Content Technologies' Strategic Vision Addresses New Era of Content Growth.KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1999-- Strategy includes global alliance program to harness best-of-breed capabilities for integrated e-content solutions Content Technologies, the global leader in security, management and control of electronic content, today revealed its strategic vision to address the future of this rapidly changing market. Content Technologies' vision is to move beyond just protecting network and business content integrity, to managing content within host-based services, in Public Key Infrastructure (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 ) environments and in e-commerce transactions. A key part of Content Technologies' vision includes the creation of a global alliance that brings together vendors, integrators, security specialists and applications providers. This alliance will provide a forum for the development and deployment of a range of solutions addressing the breadth and depth of e-content evolution. Additionally, it will offer businesses and channel partners standards-based solutions in the areas of content security, management and routing, and will promote awareness of the full scope of content-related business issues in everything from e-mail, to e-commerce transactions. "Content threats in the past included viruses and hidden code in e-mail attachments A file that rides along with an e-mail message. The attached file can be of any type. E-mail programs make it easy to attach a file. For example, in Eudora, all you do is select Attach from the Message menu, browse through the folder hierarchy to find the file you want and then double . Today, electronic content is apparent in all the e-transactions we make," said David Guyatt, 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 Content Technologies. "Our realization of this maturation of the market has led us to create a broader spectrum of products to address these concerns such as policy-based and host-based applications and encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. products. More importantly, through our visions for a global alliance, Content Technologies' will harness the power of the unique skills of `best of breed' partners with Content Technologies' market-leading MIMEsweeper content engine and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. ." In a market estimated by IDC to be worth $4 billion by 2003, this strategy will offer a means for a select group of e-content specialists to develop solutions built around MIMEsweeper, deployed by over 5,000 businesses and 5 million users world-wide. "It is clear that in the future we will be using our content solutions to make sure content within e-commerce transactions is managed securely and as business policy dictates. The effective harnessing of electronic content is a fundamental condition for the success and growth of e-business," continued Guyatt. About Content Technologies Content Technologies develops Internet content security and policy management tools. Content Technologies' flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. MIMEsweeper, first shipped in 1995, provides complete content security by monitoring and managing use of e-mail, the Web and other intranet/Internet communications. More than 5000 customers and over 5 million users have deployed MIMEsweeper to enforce their Internet usage policy The guidelines and instruction given to employees concerning the use of Internet facilities such as the Web, e-mail and chat conferences. It stipulates all prohibitions such as access to pornographic sites, conducting illegal activities and sexual harassment. and protect against content threats including: misuse of e-mail and the Web, confidentiality breaches, exposure to e-mail legal liability, spam and Internet-borne viruses. MIMEsweeper's policy-based engine makes it the content security standard of global technology leaders. Content Technologies has partnerships and 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 agreements with security vendors including Cisco, Check Point Software, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and others. MIMEsweeper is sold direct and through select reseller channels made up of VARs, system integrators and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . For additional information, call 800/982-6109 or visit the web site at www.mimesweeper.com. |
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