracle's position as the world's leading supplier of e-business solutions. Additional information is available at http://partner.oracle.com. 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 & authorization, content security (MIMEsweeper products), security applications and hardware cryptographic devices. Baltimore's global professional services 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 partner 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 more than 1200 people worldwide and operates from over 38 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 and press releases on Baltimore Technologies, please visit www.baltimore.com. 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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