Chromatix and VeriSign Announce Partnership.COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1999-- Chromatix and VeriSign Partner to Provide Customers with Robust and Secure E-Commerce Foundation As part of its continuing strategy to ally with industry-leading partners in the secure electronic commerce arena, Chromatix today announced that it has partnered with VeriSign by joining the VeriSign Partner Program. Chromatix integrated its flagship SafePages Directory Product Suite with VeriSign's OnSite 4.0 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 platform in late 1998. The two products are already in use together at customer sites, including Johnson & Johnson. "Distributed, secure directories, such as Chromatix SafePages, are an essential element in the widespread deployment of public key infrastructures," stated Thomas Llanso, 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 Chromatix. "Our partnership with VeriSign in this rapidly growing marketplace benefits organizations who require 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. of PKI and directory technology." The SafePages Directory provides a secure repository for VeriSign certificates, as well as access to the certificates via the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (protocol) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - (LDAP) A protocol for accessing on-line directory services. LDAP was defined by the IETF in order to encourage adoption of X.500 directories. (LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. ). Clients wishing to verify digital signatures or encrypt information can retrieve the appropriate certificates from the directory. Since the directory provides natural and extensible distribution, such clients can be located anywhere in the world, thus facilitating global e-commerce and secure communications. The companies are also working together to enable VeriSign certificates as the basis for strong 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. of clients to the directory itself. SafePages already supports X.509 strong authentication with smart card technology. "VeriSign's OnSite product suite coupled with the Chromatix SafePages Directory Product Line provides our customers with a robust and scalable foundation for secure electronic commerce," states James Brandt, Director of Federal Markets for VeriSign. "We are pleased to have Chromatix in our partner program, as we believe their secure directory products are an ideal match for OnSite, especially for our customers operating in high assurance environments." About Chromatix Chromatix is a privately held advanced technology company that provides secure LDAP and X.500 based distributed directory products and services to an international mix of commercial and government customers. Chromatix customers include the Johnson & Johnson, Equifax, the U.S. Government, Siemens, Cylink, GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , Xerox, WorldCom, Nielsen, and CSX CSX Chessie Seaboard Multiplier (railroad transportation company) CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code) CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad . Chromatix maintains strategic and licensing partnerships with industry leaders including VeriSign, Isode Limited, SPYRUS, E-Lock, and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . All rights reserved. Chromatix is a trademark of Chromatix, Inc. SafePages is a service mark of Chromatix, Inc. VeriSign is a registered trademark exclusively licensed to VeriSign, Inc. VeriSign OnSite is a service mark of VeriSign, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. For more information, visit http://www.chromatix.com |
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