Deming Software Announces Secure E-mail Solution for QUALCOMM's Eudora Pro 3.0 at EMA '96; Secure Messenger technology couples encryption, digital identification to ensure message security.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 1996--EMA, Booth No. 137--Deming Software today announced it is developing a security solution for QUALCOMM's Eudora Pro(TM) 3.0 e-mail application using Eudora(R)'s new Extended Messaging Services API. Secure Messenger(TM) for Eudora Pro 3.0 software provides encryption and digital signature technology to safeguard messages. By developing a plug-in to the API, Deming Software provides access to the industry standard S/MIME See MIME. (Secure Multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective Internet Mail See Internet e-mail service. Extension) protocol to ensure that e-mail messages are read only by the designated recipient -- regardless of the e-mail platform they are using. Secure Messenger for Eudora Pro 3.0 incorporates technology from RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Data Security, as well as support for VeriSign(TM) Inc's Digital ID(TM)s. Deming will demonstrate its Secure Messenger technology in RSA's booth, No. 137, at EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. '96 in Anaheim, Calif. April 28-May 1. "E-mail has opened up entire new ways of doing business," said Bob Dickinson Bob Dickinson (b. 1955) is an English composer, writer and sound-artist. He studied music at Sheffield University and Keele University (1973-77). During the mid-1970s he worked on early realisations of The Sinking of the Titanic , Deming Software president. "However, many people are still reluctant to exchange sensitive information due to security concerns. Deming is changing that by offering secure solutions for the applications that people already use. "Developing for Eudora Pro was a natural choice for us, since the product has proven itself to be the most popular and reliable way to exchange mail on the Internet," Dickinson added. "QUALCOMM's new programming interface allowed us to build a well-integrated solution to a market-leading application, instead of having to create a whole product from the ground up." A new feature for Eudora Pro 3.0, QUALCOMM's Extended Messaging Services API (EMSAPI EMSAPI Extended Messaging Services Api ) simplifies connections to other software on a desktop computer. The advanced EMSAPI enables Eudora Pro software to call plug-ins that can transform a message, including modules that perform natural language translation, digital signature, compression and encryption, or incorporate audio or video into messages. "Deming's support for our Extended Messaging Services API is a key feature in QUALCOMM's goal of offering its Eudora Pro customers a better-secured communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. ," said Tracy Crowe, product line manager for QUALCOMM's Enterprise Software Technologies Group. "We believe Secure Messenger will be a popular enhancement to those who require increased protection for their Internet e-mail messages." Secure Messenger for Eudora Pro 3.0 software provides Eudora Pro users with a complete desktop implementation of the S/MIME protocol. Secure Messenger enables users to create and interpret signed or encrypted messages that are passed through Eudora Pro software. The S/MIME implementation will be interoperable with all other S/MIME implementations, Dickinson said. S/MIME, developed by RSA in conjunction with leading electronic mail vendors, is based on the popular Internet MIME standard, as well as on the intervendor PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Specifications from RSA Laboratories for various techniques used with RSA public key cryptography. With cooperation from security experts worldwide, PKCS #1 covers the RSA standard itself. (Public Key Cryptography An encryption method that uses a two-part key: a public key and a private key. To send an encrypted message to someone, you use the recipient's public key, which can be sent to you via regular e-mail or made available on any public Web site or venue. Standards), the most widely implemented commercial standards for public-key cryptography in North America. The protocol allows a customer's S/MIME message to be composed and encrypted on one vendor's system and be successfully received and decrypted on a different one. Secure Messenger for Eudora Pro 3.0 will be available in Windows(R) and Macintosh format. Deming expects to ship the product by third quarter 1996. QUALCOMM's award-winning Eudora Pro and Eudora Light software are Internet-based e-mail packages that deliver exceptional levels of functionality, ease-of-use and flexibility. Originally introduced in 1988, Eudora is the world's most popular Internet e-mail software with an estimated 10 million users worldwide. Available for the Microsoft Windows, Macintosh and Newton platforms, the Eudora family of software products delivers best-of-breed Internet e-mail capabilities. Eudora Pro software offers a wide range of features including, built-in spell checking, user-definable message filtering, native 32-bit support for the Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT operating systems, support for long file names File names that exceed the common eight plus three (8.3) character limitation used in DOS and Windows 3.1. Unix, Mac and Windows starting with Windows 95 support long file names. For compatibility with the 8. , MAPI (Mail API) A programming interface from Microsoft that enables a client application to send to and receive mail from Exchange Server or a Microsoft Mail (MS Mail) messaging system. Microsoft applications such as Outlook, the Exchange client and Microsoft Schedule use MAPI. support, color-coded message labeling and "hot link" web page capabilities allowing users to navigate the World Wide Web. For more information regarding the Eudora family of products, visit QUALCOMM on the World Wide Web at http://www.qualcomm.com/quest/. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wash., Deming Software is an emerging developer of secure electronic messaging and commerce applications and tools. The company was founded in December 1995 by a team of experts in digital messaging and security. For more information on Deming Software, visit the company's Web site at http://www.deming.com. -0- Secure Messenger(TM) is a trademark of Deming Software. Eudora(R) is a registered trademark of the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
CONTACT: Kaufer Miller Communications Betsy Rogers or David Kaufer, 206/450-9965 BetsyR@kmcomm.com or DaveK@kmcomm.com or Deming Software Bob Dickinson, 206/882-8861 Bob@deming.com or http://www.deming.com NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between BetsyR and kmcomm.com, between DaveK and kmcomm.com, and between Bob and deming.com. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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