Certicom Corp. expands data security in the Washington, D.C., region.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1996--Delivering leading-edge security technology to protect sensitive government information, Certicom Corp. ("Certicom") (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. :CERT) today announced the official opening of its new office in the Washington, D.C., region. Certicom has taken this step to bring the next generation in public-key security to government departments and agencies with its Elliptic Curve In mathematics, an elliptic curve is a smooth, projective algebraic curve of genus one, on which there is a specified point O. An elliptic curve is in fact an abelian variety—that is, it has a multiplication defined algebraically with respect to which it is an Cryptosystem (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ). Commenting on the office opening, Gary Hughes Gary Hughes (born July 5th, 1967 in Manchester) is an English hard rock singer, songwriter and musician. He began playing the guitar at 9 years old and as he progressed he earned a scholarship to the Royal Northern College of Music. , president and 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 Certicom, said, "The new office is an important step in Certicom's strategy to market ECC through a local base and to build further opportunities to assist government in the development of secure networks." Skip Hirsh is the director of marketing, U.S. Government, and will be staffing the new office which is located in McLean, Va. Hirsh is responsible for developing government initiatives which implement ECC because of its benefits over other public-key systems. The contact information for the new office is: Certicom Corp., 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1000, McLean, Va. 22012, Telephone: 703/821-2191, Fax: 703/847-5473. Information security comprises a variety of technologies to prevent the unauthorized disclosure, alteration, or removal of information, to control access to networks, and to verify the integrity of electronic files and user identity. These technologies require encryption and digital signatures based on public-key cryptography public-key cryptography - public-key encryption . Certicom has developed and patented an integrated circuit architecture that allows practical use of an encryption algorithm known as the Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem. ECC offers high efficiency and low overhead for encryption, digital signatures and key management making it the ideal choice for the most demanding environments, including large scale government implementations. With ECC, Certicom is currently working on OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and solutions in many applications including digital wireless security, smart cards for public-key implementations, and software, fax, communications and networking products. Certicom is a leading information security company and is located near Toronto. Certicom has been developing security solutions and conducting innovative cryptographic research since 1985. Certicom's products and services include solutions for fax and network security, as well as OEM technology integration tools for the implementation of security in third-party software and data communications products. Certicom's clients include governments, financial institutions, Fortune 500s, integrators and leading organizations in the OEM community. Certicom shares are quoted on the Canadian Dealing Network Canadian Dealing Network (CDN) The organized OTC market of Canada. Formerly known as the Canadian Over-the-Counter Automated Trading System (COATS), the CDN became a subsidiary of the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1991. under the symbol "CERT." CONTACT: Certicom Corp. Jennifer Vancini, 905/507-4220 jvancini@certicom.ca |
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