Clearswift Signs Original Equipment Manufacturer --OEM-- Agreement with Sigaba for Secure Email Technology.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2002 Clearswift, the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications, today announced that it has entered into an 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 agreement with Sigaba(TM) Corp. Sigaba, the leading supplier of security for data in motion, will supply core security technology that Clearswift will incorporate in future e-mail encryption E-mail encryption refers to encryption, and often authentication, of e-mail messages. E-mail encryption usually relies on public-key cryptography. E-mail encryption protocols Popular protocols for e-mail encryption include:
META Group reports that 49% of their clients' CTOs are planning to purchase secure e-mail products in 2002. Paul Rutherford
Rutherford continued: "We evaluated a number of secure e-mail technologies and organizations, and Sigaba was our first choice. Combined with Clearswift's policy management and security capabilities, Sigaba's 'Send Anywhere' technology enables a solution that achieves the objectives set by our customers." Sigaba's encryption software Encryption software is software whose main task is encryption and decryption of data, usually in the form of files on hard drives and removable media, email messages, or in the form of packets sent over computer networks. is highly secure and provides enterprise scalability. Sigaba supports Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES) for leading edge 128-bit message encryption and employs state-of-the-art XML-based Security Assertion Markup Language markup language Standard text-encoding system consisting of a set of symbols inserted in a text document to control its structure, formatting, or the relationship among its parts. The most widely used markup languages are SGML, HTML, and XML. (SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) An XML-based format from OASIS for exchanging security information for single sign-on. The "assertions" are statements from a SAML authority that authenticate a user, confirm some attribute about the individual and grant or ) Authentication technology. A key feature is Sigaba's Send Anywhere technology, which provides easy-to-use secure message delivery to any e-mail recipient, regardless of operating system and e-mail client software. "We're excited to be working with Clearswift and its customers. Secure communications is a major concern to most organizations -- especially healthcare organizations, financial institutions and government agencies that are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. solutions that are affordable and easy to implement," said Tanya Candia, vice president of marketing, Sigaba. "Clearswift's large customer base and established direct and indirect sales channels will benefit from the integration of Sigaba's technology, which will create a superior solution for managing and enforcing e-mail encryption policies and provide the exposure our technology needs," added Candia. About Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) AES is both a National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ) and a Federal Information Processing (FIPs) encryption algorithm standard. In May 2002, AES became an official U.S. Government standard. It is also one of the recommended encryption standards to use in complying with the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ). About Sigaba Sigaba is focused on securing data in motion for the enterprise market. Founded in January 2000, Sigaba is based in San Mateo, Calif. The company was named an SC Magazine 2002 "Company to Watch" and was included in Federal Computer Week's 2001 "Top Ten Companies to Watch" list. Sigaba's flagship product, Sigaba Secure Email, is the most flexible and easy-to-use product for securing corporate and government communications. Sigaba Secure Statements enables an organization to send secure statements and documents to virtually anyone, without knowing the recipients' computing environment or requiring them to install any special software. Sigaba takes its name from the SIGABA encryption machine, used by the United States during and after World War II. It was the only device of its kind that was never compromised by an enemy. Additional information about Sigaba can be found at www.sigaba.com or by calling 800/475-8226. About Clearswift Clearswift is the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications, with a 23% share of the global content filtering market. Clearswift delivers the capabilities for organizations to protect themselves against e-mail and Web-based threats, meet legal and regulatory requirements, implement productivity-saving policies and manage intellectual property passing through their network. The company's expertise lies in establishing and enforcing e-policies. Content security threats include the circulation of inappropriate images and text, Spam and oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. files, loss and corruption of data, breaches of confidentiality, as well as viruses and malicious code. Clearswift's software portfolio include, Clearswift MIMEsweeper, a product family for e-mail and Web e-policies and Clearswift ENTERPRISEsuite, a software infrastructure for managing e-policies in complex environments. More information about Clearswift, its products and services is available at www.clearswift.com. Sigaba, Sigaba Secure Email and Sigaba Secure Statements are trademarks of Secure Data in Motion, doing business as Sigaba Corp. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their owner. ClearBase, ClearEdge, ClearPoint, Clearswift Enterprise Suite, Clearswift ES, ES Bastion, ES Director Options, ES for Service Providers, ES X.400 Filter, e-Sweeper, MAILsweeper, MIMEsweeper, PORNsweeper, SECRETsweeper and WEBsweeper are all registered trademarks of Clearswift. |
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