Certicom and Baltimore Technologies Partner to Build Elliptic Curve Cryptography into the Information Security Infrastructure.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1998-- 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. to offer 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. in Java Toolkits, e-mail and certification authority See CA. products Certicom Corp., a leading provider of cryptographic security technologies, and Baltimore Technologies, a leading supplier of security solutions for Internet and electronic commerce, today announced a worldwide partnership whereby Baltimore will integrate Certicom's elliptic curve cryptography See ECC. (ECC) technology into its entire line of information security products. With this agreement, Baltimore will be the first company to provide Java developers with an ECC security toolkit. Under the terms of the agreement, Baltimore will incorporate Certicom's ECC technology into its comprehensive range of products, including its UniCERT Certification Authority (CA) software to provide authentication and non-repudiation (proof of action) to the participants of an electronic transaction. Baltimore will also incorporate the ECC technology into its range of Java cryptography toolkits, allowing JAVA developers to build ECC security technology into any Java application A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. . Until now, Java developers have not had access to ECC technology, which is becoming widely recognized as the ideal security technology for the new breed of communications and information access devices. The Certicom-Baltimore Technologies alliance will provide a fast, efficient security solution for next-generation e-commerce applications and electronic systems, such as pager stock trading, wireless Internet shopping, on-line and wireless banking and electronic payment systems. Certicom's ECC implementation is optimized to provide more efficient, high-strength security at smaller key sizes than traditional cryptographic systems. Fran Rooney Fran Rooney (born 1956 in Dublin, Ireland) is one of Ireland's best known businessmen. Fran Rooney grew up in Ringsend and started his career in the Irish Government sector with various roles in the Postal, Telecoms and Civil Aviation sectors. , 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 Baltimore Technologies commented, "This strategic agreement with Certicom ensures that we can provide advanced security technology for the next wave of electronic commerce. Certicom's ECC technology is the ideal solution for our customers who want strong, fast security solutions that are uninhibited uninhibited /un·in·hib·it·ed/ (un?in-hib´i-ted) free from usual constraints; not subject to normal inhibitory mechanisms. by bandwidth-constrained environments." "Baltimore is an innovator in the information security market worldwide, helping to extend our ECC offerings not only geographically, but also into key development environments such as Java," said Phil Deck, CEO and president, Certicom Corp. "Together we can provide complete, secure solutions for e-commerce, communications and electronic banking applications." A new variation of the UniCERT CA will be powered by Certicom's ECC to provide digital certificates based on Elliptic Curves. Certification Authorities are crucial to secure electronic commerce by offering a mechanism to authenticate parties to an e-commerce transaction. Baltimore's Java toolkits include J/CRYPTO and J/SSL. Using JCrypto, Java programs can generate, process and validate digital certificates, which are utilized in conjunction with a CA to provide an authentication and security infrastructure for electronic commerce systems. Baltimore will offer its new, ECC-enabled Java toolkits to its customers worldwide. About Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies is a world leader in the provision of Information Security products and systems. Its products include solutions for secure email, web & e-commerce. Baltimore Technologies also provides a range of C and Java cryptography toolkits and supplies design and consultancy services to the IT security industry. Its headquarters are located in the International Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Center in Dublin. Baltimore Technologies was founded in 1976 and is privately held. In addition, Baltimore Technologies is leading the EuroTrust project to develop a Trusted Third Party In cryptography, a trusted third party (TTP) is an entity which facilitates interactions between two parties who both trust the third party; they use this trust to secure their own interactions. TTPs are common in cryptographic protocols, for example, a certificate authority (CA). (TTP TTP (thymidine triphosphate): see thymine. ) infrastructure for electronic commerce throughout Europe in conjunction with commercial and industry partners. Please visit Baltimore Technologies' Web site at www.baltimore.ie. About Certicom Certicom is a leading provider of cryptographic technologies for computing and communications companies. Vendors of electronic commerce and digital communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. products are integrating and deploying Certicom's technology across a wide range of operating environments and devices to build the strongest, most efficient security into software, smart card and wireless applications. As information security architects, Certicom's team of cryptographers, engineers and developers provide comprehensive 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, from advanced cryptographic implementations to consulting for systems integration and development support. Certicom's cryptographic research and product development is based in Toronto, Canada, with sales and marketing operations in San Mateo, CA. Certicom shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. under the symbol "CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ". Visit Certicom's web site at www.certicom.com. -0- Note to Editors: This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to Certicom. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors and bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, market acceptance, changes in customer requirements and general economic conditions. Certicom is a registered trademark of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Certicom Corp. Corporate Communications Manager Kim Morningstar, 905/507-4220 or 1-800/561-6100 (U.S.) kmorning@certicom.com or A&R Partners for Certicom Carolyn Federman, 650/363-0982 Ext. 223 cfederman@arpartners.com or Baltimore Technologies Carol Clavin, +353-1-605-4399 press@baltimore.ie |
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