Baltimore Technologies Provides Digital Credentials for Hong Kong's New Identity Card.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003 Baltimore and HP Implement 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 Security to Further e-government and e-business Services in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. 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. (London: BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines ), a global leader in e-security, and TrustedWorld(TM) partner HP today announced that Hongkong Post
Smart ID is a strategic Hong Kong e-government initiative designed to enable all citizens engage and exchange information electronically with the government in an easy and efficient manner. It will be offered to the entire Hong Kong population, phased in to replace the existing, paper-based ID card. e-Cert is a digital certificate used to authenticate (1) To verify (guarantee) the identity of a person or company. To ensure that the individual or organization is really who it says it is. See authentication and digital certificate. (2) To verify (guarantee) that data has not been altered. online transactions, providing a secure, convenient platform for e-commerce. It also enables users to generate digital signatures, which enjoy the same legal status in Hong Kong as handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. signatures under the Electronic Transactions Ordinance. As well as the Smart ID application, Hongkong Post also plans to launch a number of PKI-based e-government services, including e-payments, through the second half of this year. "Baltimore's open, standards-based PKI technology together with their expertise as a leading provider of high-end trust infrastructure to the e-government sector worldwide, enable us to work with the Hong Kong government to provide more cost efficient and effective services," said Casey Poon poon n. Any of several trees of the genus Calophyllum, of southern Asia, having light hard wood used for masts and spars. [Sinhalese p , General Manager, HP Services. "In addition, Baltimore's track record of successful Identity Card deployments has made them our partner of choice." Poon further added, " We are deeply committed to the long-term growth of Hong Kong as the IT hub of Asia. We see the e-Cert on Smart ID Card project as a highly strategic initiative for HP in Hong Kong, helping to elevate our city's digital security leadership in this region." "Baltimore is at the forefront of delivering high-end trust infrastructures to the world's leading e-government projects," said Gavan Egan, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific for Baltimore Technologies. "We are delighted to work with HP to deliver this strategic project and to further underpin our long-term commitment to the region." Baltimore's regional headquarters are also located in Hong Kong and key Baltimore customers in the region include Hongkong Post, JETCo and Tradelink in Hong Kong, TaiwanCA, TradeVan and the Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan (Chinese: 立法院 pinyin: Lìfǎ Yuàn, literally "law-establishing court") is the legislative body of the Republic of China (ROC), which administers Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu Islands. in Taiwan, the Macau government, the Korean Information Certificate Authority and Chohung Bank in Korea. About Hongkong Post To enable the development of electronic commerce in Hong Kong, Hongkong Post has created a public key infrastructure (PKI) and established on 31 January 2000 the first public Certification Authority See CA. (CA) in Hong Kong. As empowered by S34 of the Electronic Transaction Ordinance (ETO ETO abbr. European theater of operations ), the Postmaster General POSTMASTER GENERAL. The chief officer of the post office department of the United States. Various duties are imposed upon this officer by the acts of congress of March 3, 1825, and July 2, 1836, which will be found under the articles Mail; Post Office and Postage. is a recognised certification authority in Hong Kong. Hongkong Post issues digital certificates, namely Hongkong Post e-Certs, to individuals and businesses to authenticate the identity of the subscribers over the Internet. Hongkong Post issues various types of e-Cert, namely Personal, Organisational, Encipherment, Server and Mobile e-Cert. Hongkong Post CA maintains a certificate repository and directory to allow the public to verify the validity of a particular Hongkong Post e-Cert prior to carrying out transactions. These services provide a secure and reliable environment for the conduct of electronic commerce in Hong Kong. The Hongkong Post e-Cert may be used for electronic government services or commercial electronic transactions in the fields of banking, finance, telecommunications, entertainment, education, health etc. About HP HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of HP Computer Corporation on May 3, 2002. More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.hk/. About Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies' products, services and solutions address the fundamental security needs of e-business in distributed environments. Baltimore's e-security technology enables companies to verify the identity of electronic counterparties and securely manages which resources and information users can access through open networks. Many of the world's leading organisations in Finance and Government have deployed Baltimore's e-security technology to enable e-business over fixed and wireless networks. Baltimore also offers worldwide support for its authorization management and public key-based 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. products. Baltimore's products, services and solutions are sold directly as well as through its worldwide partner network, Baltimore TrustedWorld(TM). Baltimore Technologies is a public company, listed on 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 more information on Baltimore Technologies, please visit http://www.baltimore.com Trademarks UniCERT is a trademark of Baltimore Technologies plc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Legal Disclaimer 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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